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THE CONVENTION 


TO FORM 


A NEW CONSTITUTION 


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PRINTED AT THE CRESCENT OFFICE. 


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JOURNAL OF THE STATE CONVENTION. 






Monday, 5th July, 1852. 

This being the day fixed by the 9th section of the Act 
entitled " an Act to take the sense of the people on the 
expediency of calling a Convention to change the Consti¬ 
tution and to provide for the election of Delegates and the 
holding of the Convention"’—the Convention met ac¬ 
cordingly at the Seat of Government, in the town of Baton 
Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge. 

On motion of Mr. King, representative delegate from the 
parish St. of Landry. Mr. F. D. Conrad, delegate from the 
parish of East Baton Rouge, was appointed President pro 
tern, and Mr. John E. Layet was appointed Secretary pro 
tern. 

The same delegate then moved that the call of the Sen¬ 
atorial and Representative Delegates be made by parishes, 
which motion prevailed. 

On the call of the roll the following delegates were 
present and answered to their names, viz : 

Senatorial Districts. —Chas. Bienvenu, Placquemine, 
St. Bernard and Orleans, right bank; J P Benjamin, C 
Dufour, L Matthews, C Roselius. Parish of Orleans; F 
Dugue, F Gardere. Jefferson and St. Charles; D F Kenner, 
A B Roman, St. John the Baptist, St. James and Ascen¬ 
sion; George S Guion, B G Thibodaux, Assumption, La¬ 
fourche Interior and Terrebonne; W J Lyle, W R Stew¬ 
art, Iberville and West Baton Rouge; AS Herron. East 
Baton Rouge and Livingston; II Thompson, St. Helena, 
Washington and St. Tammany; Edward Deloney, East 
Feliciana; P. C. Smith, West Feliciana ; S Yan Win¬ 
kle, Pointe Coupee; S W Dorsey, Concordia and Ten¬ 
sas; W S Parham, Madison and Carroll; M H Dos- 
son, Catahoula, Franklin and Caldwell; R W Rich¬ 
ardson, Ouachita. Morehouse, Union, and Jackson; 

M Sandidge, Claiborne, Bossier and Bienville; D F Roys- 
don, Caddo, De Soto, and Sabine; C A Bullard, Natchito¬ 
ches; RH Sibley, J P Waddill, Rapides and Avoyelles; 

T C Anderson, C D Ta'tman. St Landry and Calcasieu; A 
J Moss, Lafayette and Vermillion; Alexander Declouet, St. 
Martin; W T Palfrey. St. Mary. 

Representative Delegates. —M Ronquillo, C G Villere, 
Plaquemines; A Marrero, St. Bernard; Chas Robinson, 
Orleans right bank; D Byrne, A McTlhenny, Orleans first 
district; C J Leeds, E A Bradford, N R Jennings, Orleans 
second district; R Hunt, J W Price, H T Hayes. S G Risk, 
Alex Brother, W H Avery, Orleans third district; M C 
Edwards, J W Andrews. II B Eggleston, Orleans fourth 
district; J M Lapeyre, F Buisson, Robert Preaux, Orleans 
fifth district: T W Collens, Henry St Paul, Orleans sixth 
district; II C Castellanos, Eugene Staes. Orleans seventh I 
district; John B Leefe. George Eustia, jr, Orleans eighth j 


district; M Hernandez, Orleans ninth district; J B Cot¬ 
ton. L A Besancon. Jefferson; George Rlxner, St Charles; 

C L Bodousquie, Jt John the Baptist; George Mather. J 
S Armant, St James; Edward Duffel, Ascension; W W 
Pugh,D LsBlank, C Dalferes, Assumption; II Bernard, P 
B Key. J S Williams, Lafourche Interior; G F Connely, 
Terrebonne; P 0 Herbert. A Talbert. Iberville; J L Lob- 
dell, West Baton Rouge; R G Beale, F D Conrad, East 
Baton Rouge; D Addison, Livingston; F II Hatch, St. 
Helena; N S Edwards, Washington; J R Jones, St Tam¬ 
many; W Patterson, A G Patterson,AG Carter.E. Feliciana; 
U B Phillips, W. Feliciana; B B Simms.J L Mathews. Pointe 
Coupee; H B Shaw, Concordia; L V Reeves, Tensas; Rob¬ 
ert Anderson, Carroll; J G Taliafero, Win Beard, Cata¬ 
houla; J M Shelton, Franklin; WII Hough, Caldwell; T 
C Scarborough, Ouachita; R B Todd, Morehouse; W W 
Farmer, Union; P G King, Jackson; P T Harris, R A Har¬ 
gis, Claiborne; BeDj W Pierce, Bienville; Robert Hodges, 
Bossier; W R Douglass, Caddo; D B McMillen, De Soto; 
J R Smart, E C Davidson, Sabine; J G Campbell, Solon 
Bartlett, Natchitoches; A J Isaacks, W W Whittington, 
Rapides; John II Boyer, Avoyelles; John E King, C L 
Swazey, E H Martin, J Akeqhead, St Landry; A Pujo. 
Calcasieu; B P Paxton, Lafayette; H II Wilcoxon, Ver¬ 
million; E Monge. C M Olivier, TC Nichols, St Martin; 
D D Richardson,! G Olivier, St Mary; Ralph Smith, 
Winn. 

Recapitulation. —32 Senatorial Delegates, and 93 Re¬ 
presentatives Delegates. 

Mr. Sandidge, Senatorial Delegate from the parishes of 
Claiborne, Bossier and Bienville, offered the following re¬ 
solution, which was read, and on motion adopted : 

Resolved , That the persons whose names are reported in 
the lists certified by the Secretary of State, as being cor-, 
rect, according to the returns made to his office, be recog¬ 
nized, without further inquiry, as delegates to this Con¬ 
vention, subject, however, to the contestation of such 
right, should any be instituted. 

On motion of Mr. King, of St. Landry, the Convention 
proceeded to the election, viva voce, of a President, and the 
same delegate nominated Mr. D. F. Kenner, Senatorial 
Delegate from the Parishes of St.John the Baptist, St. 
James, and Ascension ; and Mr. Phillips, of West Felici¬ 
ana, nominated Mr. A. G. Carter, representative delegate 
from the Parish of East Feliciana. 

On calling the roll, it appeared that Messrs. Armant 
Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead, Avery. Andrews, An¬ 
derson of Carroll. Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother 
Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne. Castellanos, Campbell, Col- 
^ lens, Connd5 r , Conrad, Davidsoi% Declouet, Dorsey, Doug- 





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lass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Ed¬ 
wards of Washington, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, 
Harris, Hernandez, nodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
King of St Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle. 
Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Mather, Monge, 
Nichols, Olivier of St Mary, Olivier of St Martin, Palfrey, 
Preaux, Price, Pujo, Richardson of St Mary, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius. Roman, Roysden, St Paul, Staes, Swazey, 
Shaw. Scarborough, Smith of West Feliciana, Tatman, 
Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Williams, and 
Wilcoxon. 75 delegates voted for D F Kenner. 

And Messrs. Addison, Bartlett, Besan^on, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Dos- 
son, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hough, Isaacks, Kenner, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, 
McMillen, Mathews of Pointe Coupee, Marrero, Moss, Par¬ 
ham, Paxton, Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, 
Richardson of Ouachita Morehouse, Rouguillo, Robinson, 
Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith of Winn. Selbey, Simms. 
Stewart, Talbot, YanWickle, Villere and Wittington. 
Forty-eight delegates voted for Mr. A. G. Carter. 

And Mr. Carter, one, voted for Mr. P. 0. Hebert. 

Mr. Kenner having received the majority required, was 
declared duly elected President of the Convention, and 
took his seat. 

Mr. Kenner returned thankato the Convention for the 
honor conferred on him, as follows : 

“ Gentlemen of the Convention : I tender you my sincere 
thanks for the manifestation of your confidence in elect¬ 
ing me as your presiding officer. 

“In rising to address you, so unexpectedly to myself, it is 
not my purpose to make a set speech, but only to say that 
I promise zeal, fidelity and strict impartiality in the dis¬ 
charge of the arduous duties to which you have called me. 
As to my qualifications. I shall say nothing, for, on the one 
hand, self-praise would be exceedingly unbecoming, so on 
the other, self-disparagement is usually considered as un- 
candid. 

“I shall proceed then, gentlemen, to discharge the duties 
of the office to which you have raised me, with such abil¬ 
ity as I possess, relying with confidence on your support 
when I shall be right—on your kind indulgence when I 
shall be wrong. 

In conclusion, allow me to impress upon you the results 
of my legislative experience, that much of the ease and 
dispatch with which legislative business is conducted, de¬ 
pends upon the disposition of the members themselves to 
maintain order and to comply rigidly with parliamentary 
rules.” 

On motion of Mr. King of St. Landry, the convention 
proceeded to the election of a Secretary, and the same 
delegate nominated Mr. John C. Layet. 

On the roll being called it appeared that the following 
delegates voted for Mr. Layet. 

Messrs. D. F. Kenner of Ascension, President, Armant, 
Anderson, Akenhead of St. Landry and Calcasieu, Avery, 
Andrews, Anderson of Carroll. Addison. Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu. Brother, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne. Castellanos. 
Campbell, Collens, Cotton, Connely, Conrad. Dalferes. Da¬ 
vidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, 
Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eg¬ 
gleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, 
Hargis, Herron, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt. 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, Key, King ot St Landry, King 
of Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 


Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of 
Pointe Coupee, Marrero, Martin. Mather. Moss, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St Martin, Olivier of St Mary, Par¬ 
ham, Palfrey, Paxton. Patterson, Preaux. Price, Pierce, 
Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves. Richardson of 0 M W and J, 
Richardson of St Mary. Rixner. Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge. St. Paul. Staes, 
Swazey. Smart, Shaw, Scarborough. Shelton, Smith of W. 
Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, 
Talbot. Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Villere, Williams, Wittington, and Wilcoxon, 120 
votes. 

And Messrs. Besancon and Hebert, 2, voted for Mr. Ho¬ 
ratio Davis. 

And Messrs. Carter, Delony and Hatch, 3, voted for Mr. 
II. Skipwith. 

Mr. Layet having received the required majority, was 
declared duly elected Secretary of the Convention. 

Mr. King of St. Landry then moved that the Conven¬ 
tion proceed to the election of the Assistant Secretary 
of the Convention, which rAotion prevailed 

Mr. Castellanos nominated Mr. Jules Cassard. 

On the roll being called, it appeared that the Honorable 
D. F. Kenner of Ascension, President of the Convention, 
Messrs. Armand, Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besancon, 
Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Boyer, Bullard. Buisson, Byrne. Castellanos, Campbell, 
Collens, Cotton, Connely. Conrad. Dalferes. Davidson. De¬ 
clouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue. Duffel. Edwards 
of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, 
Farmer. Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes. Harris, Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, 
Jennings, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, La¬ 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcll¬ 
henny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of 
Pointe Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Mather, Moss. Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St Martin, Olivier of St Mary, Parham, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, 
Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St Mary, 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Rob¬ 
inson, Sandige, St Paul. Staes, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Sib¬ 
ley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, 
Thompson, Todd, VanWickle, Villere, Williams, Witting¬ 
ton, Wilcoxon—113, voted for Mr. Jules Cassard. 

Mr. Jules Cassard having obtained the unanimous vote 
of the convention, was declared duly elected Assistant 
Secretary of the Convention. 

On motion of Mr. King, of St. Landry, the convention 
then proceeded to the election of a Printer. 

Mr. Castellanos nominated Mr. Joseph Maddox, of the 
Daily Crescent. 

And Mr. Cotton nominated Mr. John G. Fanning, of the 
Louisiana Statesman. 

On the roll being called it appeared that the Hon. D. 
F. Kenner, President of the convention. Messrs. Armant, 
Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery. Anderson of 
Carroll. Bradford. Bartlett, Benjamin. Bernard. Bienvenu, 
Brother. Boudousquie, Boyer. Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Carter, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, 
Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eg¬ 
gleston, Eustis. Jr. Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch. Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key, King of St Landry, King of Jackson 



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Lapeyre. Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny. Mathews 
of Orleans, Mathews of Pointe Coupee, Marrero, Martin, 
Monge, Nicholls, C M Olivier of St Martin. J G Olivier of 
St Mary, Parham, Palfrey, Patterson, Preaux, Price, 
Pierce, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouchi- 
ta, Morehouse and Union, Richardson of St Mary, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius. Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw. Scarborough, Smith of West 
Peliciana, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Taliafero, Thibodaux, 
Thompson, Todd, Villere, Williams and Wittington—99 
delegates voted for Mr Joseph Maddox. 

And Messrs Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard, Bullard, 
Cotton, Dalferes, Deloney, Herron, Hebert. Hough, Le 
Blanc, Moss, Paxton, Robinson, Smart, Shelton, Smith of 
Winn, Simms, Talbot, Van Wickle—21 delegates voted for 
Mr John G Fanning. 

Mr. Joseph Maddox having obtained the required ma¬ 
jority, was declared duly elected Printer of the Conven¬ 
tion. 

Mr. St. Paul offered the following preamble and resolu¬ 
tion, which, after having been read, were, on motion, una¬ 
nimously adopted: 

Whereas, News has just reached this city of the death of 
the Hon. Isaac T. Preston, one of the late Associate 
Judges of the Supreme Court of Louisiana. 

Be it Resolved, That, as a token of respect to the lamented 
deceased, this Convention do forthwith adjourn to to¬ 
morrow, the 6th instant, at 10 a.m. 


Tuesday, July 6, 1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present—Hon. Duncan F. Kenner of Ascension, Pres¬ 
ident of the Convention, in the chair ; Messrs. Ander¬ 
son of Saint Landry, Akenhead, Avery, Anderson of Car- 
roll, Armant, Addison, Bradford, Benjamin, Besancon, 
Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudous- 
quie, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos. Carter, Camp¬ 
bell, Collins, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, Davidson, 
Delony, Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, 
Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eg¬ 
gleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hunt, 
Hodges, Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, Key, King of Jackson, 
King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, Lob¬ 
dell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Matthews of Orleans, 
Matthews of Pointe Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Mather. 
Moss, Monge, Nichols, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. 
Mary,. Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pierce, 
Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of 0 M. W. andG., 
Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roysden, 
Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes. 
Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of West 
Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stuart, Tat¬ 
man, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Williams, Wittington. Wilcoxon—117 delegates. 

Mr. Gardere offered the following resolution, which was 
read, and on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That the President appoint a committee on 
contingent expenses of this convention, composed of five 
members, whose duty shall be to superintend and control 
the expenditures of the house, and to audit and settle all 



convention, and their attendance in the convention. 

The President appointed on said committee Messrs. 
Gardere, R< ysden, Sibley, LeBlanc. Byrne. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That this convention adopts temporarily for 
its government the rules and orders of the House of Re¬ 
presentatives of the last Legislature of this State ; and 
that a committee of five members be appointed, with in¬ 
structions to report permanent rules on to-morrow. 

On motion of Mr. Herron the words “ House of Repre¬ 
sentatives of the last Legislature of this State ” were 
stricken out, and the words t; Convention of 1845 ” were 
inserted in lieu thereof. 

And on a further motion, the resolution, as amended, 
was adopted. 

The President appointed on said committee Messrs. 
Sandidge, King of St. Landry, Carter, Swazey, and Brad¬ 
ford. 

Mr. Cotton offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the clergy of the different religious de¬ 
nominations of the town of Baton Rouge be, and they are 
hereby, invited to attend alternately and open this conven¬ 
tion with prayer. 

Mr. Preaux offered the following as an amendment to 
the above resolution: 

Resolved further, That a copy of this resolution be sent 
to the clergy of each of the religious denominations in this 
city, with a request to attend the convention daily. 

On motion the amendment was rejected, and on a fur¬ 
ther motion the original resolution was adopted. 

On motion of Mr. King of St. Landry, the convention 
proceeded to the election of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and 
the same delegate nominated Mr. Ch. L. Marshall as a 
candidate. 

Mr. Preaux nominated L. Sperier. 

Mr. Beale nominated J. Foster. 

On the roll being called, it appeared that the fol¬ 
lowing delegates voted for Ch. L. Marshall. Hon¬ 
orable Duncan F. Kenner, President, Messrs. An¬ 
derson of Saint Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Anderson of Carroll, Bradford, Benjamin, Ber¬ 
nard, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bullard, Byrne, Col- 
lens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson. Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, 
Douglass, Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Wash¬ 
ington, Eggleston, Eustis, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, 
Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jordan, Jones, 
Key, King of St. Landry, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mc¬ 
llhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, 
Mather. Nicholls, Olivier of St Martin. Olivier of St Mary, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Price, Pierce, Phillips, Pujo, Reeves, 
Richardson of 0 M W and J, Richardson of St Mary, Roys¬ 
den, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Swazey, Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton, Smith of W Feliciana, Sibley, Simms, 
Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd. 
Van Wickle, Vellere, Williams, Wilcoxon—83 votes. 

And the following delegates voted for L. Sperier : 

Messrs. Armant, Boudousquie, Buisson, Castellanos, 
Campbell, Dalferes, Dufour, Duffel, Gardere, Hernandez, 
Lapeyre, LeBlanc, Monge, Preaux, Pugh, Rixner, Risk, 
Roselius, Roman, St Paul, and Staes—21 votes. 

And Bilessrs. Addison, Besancon, Beale, Boyer, Carter, 
Cotton, Delony, Farmer, Hatch, Herron, Isaacks, King of 
Jackson, Mathews of Pointe Coupee, Moss, Parham, Pat¬ 
terson, Smart, Smith of Winn, Stewart and Wittington— 
20 voted for Mr. J. Foster. 

Mr. Ohas. L. Marshall having received the required ma- 






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jority. was declared by the President duly elected Ser- 
geant-at-Arms of the convention. 

On motion of Mr. Staes the convention proceeded to 
the election of the Door-keeper of the Convention, and 
the same delegate nominated Mr. D. Veau as a candidate. 

Mr. Richardson, of St. Mary, nominated Mr. A.. Tou¬ 
louse. 

Mr. Gardere nominated Mr. Chas. Lemaitre - 

Mr. Lobdell nominated Mr. J. A. Hebert. 

Mr. Thompson nominated Mr. R. C. Self. 

Mr. Collens nominated Mr. L. Enixicios. 

Mr. Herron nominated Mr. Legage. 

On the roll being called it appeared that the Hon. D. F. 
Kenner, President. Messrs. Anderson, of St Landry, Aken- 
head, Avery, Andrews of Orleans, Anderson, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Bensacon, Beard, Brother, Boyer, Bul¬ 
lard, Campbell, Conrad, Dorsey, Dovson, Douglass, Dugue, 
Gardere. Guion, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jordan, 
King of Jackson. Leeds. Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, 
Mathews of Pointe Coupee, Martin. Mather, Pierce, Phil¬ 
lips, Reeves, Richardson of 0 M W and J, Sandigc. Swa- 
zey. Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Sibley, Simms, Tat- 
man, Todd, VanWickle, Williams and Wittington. Fifty 
voted for Chas. Lemaitre. 

And Messrs. Bernard, Bienvenu, Byrne, Collens, Con- 
nely, Dalferes, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Hebert, Key, 
Lapeyre, LeBlanc, Marrero, Parham, Preaux, Price, Pujo, 
Pugh, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, St Paul and Thibo- 
daux. Twenty-three voted for Mr. L. Enixicios. 

And Messrs. Armant, Buisson. Bernard. Castellanos, 
Dufour, Eggleston, Eutis, Hayes, Hernandez, Leefe, Oli¬ 
vier of St Mary, Rixner, Risk. Roselius, Robertson, Staes 
and Villere. Seventeen voted for D. Veau. 

And Messrs Carter, Declouet, Hargis, King of St Lan¬ 
dry, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St Mary, Palfrey, 
Paxton. Richardson of St Mary. Smith of West Feliciana, 
Taliafero and Wilcoxon. Fourteen voted for A. Toulouse. 

And Messrs Beale, Cotton and Herron. Three voted for 
A. LeSage. 

And Messrs Addison, Davidson, Delony, Edwards of 
Washington, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Jones. McMillen, 
Smart, Smith of Winn, and Thompson. Twelve voted for 
R. C. Self. 

And Messrs Lobdell, Lyle, Stewart, Talbot—4 voted for 
Mr J A Hebert. 

There not being a majority, on motion the convention 
proceeded to a second ballot. 

Mr. Thompson informed the convention that Mr. R. C. 
Self was no longer a candidate. 

Mr. Herron informed the convention that Mr. LeSage 
was no longer a candidate. 

Mr. Lobdell also informed the convention that Mr. He¬ 
bert was no longer a candidate. 

On the roll being called, it appeared that the Hon D F 
Kenner, President, Messrs T C Anderson, Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson Robert. Armant, Bradford, Bartlett,Ben¬ 
jamin, Bernard, Beard, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, 
Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Conrad, Davidson, Delony, De¬ 
clouet. Dorsey. Dosson, Douglass. Dugue, Duffel. Gardere, 
Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, 
Hunt. Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Key, King Jbhn E, 
King P G, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, 
Matthews L, Matthews J L, Martin, Mather, Patterson. 
Pierce, Phillips, Reeves. Richardson R W, Rixner, Rose¬ 
lius, Roman, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scarbor¬ 
ough, Shelton, Smith RalphrSiblev. Simms, Tatman. Todd- 


Van Wickle. Williams, and Wittington—73 voted for 
Charles Lemaitre. 

Messrs. Beale, Bienvenu, Bodousquie, Byrne. Connely, 
Dalferes, M C Edwards, N S Edwards, Hebert, Jones, La¬ 
peyre, Marrero, Parham, Palfrey, Preaux, Pujo, Pugh, 
Roysden, Ronquillo,St. Paul, Stewart, Talbot,Thibodaux, 
and Thompson. 24, voted for Louis Enexicios. 

And Messrs. Farmer. Moss, Nicholls, C M Olivier, Pax¬ 
ton, D D Richardson, P C Smith, Taliafero, Wilcoxon, 9 
voted for Antonio Toulouse; and 

Messrs. Andrews, Castellanos, Collens, Dufour, Eggles¬ 
ton, Eustis, Hernandez, Leefe, Le Blanc, Monge. J. G. Oli¬ 
vier. Price, Risk, Robinson. Staes and Yillere, 16 voted for 
D. Veau. 

Mr. Charles LeMaitre having received the required 
majority, was declared duly elected Doorkeeper of the 
Convention. 

Mr. Phillips moved that the convention proceed to the 
election of three translating clerks. 

Mr. Collens moved to amend the motion by electing 
one Translating Clerk. 

Pending the consideration of said motions, Mr Jennings 
offered the following resolution as a substitute : 

Resolved, That a committee of-be appointed, to in¬ 

quire and report what other officers are necessary, Resides 
those already elected, to perform the duties likely to be 
required by the convention, and also to fix the compensa¬ 
tion of the different officers of the convention. 

On motion, the blank in the above resolution was filled 
up by the number five, and on a further motion the reso¬ 
lution was adopted. ' 

The President appointed on said committee Messrs. Jen¬ 
nings. Heron, Cohens, Guion and Farmer. 

On motion of Mr. Jones, the convention took a recess of 
ten minutes, in order to give time to the above committee 
to report upon the same. 

Mr. Jennings, on behalf of the above committee, sub¬ 
mitted the following report: 

The committee to whom was referred the resolution rela¬ 
tive to the number of officers to be employed by the con¬ 
vention, and the compensation of all the officers of the 
convention, report that they recommend the appointment 
of one Reporter, one Translating Clerk and three Record¬ 
ing Clerks. 

Your committee recommend the following compensa¬ 
tion, estimated by the allowance made to officers perform¬ 
ing similar duties in the convention of 1845, to-wit: 

To the Secretary, fourteen dollars a day. 

To the Assistant Secretary, ten dollars a day. 

To the Reporter, ten dollars a day. 

To the Translating Clerk, eight dollars a day. 

To the Recording Clerks, five dollars a day. 

To the Door-keeper and Sergeant-at-Arms, six dollars a 
day. 

In relation to the compensation of the printer of the 
convention, your committee ask for further time to re¬ 
port. _ 

[Signed,] N. R. Jennings, Chairman. 

Mr. Gardere moved to strike out in the above report the 
words “one Translating Clerk, three Recording Clerks and 
one Reporter,” and to insert in lieu thereof, “two Transla¬ 
ting Clerks and four recording Clerks,” which motion pre¬ 
vailed. 

Mr. Phiffips moved to insert “two Reporters, one English 





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Reporter and one French Reporter.” which motion was 
lost. 

Mr. Connely mowed to strike out “fourteen dollars a 
day for the Secretary,” and to insert in lieu thereof, twelve 
dollars, which motion was lost.. 

The same delegate moved to take as a basis to fix the 
salaries of the officers and clerks of the Convention, the 
act entitled, “An Act to reduce the salaries, and fix the 
contingent fund of State officers.” which motion was lost. 
On motion, the report was adopted as amended. 

On motion the Convention proceeded to the election of 
two Translating Clerks. 

Mr. Preaux nominated Mr. Win. Andryks a candidate. 
Mr. Staes nominated Mr J. C. Laville. 

Mr Declouet nominated Mr. F. Fuselier. 

Mr. Buisson nominated Mr. II Pedesclaux. 

Mr. Scarborough nominated Mr. A. Sheppers. 

Mr. Lobdell nominated Mr. E. Lanoue. 

On the roll being called it appeared that the following 
delegates voted for Mr. Fuselier : 

Hon. D. F. Kenner, President; Messrs. Anderson of St. 
Landry, Akenhead, Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Addison, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Beale, Beard, Boyer, Bullard, Campbell, 
Davidson, Declouet, Douglass, Edwards of Orleans, Ilodges, 
Isaacks, Key, King of St. Landry, LeBlanc, Moss, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of 0., Richardson 
of St. Mary, Rixner, Roman, Swazey, Smith of Winn. 
Sibley, Tatman, Todd, Villere, Wittington and Wilcoxon— 
forty-four votes. 

And Messrs. Avery, Anderson of Carroll, AMdison, Be- 
eancon, Bernard, Beale, Bienvenu, Beard, Boyer, Carter 
Cotton. Connely, Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Dorsey. Dosson 
Eustis, Farmer, Guion, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert. 
Hunt, Isaacks, Jordan, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry 
King of Jackson, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mather, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Par 
ham, Paxton, Patterson, Price, Phillips, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son of 0., Richardson of St. M., Stuart, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Sibley, 
Simms. Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Todd, Thompson, Wil¬ 
liams, Wittington and Wilcoxon—64 voted for Mr. A. Shep¬ 
pers. 

And Messrs. Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, 
Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Col- 
lens, Dalferes, Dufour, Dugue, Eustis, Eggleston Gardere, 
Harris. Herron, Hernandez. Hunt. Jennings, IviDg of Jack- 
son, Lapeyre, Leefe, Mclllhenny, McMillen, Marrero, Mar¬ 
tin, Parham, Preaux, Price, Rixner, Risk, Roselius. Ro¬ 
man, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, St. Paul, Staes, 
Villere and Thibodaux—42 voted for Mr. W. Andry. 

And Messrs Armant, Bartlett, Bernard, Brother, Bul¬ 
lard, Buisson,Campbell. Dosson, Dufour, Edwards of Wash¬ 
ington, Farmer, Gardere, Harris, Hough, Jones, Lapeyre, 
Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of Pointe Coupee, Marrero, 
Preaux, Pierce, Pujo, Roselius, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St 
Paul, Smart, Simms, Taliafero, Thompson, Van Wickle— 
31 voted for Mr II Pedesclaux. 

And Messrs D F Kenner, President, Anderson of St Lan¬ 
dry. Akenhead, Andrews, Brother, Carter, Conrad, Dal¬ 
feres, DavidsomDeloney, Dorsey, Douglass, Duffel, Edwards 
of Washington, Hatch, Hayes. Hargis, Hough, Hodges, 
Lobdell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of 
Pointe Coupee, Martin, Mather, Palfrey. Patterson,Pierce, 
Phillips, Sandidge, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, 


Smith of West Feliciana, Stewart,Tatman, Talbot and Van 
Wickle. Forty voted for Mr E Lanoue. 

And Messrs Benjamin, Besancon, Boudousquie, Byrne, 
Castillanos. Cotton. Connely. Dugue. Duffel, Edwards of Or¬ 
leans, Eggleston, Guion, Hayes, Hebert. Hernandez, Jen¬ 
nings, Jordan, Leeds, Mclihenny, Olivier of St Mary.Price, 
Pugh, Risk, Roysden, Robinson, Staes, Thibodaux and 
Williams—28 voted for Mr. Laville. 

Mr. A. Sheppers having obtained a majority of votes, 
was declared duly elected. 

On motion, the convention proceeded to a second ballot. 

Mr. St. Paul informed the convention that H Pedes¬ 
claux was no more a candidate. 

On the roll being called, it appeared that Messrs D F 
Kenner, President, Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Addison, Bartlett, 
Bernard, Beale, Beard, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, 
Campbell, Davidson. Declouet, Douglass, Edwards of Or¬ 
leans, Guion, Isaacks, Jones, Key, King of St Landry, Le 
Blanc, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St Martin, Olivier 
of St Mary, Palfrey. Paxton. Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Rich¬ 
ardson of 0, Richardson of St M. Rixner, Roman„Smart, 
Swazey, Smith of Winn, Tatman, Thibodaux, Todd, Wil¬ 
liams, and Wilcoxon—48 voted for Mr Fusillier. 

And Messrs. Andrews, Bradford, Benjamin, Bienvenu, 
Boudousquie, Byrne, Collens, Dalferes, Dufour. Eustis, 
Gardere, Hunt, Jennings, Lapeyre, Leefe, Mclihenny, 
Marrero, Martin, Parham, Preaux, Price, Risk, Roys¬ 
den, St Paul, Taliaferro, and Villere. 

26 voted for Mr. Wm. Andry. 

And Messrs. Carter, Conrad, Delony, Dorsey, Dosson, 
Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, 
Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, King of Jackson, Lob¬ 
dell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of 
Pointe Coupee, Mather, Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, Sand¬ 
idge, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of W Feliciana, 
Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Thompson, Van Wickle 
and Wittington. 

30 voted for Mr. Lanoue. 

And Messrs. Besancon, Castellanos, Cotton, Connely, 
Eggleston, Hebert, Jourdan, Leeds, Staes. 

9 voted for Mr. Laville. 

None of the candidates having received the required 
majority of votes, 

On motion, the Convention proceeded to a third ballot. 

On the roll being called it appeared that 

Messrs. D. F. Kenner, President, Anderson of St Landry, 
Akenhead, Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Bartlett, 
Bernard, Beard, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Buis¬ 
son, Campbell, Connely, Davidson, Declouet, Dosson, 
Douglass, Edwards of Orleans, Farmer, Guion. Hatch, 
Harris, Hargis, Isaacks, Key, King of St Landry. LeBlanc, 
Martin. Moss, Monge. Nicholls, Olivier of St Martin, Olivier 
of St Mary. Palfrey, Paxton, Pierce, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, 
Richardson of Orleans, Richardson of St Mary, Rixner, 
Roselius, Roman, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Smith of 
Winn. Tatman, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Williams, 
and Wilcoxon. Fifty-six voted for Mr. Fusellier. 

And Messrs. Andrews, Addison, Benjamin, Bradford, 
Besan§on, Beale, Bienvenu, Byrne, Castellanos, Collins, 
Cotton. Dalferes, Dufour. Dugue. Eggleston, Eustis, Gar¬ 
dere, Hayes, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jourdan, La¬ 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds. Mclihenny, Marrero, Parham, 
Preaux, Price, Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, St, 
Paul, Staes, Scarborough, Shelton. Taliafero and Villere 
i Forty voted for Mr. Andry 





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And Messrs. Brother, Carter, Conrad, Delony, Dorsey, 
Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, 
Jones, King of Jackson, Lobdell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews, 
of Orleans, Mathews of Pointe Coupee, Mather,'Patterson, 
Phillips, Shaw, Smith of West Feliciana, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Talbot, YanWickle and Wittington. Twenty- 
eight voted for Mr. Lanoue. 

None of the candidates having received the required 
majority, on motion the convention proceeded to a fourth 
ballot. 

Mr. Dorsey informed the convention that Mr. Lanoue 
was no longer a candidate. 

On the roll being called it appeared that— 

Messrs. Kenner President, T C Anderson, Akenhead, 
Avery, Robert Anderson. Armant, Addison, Bartlett, Ber¬ 
nard, Beale, Beard, Boudousquie, Boyer. Bullard, Buisson, 
Carter, Campbell, Connely, Conrad, Davidson. Delony, 
Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, Duffel, N S Edwards, Farmer, 
Guion, Hatch, Hargis, Hebert. Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, 
Jones, Key. John E King, Le Blanc, Lobdell. Lyle, J L 
Mathews, Mather, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, C M Olivier, J 
G Olivier, Palfrey, Paxton, Pujo, Pugh. Reeves, R W Rich¬ 
ardson, D D Richardson, Rixner, Roman, Sandidge, Smart, 
Swazey, P C Smith, Ralph Smith, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, 
Tatman, Talbot, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Williams, Wittington, Wilcoxon—seventy-three, 
voted for Mr. Fusilier. 

And Messrs Andrews, Bradford, Benjamin, Besancon, 
Bienvenu, Brother. Byrne, Castellanos, Collens, Cotton, 
Dalferes, Dorsey, Dufour. Dugue, Eggleston, Eustis, Gar- 
dere, Hayes, Harris, Herron, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, 
Jourdan, King. Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Mcllhenny, Mc¬ 
Millen, Mathews, Marrero, Martin, Parham, Preaux, 
Price, Pierce. Phillips, Risk, Roselius, Roysden, Ronquillo, 
Robinson, St Paul, Staes, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Taliafero, and Villere—50 voted for Mr. Andry. 

Mr. Fusilier having received the required majority was 
declared duly elected one of the Translating Clerks of the 
convention. 

On motion, the convention proceeded to the election of 
four Recording Clerks. 

The following gentlemen were nominated as candi¬ 
dates : 

Messrs. Briant, Andry, Bouligny, Bullard, Castera, 
Cooley, Chalon, Derail, Duplessis, Davis, Eastin, Hough¬ 
ton, Hernandez, Holland, LeBlanc, Lobdell, L’Hoste, Le- 
vison, Nibbling, Oemichen Parker, Roberts, Walker,War¬ 
ner, Wederstrandt, Weysham, Stannard, Scott, Stuart, 
Osborne, Moore. 

Mr. Benjamin moved that the six candidates who shall 
receive the lowest votes on each ballot shall be withdrawn, 
which motion prevailed. 

Hon. D. F Kenner, President of the Convention, in the 
chair, and 122 delegates present. On the roll being called, 
it appeared that Messrs. Briant received 18 votes, Andry 4. 
Bouligny 5, Bullard 47, Castera 20, Cooley 16, Chalon 2, 
Devall 4, Duplessis 37, Davis 15, Eastin 30, Houghton 18, 
Hernandez 39. Holland 2. LeBlanc 30, Lobdell 8, L’Hoste 
3, Levison 22, Nibbling 2, Oemichen 3, Parker 10, Roberts 
17, Walker 33. Warner 20, Wederstrandt 19, Weysham 17, 
Stannard 4, Scott 22. Stuart 14, Osborne 3, Moore 8. 

None of the candidates having received the required 
majority, the convention proceeded to a second ballot. 

Hon D. F. Kenner, President of the Convention, and 123 
delegates, present. 

On the roll beiDg called, it appeared that Messrs. Andry 


received 1 vote, Briant 26, Bullard 52, Castera 30, Cooley 
11, Duplessis 52, Davis 16, Eastin 36, Houghton 14, Her¬ 
nandez 49, LeBlanc 33, Lobdell 10, Levison 23, Roberts 17, 
Scott 27, Stuart 12, Walker 31, Warner 20, Wederstrandt 
25. 

None of the candidates having received the required 
majority, on motion, the convention proceeded to a third 
ballot. 

Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Convention, and 122 
delegates, present. 

On the roll being called, it appeared that Messrs. Bul¬ 
lard received 77 votes, Briant 33, Castera 23, Duplessis 59, 
Eastin 53, Hernandez 56, LeBlanc 35, Levison 29, Robert, 
24, Walker 44, Warner 18, Wederstrandt 30, Stuart 5, 
Cooley 1. 

Mr. Bullard having received the required majority, was 
declared duly elected one of the Recording Clerks of the 
Convention. 

On motion, the convention proceeded to a fourth ballot. 

Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Convention, in the 
chair, and 124 delegates present. 

On the roll being called, it appeared that Messrs. Briant 
received 45 votes. Duplessis 88, Easten 64, Hernandez 68, 
LeBlanc 38, Walker 67. 

Messrs. Duplessis, Hernandez and Walker having re¬ 
ceived the required majority, were declared duly elected 
Recording Clerks of the Convention. 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow, 
at 9 o’clock, a. m. 


Wednesday, July 7, 1852. 

The Convention met, pursuant to adjournment. 

Present, Hon. D. F. Kenner and 121 delgates. 

On motion of Mr. Olivier, of St. Mary, leave of absence 
was granted to Mr. Wilcoxon, delegate from Vermillion, 
on account of sickness. 

The President laid before the Convention a communi¬ 
cation from Mr. G. W. Christie and others, on behalf of 
the democrats of East Baton Rouge, inviting the mem¬ 
bers of the Convention to attend a barbecue, to be given 
in the city of Baton Rouge on the 8th inst. 

On motion the above invitation was accepted. 

Mr. Phillips offered the following resolution, which was 
read, and on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be directed to sub¬ 
scribe for the value of ten daily papers, for the use of 
the members of the Convention. The papers to be sub¬ 
scribed for to be designated by the members. 

Mr. Herron offered the following resolution, which was 
read, and on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That the Committee on Contingent Expenses 
be authorized to deposit the sum of five hundred dollars 
with the Post-master at Baton Rouge, for the purpose of 
pre-paying the postage on letters and papers addressed to 
or mailed by the members of this Convention. 

Mr. Sandidge, on behalf of the select committee ap¬ 
pointed to examine the rules which have been adopted 
for the government of the House of Representatives of 
the State of Louisiana, and to report such parts thereof 
as they may deem best adapted for the government of this 
Convention- submitted the following report: 




STATE CONVENTION. 


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RULES AND ORDERS OF TIIE CONVENTION. 
touching the duties and rights pf the president. 

I. He shall take the chair every day at the hour to 
which the Convention shall have adjourned on the pre¬ 
ceding day, and immediately call the members to order. 
If a quorum shall be in attendance, he shall cause the 
journal of the preceding day to be read. 

2 He shall preserve order and decorum ; may speak to 
points of order in preference to members, rising from his 
seat for that purpose ; he shall decide questions of order, 
subject to an appeal to the Convention, made by any two 
members, on which appeal no member shall speak more 
than once, unless by leave of the Convention. 

3. He shall rise to jrt.it a question, but may state it 
while sitting. 

4. Questions shall be distinctly put in this form, to wit: 
“ As many of you as are of the opinion that (as the ques¬ 
tion may be) say Aye; ” and, after the affirmative voice 
is expressed—" As many as are of contrary opinion, say 
No.” If the President doubts, or if a division be called 
for, the Convention shall divide ; those in the affirmative 
of the question shall rise from their seats, and afterwards 
those in the negative. The President shall then rise and 
state the decision of the Convention. 

5. The President shall have the right to examine and 
correct the journal before it is read. He shall have a 
general direction of the Hall. He shall have a right to 
name any member to perform the duties of the Chair, 
but such substitution shall not extend beyond an ad¬ 
journment. 

6. In all cases of election by the Convention, the Presi¬ 
dent shall vote ; in other cases he shal Inot vote, unless 
the Convention be equally divided, or unless his vote, if 
given to the minority, will make the division equal, and 
in case of such equal division, the question shall be lost. 

The President appointed on said committee Messrs.Jen¬ 
nings, Herron, Collens, Guion and Farmer. 

On motion of Mr. Jones, the convention took a recess of 

7. All committees shall be appointed by the President, 
unless otherwise specially directed by the Convention, in 
which case they shall be elected by a viva voce vote ; and 
if, upon such vote, the number required shall not be 
elected by a majority of the votes given, the Convention 
shall proceed to a second vote, in which a plurality of 
votes shall prevail; and in case a greater number than 
are required to compose or complete a committee shall 
have an equal number of votes, the Convention shall pro¬ 
ceed to a further vote or votes. 

8. All writs, warrants and subpoenas, issued by order of 
the Convention, shall be under the hand of the President, 

attested by the Secretary. 

9. In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in 

thegallery or lobby, the President shall have power to 
order the same to be cleared. % 

rules of decorum and debate. 

10. When any member is about to speak in debate, or 
deliver any matter to the Convention, he shall rise from 
his seat, and respectfully address himself to “ Mr. Presi¬ 
dent.” 

II. If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress 
the rules of the Convention, the President shall, or any 
member may, call to order ; in which case the member so 
called to order shall immediately sit down, unless per¬ 
mitted to explain ; and the Convention shall, if appealed 
to, decide on the case, but without debate. If tho Jdeci- 

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sion be in favor of the member called to order, he shall be 
at liberty to proceed; if the decision be against him, and 
the case require it, he shall be liable to the censure of the 
Convention. 

12. When two or more members happen to rise at once, 
the President shall name the one who is first to speak. 

13. No member shall speak more than twice on the 
same question, and more than one half hour on each oc¬ 
casion. without leave of the Convention, nor more than 
once until every member choosing to speak shall have 
spoken. But the mover of any proposition shall have the 
right to open and close the debate; and in case the propo¬ 
sition comes from any committee, then the member making 
the report from the committee shall have the right to 
open and close the debate in like manner. 

14. Whilst the yeas and nays are being called, or votes 
are being counted, no member shall visit the Secretary’s 
table. 

15. No member shall vote on any question when he was 
not within the bar of the Convention when the question 
was put. And when any member shall ask leave to vote, 
the President shall propound to him the question, “Were 
you within the bar when your name was called?” 

16. Upon a division and count of the Convention upon 
any question, no member without the bar shall be coun¬ 
ted. 

17. Every member who shall be within the bar of the 
Convention when a question is put, shall give his vote, un¬ 
less the Convention, for reason assigned, shall excuse him. 
No member shall be allowed to make any explantion of a 
vote he is about to give, or ask to be excused from voting, 
after the Secretary under the order of the Convention, 
shall have commenced calling the yeas and nays. 

18. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be 
stated by the President, or being in writing, it shall be 
handed to the Chair, and read aloud by the Secretary, be¬ 
fore debated. 

19. Every motion should be reduced to writing, if the 
President or any member desire it. 

20. No person shall be admitted within the bar but the 
officers of the General or State Government, and such 
other persons as the President or members may think 
proper to invite. 

21. After a motion is stated by the President, or read by 
the Secretary, it shall be deemed to be in possession of the 
Convention, but may be withdrawn by the mover with 
the consent of the member who may have seconded the 
proposition. 

22. When a question is under debate, no motion shall 
be received but 1st, to adjourn ; 2d, to lay on the table ; 
3d, for the previous question ; 4th, to postpone to a 
day certain ; 5th, to commit; 6th, to amend : or 7th, to 
postpone indefinitely ; which several motions shall have 
precedence in the order,,, , hich they are arranged, and 
no motion to postpone to a day certain, to commit, or to 
postpone indefinitely, being decided, shall be again al¬ 
lowed on the same day and at the same stage of the pro¬ 
ceedings or proposition. 

23. The previous question shall be in this form : “ Shall 
the main question be now put ? “ It shall only be admit¬ 
ted when sustained by a majority of the members present, 
and, when carried, its effect shall be to put an end to all 
debate, and to bring the Convention to a direct vote—1st, 
upon the pending amendment, and so on back to the first 
amendment offered ; 2d, upon amendments reported by a 
committee, if any ; and 3d, upon the main question. 


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On'a motion for the previous question, and prior to the ] 
seconding of the same, a call of the Convention shall be in 
order; but after a majority shall have sustained such mo¬ 
tion, no call shall be in order prior to a decision of the 
main question. On a motion for the previous question, 
there shall be no debate. 

All incidental questions of order arising after a motion 
Is made for the previous question, and pending such mo¬ 
tion, shall be decided, -whether on appeal or otherwise, 
•without debate After a call for the previous question 
has been sustained by the Convention, the question shall 
be put and determined in order as above, without debate 
on either amendments or the previous question. 

24. Any member may call for a division on a question, 
when the same will admit of it. 

25. No new motion or proposition on a subject different 
from that under consideration shall be admitted under 
color of amendment, or as a substitute for the motion or 
proposition under debate. 

26. When a motion has been once made and carried in 
the affirmative or negative, it shall be in order for any 
member of the majority to move for a reconsideration 
thereof; or when the Convention is equally divided on 
any question, any member may move a reconsideration; 
provided , in either case it is made on the same day, or the 
next sitting day. 

27. When the reading of a paper is, called for, and the 
same is objected to by any member, the Convention shall 
determine whether said paper shall be read or not. 

28. If a pending question be not disposed of, owing to 
an adjournment of the Convention, and be received on 
the succeeding day, no member who has spoken twice on 
the day preceding shall be allowed to speak again without 
leave. 

29. When motions are made for the reference of a sub¬ 
ject to a select and to a standing committee, the question 
for the reference to a standing committee shall be first 
put. 

ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR THE DAY. 

30. As soon as the journal is read, and the names of the 
members called, the President shall ask if there are any 
petitions, memorials or resolutions to be presented. The 
petitions, memorials, and resolutions having been pre¬ 
sented and disposed of, reports, first from standing and 
then from the select committees, shall be called for ; after 
which the President shall dispose of the communications 
on his table, and then proceed to call the order of the 
day. 

31. The unfinished business in which the Convention 
was engaged at the time of the last adjournment shall 
have the preference in the orders of the day ; and 
no motion, or any other business, shall have the 
preference in the orders of the day ; and no motion, or 
any other business, shall be received without special leave' 
of the Convention, until the former is disposed of. The 
order of the day shall be as follows : 

1st—The unfinished business in which the Convention 
was engaged at its last adjournment. 

2d—Special orders, if any, of the day. 

32. Petitions, memorials, and other papers addressed to 
the Convention shall be presented by the President, or by 
a member in his place ; a brief statement of the contents 
thereof shall be made verbally by the member introducing 
the same. They shall not be debated or decided on the 
*«J of their being first read, unless the Convention shall 


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| direct otherwise, but shall lie on the table, to be taken u<2 
in the order in which they were read. 

33. Upon calls of the Convention, and in taking the yeas 
and nays on any question, the names of the members shall 
be called alphabetically. 

34. All questions relating to the priority of business 
shall be decided without debase. 

35. No member shall absent himself from the service of 
the Convention unless he have leave, or be unable, from 
sickness, to attend. 

36. No committee shall sit during the time the Conven¬ 
tion is in session, without special leave being first granted. 

37. No standing rule or order of the Convention shall be 
rescinded without one day’s notice being given, or unless 
by consent of three-fourths of the members present. 

38. The proceedings of the Convention shall be entered 
on the journal as concisely as possible, care being taken 
to detail a true and accurate account of the proceedings. 

39. Every vote of the Convention shall be entered on 
the journal, with a concise statement of the question ; 
and a brief statement of the contents of each communi¬ 
cation or paper presented to the Convention shall be also 
inserted on the journal. 

40. In case any clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms or Door¬ 
keeper of the Convention, fail to perform his duty, the 
Secretary shall make a report thereof to the Convention 
without delay. 

41. It shall be the duty of the Assistant Secretary of 
the Convention to write with his own hand the English 
part of the journal of this Convention ; and the Secre¬ 
tary shall superintend carefully the journal in both 
languages. 

42. The Secretary shall read the journal daily from the 
sheets on which the minutes are written ; and after being 
so read and corrected, and not before, the said minutes 
shall be recorded in the book, and if necessary, corrected 
and amended under the sanction of the Convention, and 
copies in both languages furnished to the Printer, authen¬ 
ticated by the signature of the Secretary, by 10 o’clock on 
the day following that on which it shall have been read. 

43. The Secretary shall consider himself responsible to 
the Convention for the accuracy of the journals in both 
languages, and the Clerks shall consider themselves sub¬ 
ordinate to him and under his control and direction; and 
it shall be their duty to attend in the Secretary's room 
from 9 o’clock in the morning to the hour of adjourn¬ 
ment, and from four o’clock, p. m., till further attendance 
be dispensed with by the Secretary, who shall lay before 
the President each morning the names of the Clerks, with 
a note opposite to each, indicating that he was present or 
absent (as the case may have been) on the day preceding. 

44. The Se'rgeant-at-Arms shall hold his office during 
the pleasure of the Convention, and it shall be his duty to 
attend the Convention during its sittings, to execute the 
commands of the Convention from time to time, together 
with all such process, issued by authority thereof, as shall 
be directed to him by the President. 

45. The Doorkeeper shall hold his office during the 
pleasure of the Convention, and it shall be his duty to 
keep the door of the lobby, to have the room kept in order, 
and to have charge of the Chamber of the Convention, 
and to perform such other duties as the members may re¬ 
quire. 

46. On any question of order or parliamentary practice, 
when these rules are silent or inexplicit, Jefferson’s Man¬ 
ual shall be considered as authority. 



STATE CONVENTION. 


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47. No extra compensation shall be allowed to any clerk 
or other officer of the Convention. 

On the 13th article being read, as follows : 

13. No member shall speak more than twice on the same 
'question, and more than an hour on each occasion, with¬ 
out leave of the House, nor more than once until every 
member choosing to speak shall have spoken. But the 
mover of any proposition shall have the right to open and 
close the debate ; and in case the proposition comes from 
any committee, then the member making the report from 
the committee shall have the right to open and close the 
debate in like manner. 

Mr. Bienvenu moved to strike out “ one hour,” and to 
insert in lieu thereof the words 44 half hour,” which mo¬ 
tion prevailed, and 

Ou motion of Mr. Hunt, the report as amended was 
adopted. 

Mr. Bienvenu offerred the following resolution which, 
having been read, was on motion adopted: 

Resolved. That the Rules be printed in pamplet form, in 
the French and Euglish languages and that one hundred 
and fifty copies be printed in each of the Languages. 

Mr. Roman offered the following resolution: 

Resolved , That the Convention shall every clay take up 
the existing Constitution and examine it article by arti¬ 
cle, to take into consideration such propositions as may 
be made for the amendment or alteration thereof. 

Every article, after having been passed by the Conven¬ 
tion, shall be referred to a Standing Committee of five 
members, whose duty it shall be to revise the same and to 
report it to the Convention on the next day or as soon 
thereafter as practicable, for a second reading, when ver¬ 
bal amendments only shall be admitted. 

After its second reading, the Constitution shall be prin¬ 
ted for the use of the members and shall be taken article 
by article for a third reading ; at which stage no amend¬ 
ment shall be considered as adopted unless supported by 
a majority of the members elected to the Convention, or 
by a greater number of votes than were given for the ar¬ 
ticle at the first reading. 

Mr. Preaux offered the following amendment to the 
above resolution : 

Resolved. That instead of one Committee, three Com- 
mittees shall be appointed, one on the Executive, one on 
the Judiciary, one on the Legislative, each article thus 
read shall be referred to the proper Committee. 

Mr. Herron offered the following as a substitute for the 
above resolution: 

Resolved , That the following Committees be appointed 
by the President of thisCovention, whose duty it shall be 
respectively to take into consideration all such subjects 
as properly pertain to the purposes indicated by the sev¬ 
eral names. 

1st. A Committee on the Distribution of the powers of 
Government to consist of-members 

2d. A Committee on the Legislative Department, to con¬ 
sist of-members. 

3d. A Committee on the Executive Department to con¬ 
sist of- members. 

4th. A Committee on the Judiciary Department con¬ 
sisting of-members. 

5th. A Committee on the subject of Impeachment and 
Removal from Office, consisting of-members. 

6th. A Committee on the General Provisions of the Con- 
stitution to consist of-members. 


7 th. A Committee on the Subject of Amendments to the 
Constitution, consisting of-members. 

8th. A Committee on the Schedule to the Constitution, 
to consist of-members. 

9th. A Committee on Electorial Franchise to consist of 
-members. 

10th. A Committee on Public Education to consist of 
-members. 

Mr. Cotton moved to lay the substitute upou the table. 

On said motion, 

Mr. Guion called for the yeas and nays, which resulted 

as follows: 

Messrs. Anderson, of St. Landry and Calcasieu, Aken- 
head, Avery, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin. Bern¬ 
ard, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Carter. 
Ccllens, Cotton, Conrad, Declouet, Dorsey, Dufour, Dugue, 
Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Farnier, Gardere, Guion, 
Harris, Hargis, Hernandez. Hough, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Lyle, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Monge, 
N icholls, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Patterson, Pierce, 
Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Roselius, Roman, San- 
didge. Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Simms Tatman, Thompson, 
Williams—56, voted in the affirmative. 

Messrs.Anderson, of Carroll, Andrews, Besancon. Beale, 
Bienvenu,Bullard.Castellanos.Connely, Dalferes.Davidson, 
Delony, Dosson. Douglass, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, 
Eustis. Hatch, Hayes, Herron. Hebert, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jourdan, King, of St. Landry, King of Jackson, 
LeBlanc, Lobdell, Melllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Point 
Coupee, Marrero, Moss, Parham, Paxton, Price, Pierson, 
Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, of Ouachita, 
Morehouse, Union and Jackson. Risk. Roysden, Ronquillo, 
Robinson, St. Paul, Staes, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, 
Smith, Sibley, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, 
Todd, Van Wickle. Villere, Waddill, Wittington, Leeds, 
Beard—65, voted in the negative ; consequently said mo¬ 
tion was lost. 

Mr. Todd moved that a committee of five be appointed 
to take into consideration the plan of proceeding in this 
Convention, and report by to-morrow morning, which mo¬ 
tion was lost. 

Pending the consideration of the above substitute. 

The President laid before the Convention a communica¬ 
tion from the Hon. A. Snyder, Representative Delegate 
from the Parish of Madison, tendering his resignation as 
a member of the Convention. 

Mr. Moss presented to the Convention a letter from the 
Hon. E. Laure, Representative Delegate from the Parish 
of Lafayette, tending his resignation as a member of the 
Convention. 

On motion of Mr. Guion the above resignations were 
accepted. 

Mr. Phillips introduced the following resolution which 
was read and on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That a Committee of five members to be ap¬ 
pointed by the President, with instructions to report as 
soon as possible, on the proper course to be pursued to fill 
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Alonzo Sny¬ 
der, a Representative Delegate from the Parish of Madi¬ 
son, and of E. Laure, Representative Delegate Lfrom the 
Parish of Lafayette. 

The President appointed on said Committee, Messrs. 
Phillips, Dorsey, Richardson of 0, Dufour and St Paul. 

The consideration of the substitute having been re¬ 
sumed, Mr. Phillips moved to strike out all the following 
, wo rds : 44 All such subjects as properly pertain to the pur- 













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poses indicated by the several names;” and to insert in 
lieu thereof . il to consider such articles of the Constitu¬ 
tion as may be referred to them,” which motion was 
adopted. 

Mr Thibodaux moved to strike out in the above sub¬ 
stitute. offered by Mr. Ilerron, all after the word resolved, 
and to insert in lieu thereof, the words— 

“ That a committee of — be appointed by the President, 
to whom the Constitution of 1845 shall be referred, with 
instructions to report such amendments as they will 
deem necessary.” 

Mr. King of St. Landry called for a division of the 
question, and the votes being taken on the striking out, 
it resulted in the negative, consequently the Convention 
refused to strike out, and the motion of Mr. Thibodaux 
was lost. 

On motion the substitute of Mr. Herron was adopted, 
and on further motion, the blanks in said substitute were 
filled as follows: 

1. Committee on Distribution of Powers of Government 
composed of five members, 

2. Committee on Legislative Department composed of 
eleven menjbers. 

3. Committee on Executive Department composed of 
seven members. 

4. Committee on Judiciary Department composed of 
eleven members. 

• 5. Committee on Impeachments and Removals from 
Office, composed of seven members. 

6. Committee on General Provisions of the Constitu¬ 
tion composed of eleven members. 

7. Committee on Amendments to the Constitution 
composed of eleven members. 

8. Committee on Schedule to the Constitution com¬ 
posed of seven members, 

9. Committee on Electoral Franchise composed of seven 
members. 

10. Committee on Public Education composed of seven 
members. 

Mr. St. Paul offered the following Preamble and Reso¬ 
lutions : 

Whereas , The great agricultural interests of the State re¬ 
quire that there should be established a general, uniform 
and sufficient system of levees and dykes, the main fea¬ 
tures whereof should be inserted in our Constitution. 

Resolved , That a Special Committee of-members be 

forthwith appointed by the Chair, in order to report at any 
time to them convenient, on such a system as may be pro¬ 
perly embodied in the next Constitution. 

And be it f urther Resolved. That for the purpose of obtain¬ 
ing the required information, the members of the said 
committee have at any time leave of absence, and they 
have power to send for persons and papers. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to lay the above Pre¬ 
amble and Resolutions upon the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows: 

Messrs Anderson of St. Landry and Calcasieu, 
Anderson of Carroll, Akenhead, Avery, Armant, Addison, 
Bradford. Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, Brother, 
Boyer. Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, 
Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Delony, Declouet, Dorsey, Dos- 
son, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans. 
Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Farmer, Hatch, Ilayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron,Hough, Hodges, Isaacs, Jones, King 
of St. Landry, King of Jackson,Lapcyre, Leeds, Lyle, Mcll- 


henny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Moss,Monge 
Olivier of St. Mary. Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Pujo, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Morehouse, 
Union and Jackson, Richardson of St. Mary, Roman, 
Roysden, Sandige, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Shelton, Smith. 
Smith, Sibley, Tatman, Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, Wad- 
dill, Wittington—79 voted in the affirmative 

Messrs. Andrews, Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu, Bou- 
donsquie, Castellanos, Collens, Dalferes, Eustis, Gardere, 
Gmon, Hebert, Hunt, Jourdan, Key, Le Blanc, Lobdeli, 
Marrero, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin. Preaux, Phillips, 
Pugh, Rixner, lloselius, Ronquillo, Robinson, St. Paul, 
Staes, Scarborough, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Thibodaux, 
Van Wickle, Villere, and Williams—37 voted in the neg¬ 
ative. 

Consequently the motion of the delegate from St. Lan¬ 
dry prevailed, and the preamble and resolutions were laid 
upon the table. 

Mr. Hunt then moved that this Convention now take up 
for consideration the Constitution of this^State. 

Mr. Cotton offered, as a substitute to said motion, that 
the Convention do now take up the Constitution of 1845, 
article by article, and proceed to amend, alter, adopt oi 
strike out. 

On motion the substitute was rejected, and the motion 
of Mr. Hunt was adopted. 

The Constitution was then read as follows : 

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 

Preamble , We, the people of the State of Louisiana, do 
ordain and establish this Constitution. 

Pending the consideration of the preamble— 

Mr. St. Paul moved that a special committee, to be styled 
“ the Committee on the Bill of Rights,” be appointed by 

the President, with instructions to report on- day on 

a preamble and declaration, or bill of rights ; which mo¬ 
tion was lost. 

Mr. Thibodaux moved to postpone the further consid¬ 
eration of the preamble, which motion was also lost. 

On motion of Mr. Benjamin the preamble was adopted. 

TITLE I. 

DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS. 

Art. 1. The powers of the Government of the State of 
Louisiana shall be divided into three distinct departments, 
and each of them be confided to a separate body of magis¬ 
tracy, to wit: those which are legislative to one ; those 
which are executive to another ; and those which are ju¬ 
dicial to another. 

On motion the first article was adopted. 

Art. 2. No one of these departments, nor any person 
holding office in one of them, shall exercise power properly 
belonging to either of the others, except in the instances 
hereinafter expressly directed or permitted. 

On motion the second article was adopted. 

TITLE H. 

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT. 

Art. 3. The legislative powers of the State shall be vested 
in two distinct branches, the one to be styled the " House 
of Representatives,” the other “ The Senate,” and both 
the “ General Assembly of the State of Louisiana.” 

Pending the consideration of the above article— 

Mr. Dufour offered the following resolutions, which 
were read, and on motion were adopted. 






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1. Resolved ,, That the new Constitution shall be promul¬ 
gated both in the English and French languages. 

2. Resolved f urther , That a select committee of five mem¬ 
bers be appointed by the President of the Convention, 
whose duty it shall be to superintend and revise the 
translation of the new Constitution from English into 
French. 

On motion, the third article of the Constitution was 
adopted. 

On the fourth article being read as follows : 

Art. 4. The members of the House of Representatives 
shall continue in service for the term of two years from 
the day of the closing of the general elections. 

Mr. Cotton moved to strike out “ two ” in the above 
article. 

Mr. ITerron moved to postpone the further considera¬ 
tion of said article, and to make it the special order of the 
day for Friday, the 9th inst., which motion was lost. 

Mr. Cotton then renewed his motion to strike out. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called for, and 
resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Andrews of 0., Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard, 
Cotton, Delony, Duffel, Herron, Hebert, Jourdan, Roys- 
den, Robinson, Staes, Scarborough, Talbot, Taliafero and 
Todd—18 voted in the affirmative. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry and Calcasieu, An¬ 
derson, Akenhead, Avery, Armant. Bradford, Bartlett, Ben¬ 
jamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Bullard. Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell,Col- 
lens, Connely,Conrad, Dalferes, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, 
Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Ed¬ 
wards of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, 
Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herhandez, Hough, 
Hodges. Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, Key, King of St. 
Landry, King of Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, 
Lobdell. Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, 
Mathews of Point Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Parham, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Phillips, Pujo,Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Morehouse, Union and Jackson, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquilo, Sandidge, St. 
Paul, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Shelton, Smith, Smith of 
Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Thibodaux, 
Thompson, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill, Williams, Wit- 
tington—105, voted in the negative. 

Consequently said motion was lost. 

On motion the fourth article was adopted. 

On the fifth article being read as follows: 

Art. 5 Representatives shall be chosen on the first 
Monday in November, every two years; and the election 
shall be completed in one day. The General Assembly 
shall meet every second year, on the third Monday in 
January next ensuing the election, unless a different day 
be appointed by law, and their session shall be held at the 
seat of Government. 

Mr. Jones offered the following as a substitute for the 
same: 

Art. 5. Representatives shall be chosen on the first 

Monday in-, every two years, and the election shall 

be completed in one day. The General Assembly shall 
meet every year, on the third Monday in January, unless 
a different day be appointed by law. and their sessions 
shall be held at the seat of Government. 

Pending the consideration of said substitute, 

Mr. Collins moved that when this Convention adjourn, 


it shall be adjourned to meet at 9 o’clock a. m. the next 
day; which motion prevailed. 

On motion the Convention adjourned until to-morrow 
at 9 o’clock, a. m. 


Thursday, July 8,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. J. H. Harmon opened the proceedings 
with prayer. 

Present—Hon. D. F. Kenner, President, in the chair, 
and 118 delegates. 

Mr. Phillips, on behalf of the Committee appointed to 
report on the proper course to be pursued, to fill the va¬ 
cancies occasioned by the resignations of Alonzo Snyder 
and E. Laure, the one Representative Delegate from the 
parish of Madison, and the other from the parish of La¬ 
fayette, beg leave to report as follows : 

Section 9 of an Act entitled “ An Act to take the sense 
of the people on the expediency of calling a Convention 
to change the Constitution, and to provide for the elec¬ 
tion of Delegates and the holding of the Convention,” ap- 
px-oved February 23,1852, provides, “ That in case any 
person elected to said Convention shall die or resign, a 
new election shall be forthwith ordered by the Governor, 
to fill his place, in the same manner, time and form as is 
provided by law for filling a vacancy in the General As¬ 
sembly.” 

Your committee, therefore, report the following reso¬ 
lution : 

Resolved , That the President of this Convention be re¬ 
quested to give official information to the Governor of the 
resignations of Alonzo Snyder and E. Laure. 

(Signed,) W. B. Phillips, Chairman. 

On motion, the report was adopted. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following resolution, which, on 
being read, was on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to 
communicate, at an early day, for the use of the Conven¬ 
tion, a tabular statement from the last State Census: 

1. The whole white population of the State. 

2. The whole slave population of the State. 

3. The number of free persons of color. 

4. The number of white males over the age of twenty- 
one years. 

5. The respective number of said persons in each parish 
of the State. 

Also the same information, if attainable, from the last 
Census of the State, taken by authority of the Federal 
Government. 

And likewise, a similar statement from the census of 
1830 and 1840. 

Mr. Risk offered the following resolution, which was 
read, and on motion, adopted : 

Resolved, That places within the bar of this House be 
allowed to such persons connected with the press as may 
be desirous of xeporting the proceedings of this Conven¬ 
tion ; and that the Sergeant-at-Arms be instructed to 
provide them such accommodations as may be necessary 
for the prosecution of their labors. 

Mr. Conrad offered the following resolution, which bo 
ing read, was on motion adopted: 






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Resolved, That Article 8 of the Constitution be made 
the order of the day for Thursday the 16th iust. 

Air. Richardson of Ouachita, offered the following reso¬ 
lution : 

Resolved , That a reporter of the debates of the Conven¬ 
tion be elected, and that he receive a daily compensation 
of ten dollars for his services. 

Air. St. Paul offered the following amendment: 

And that one of the translators of the Convention be 
required to translate into French the reports of the de¬ 
bates of this Convention, and that an additional salary of 
five dollars a day be allowed him as extra compensation. 

On motion, all the words after ‘-Convention” in the 
above amendment were stricken out. 

Air. Brother then moved to lay the resolution and 
amendment upon the table. 

On said motion Mr. Simms called for the yeas and nays. 

* which resulted as follows : 

Alessrs. Avery, Armant, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Brother, Bodousquie, Buisson. Campbell, Col- 
lens,Cotton, Conrad, Dalferes, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, 
Douglass, Dufour, Dugue. Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of 
Washington, Eggleston, Gardere, Hayes, Jones, Lapeyre 
Lobdell, Lyle, Alathews of Orleans, Alather, Alonge, Ni- 
cholls, Olivier of St. Alartin, Olivier of St. Alary, Parham, 
Patterson, Preaux. Price, Rixner, Roselius, Roman, Roys- 
den, Robinson. Shaw, Scarborough and Taliafero—47, 
voted in the affirmative; and 

Alessrs. Anderson of St. Landry and Calcasieu, Ander¬ 
son of Carroll, Akenhead. Andrews, Besancon, Bernard, 
Beale, Beard, Bienvenu. Boyer Bullard, Byrne. Castella¬ 
nos, Carter, Connely, Delony, Dosson, Duffel, Eustis. Far¬ 
mer, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Her¬ 
nandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jour- 
dan, Key, King of St. Landry, King of Jackson, Leefe, 
Leeds, LeBlanc, Alcllhenny, AlcAIillen, Mathews of Point 
Coupee, Marrero, AIoss, Palfrey, Paxton, Pierce, Pierson, 
Philips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Alore- 
house, Union and Jackson, Richardson of St. Mary, Risk, 
Ronquilo, Sandidge. St. Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Shel¬ 
ton. Smith, Sibley, Simms, Stewart Tatman, Talbot, Thi- 
bodaux, Thompsop Todd. Van Wickle, Yillere, Waddill, 
Williams and Wittington—75. voted in the negative. 

Consequently said motion was lost. 

Air. Shaw offered the following as a substitue : 

Resolved, That each member of this convention be re¬ 
quested to report his own speech as made. 

Mr. Cotton moved to lay the substitute upon the table. 

On said motion. Air. Parham called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry and Calcasieu, Ander¬ 
son of Carroll, Avery, Andrews, Addison. Bartlett, Benja¬ 
min, Besancon, Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, 
Boyer, Bullard, Castellan js, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Con¬ 
nely, Conrad, Delony, Dosson. Duffel, Edwards of Wash¬ 
ington, Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Guion, Hatch, Harris. 
Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez Hough, Hodges. Hunt. 
Isaacks. Jourdan, Key, King of St. Landry King of Jack- 
son, Leefe, Leeds. LeBlanc. Lobdell. AlcAIillen. Alathews of 1 
Point Coupee, Alarrero. AIoss, Olivier of St. Alartin, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Preaux, Pierce, Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, 
Richardson of Ouachita, Alorebouse, Union and Jackson, 
Richardson of St. Alary. Risk, Roman, Ronquilo, Robin¬ 
son, St. Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith of West Feliciana, Smith, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, 


• Talbot, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, Yillere, 
Waddill. Williams—83. voted in the affirmative. 

Alessrs. Akenhead, Armant, Bradford, Boudousquie, 
Buisson. Byrne, Cohens, Dalferes,^Davidson, Declouet. Dor- 
. sey, Douglass, Dufour. Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Gar- 
i dere, Hayes. Jennings. Jones, Lapeyre, Lyle, Alathews of 
Orleans. Alather, Alonge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Alary, 
Parham, Patterson, Price, Reeves, Rixner, Roselius, Itoys- 
den, Sandidge, Shaw, Smith of West Feliciaua, Stewart, 
Taliafero, Wittington—39, voted iu the negative ; conse- 
- quently the motion prevailed, and the substitute offered 
by Air. Shaw was laid on the table. 

Air. Jennings moved to strike out from the resolution 
the amendment offered by Air. St. Paul. 

On said motion Air. Conrad called for the yeasand nays. 
Pending said motion Air. Guion moved that an additional 
translating clerk be electedjwhose duty it shall be to trans¬ 
late the reports of the debates into French, for which he 
shall receive a compensation at the rate of five dollars per 
day. 

Air. Besancon then called for the previous question, 

. which was carried. 

The question being on the motion of Air. Jennings, and 
the yeas and nays being called, resulted as follows : 

Alessrs. Anderson of St. Landry and Calcasieu, Ander¬ 
son of Carroll, Akenhead, Avery, Beard, Bienvenu, Bou¬ 
dousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Castellanos, Campbell, Davidson, 
Declouet, Douglass, Eggleston, Eustis, Guion, Jennings, 
Key, King of St. Landry, Alonge, Nicholls, Palfrey, Price, 
Pierce, Pierson. Richardson of Ouachita, Alorehouse. Union 
and Jackson. Risk, Roman, St. Paul, Staes. Swazey, Shaw, 
Scarborough. Sibley, Simms. Tatman, Taliafero. Todd, Yan 
Wickle, Waddill, Williams—42. voted in the affirmative. 

Alessrs Andrews, Armant. Addison, Bradford. Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Besancon, Bernard, Beale, Brother, Buisson, 
Byrne, Carter, Collens, Cotton. Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, 
Delony, Dorsey, Dosson, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards 
of Orleans. Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, Ilayes. Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Ilodges. Hunt, 
Isaacks. Jourdan, Jones, King of Jackson. Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle. Alcllhenny. AlcAIillen. Alath¬ 
ews of Orleans, Alathews of Point Coupee, Alarrero. Alather, 
AIoss, Olivier of St. Alartin. Olivier of St Alary. Parham. Pax¬ 
ton, Patterson, Preaux, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves. Richard¬ 
son of St. Alary, Rixner, Roselius. Roysden, Ronquilo, 
Robinson, Sandidge, Smart. Shelton, Smith, Smith, Stew¬ 
art, Talbot, Thibodaux, Thompson, Yillere, AVittington 
—81, voted in the negative consequently said motion was 
lost. 

On motion to adopt the resolution as amended, 

Air. Simms called for the yeas and nays, which res ulted 
as follows : 

Alessrs. Anderson of St. Landry and Calcasieu, Ander¬ 
son of Carroll, Akenhead, Addison, Bartlett, Besancon, 
Bernard, Beale, Beard. Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Carter, Collins, Connely, Dalferes, Davidson, 
Delony, Dosson, Duffel Eustis, Farmer, Guion, Hatch, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, JenniDgs. Jourdan. Key, King of 
' St. Landry, King of Jackson. Leefe. Leeds, LeBlanc. Lob¬ 
dell, Alcllhenny, AlcAIillen, Alathews of Point Coupee, 
Alarrero, AIoss, Paxton, Patterson. Preaux, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Phillips. Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Alorehouse, Union and Jackson, Richardson of St. Alary, 
Risk, Roselius, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St, Paul, 
Staes, Smart. Swazey, SheltoD, Smith, Sibley, Simms, 





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Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, 
Van Wickle. Villere, Waddill. Williams, Wittington—81, 
voted in the affirmative. 

And Messrs. Avery, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Broth¬ 
er, Boudousquie. Buisson, Campbell.Cotton, Conrad, David¬ 
son. Declouet. Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour. Dugue, Edwards 
of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Gardere, 
Hayes, Jones, Lapeyre, Lyle. Mathews of Orleans, Mather, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin. Parham, Palfrey. 
Price. Rixnei’, Roysden, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith of 
West Feliciana, and Taliafero—39, voted in the negative; 
consequently the resolution was adopted. 

Mr. Carter offered the following as an additional rule 
which, under the rules adopted, was laid over. 

“ No motion to take the yeas and nays shall prevail, un¬ 
less ten members rise to second the call; but if the call 
for yeas and nays be refused, any member .desirous of re¬ 
cording his vote, may require the Secretary to enter his 
vote on the minutes.” 

Mr. Lobdell offered the following resolution. 

“ Resolved. That a Committee on Levees and Public Im 

provements of- members be appointed, to whom may 

be referred, and who are requested to take into consider 
ation and report to this Convention for their action, a pro 
per and feasible plan to secure such objects.” 

Mr. Thompson moved to lay the resolution upon the 
table. 

On said motion Mr. Preaux called for the yeas and nays 
pending the consideration of said motion. 

Mr. Harris having on yesterday voted with the majority 
on the motion to strike out, in t he fourth article of the 
Constitution, the word “ two,” moved for a reconsidera¬ 
tion of his vote. 

The President then laid before the Convention the fol¬ 
lowing list of Committees, appointed in compliance with 
the substitute offered by Mr. Herron, and adopted on yes¬ 
terday by the Convention. 

NO. I. 

Committee on the Distribution of the Powers of 
Government. —A S Herron, Chairman ; H H Wilcoxon, 
J P Waddill, J B Leefe, G Rixner. 

NO. II. 

Committee on the Legislative Department. —G S 
Guion, Chairman ; F D Conrad, J M Sandidge, S W Dor¬ 
sey, B P Paxton, N It Jennings, R II Sibley, J G Taliafero. 
L V Reeves. E C Davidson. T C Nicholls. 

NO. HI. 

Committee on the Executive Department. —Alexander 
Declouet, Chairman ; P O Hebert, T C Scarborough, C 
Bienven,u, J W Price, J B Smart, E Duffel. Jr. 

NO. IV. 

Committee on the Judiciary. —R Hunt, Chairman ; J G 
Campbell, J P Benjamin, R W Richardson, C L Swazey, 
C Dufour, W S Parham, E A Bradford, U B Phillips, C A 
Bullard. 

NO. V. 

Committee on Impeachment and Removals from 
Office.—A G Carter, Chairman ; W H Avery, J S Armant, 
L A Besangon, C M Olivier, D D Richardson, A J Isaacks. 

NO. YI. 

Committee on General Provisions. —A B Roman, Chair¬ 
man ; D F Roysden, L Mathews, G F Connely, A Brother. 


E Delony, W T Palfrey, W W Pugh, S Tan Wickle, G Eus- 
tis, C D Tatman. 

NO. VII. 

Committee on Amendments to the Constitution —R B 
Todd. Chairman ; J R JoDes, S Bartlett, R G Beale, II B 
Eggleston. D Byrne, M II Dosson, W II Hough. C J Leeds, 
E II Martin, S G Risk. 

NO. vm. 

Committee on Schedule of the Constitution— J E 
King, Chairman ; W R Douglass. A Talbot, II B Shaw, P 
T Harris, J B Cotton. B R Simms. 

NO. IX. 

Committee on Education —B G Thibodaux, Chairman ; 
II St. Paul, F II Hatch, P B Key, P G King. R Preaux, W 
W Wittington. 

NO. X. 

Committee on Electoral Franchise —T W Collins, 
Chairman ; R Hodges, W W Farmer, R Anderson, A J 
Moss, C L Boudousquie, A W Jourdan. e 

NO. XI. 

Committee to revise the French Translation of the 
Constitution —C Dufour, Chairman ; R Preaux, J G Oli¬ 
vier, F Garddre. J M Lapayre. 

On motion the Convention adjourned until to-morrow 
at nine o’clock, a. m. 


Friday. July 9,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Wm. 11. Crenshaw opened the proceedings 
with prayer. , 

Present: Hon. D. F. Kenner, President in the Chair, 
and 112 delegates. 

On motion of Mr. Delony, leave of absence was granted 
to Mr. Patterson, on account of sickness in his family. 

unfinished business. 

The Convention took up at its second reading, the fol¬ 
lowing additional rule, which was under consideration 
when the Convention adjourned on yesterday : 

u No motion to take the yeas and nays shall prevail, 
unless ten members rise to second the call; but if the call 
for yeas and nays be refused, any member desirous of re¬ 
cording his vote, may require the Secretary to enter his 
vote in the minutes.” 

On motion, the above rule was adopted. 

Mr. Preaux having on yesterday voted with the ma¬ 
jority on the adoption of the resolution to elect a Reporter, 
moved to reconsider his vote. 

On said motion, Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, called for 
the yeas and nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Avery, Armant, Bradford, 
Benjamin, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Campbell, Col- 
lens. Cotton, Dalferes, Davidson. Declouet, Dorsey, Doug¬ 
lass, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards, Edwards. Eggleston, Gar¬ 
dere; Ilayes, Jennings, Jones, Key, Mathews of Orleans, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Parham, Palfrey, 
Preaux. Price, Rixner, Roman, Roysden, Robinson, Shaw, 
and Taliafero—40 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, An¬ 
drews, Addison. Bartlett, Bernard. Beale, Bpard, Bien- 
venu, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Castellanos. Carter, Connely, 


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Conrad, Delony. Dosson, Duffel, Eustis, Guion, Hatch, 
Harris, Hargis, Ilerron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jourdan, King, King, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, 
Lobuell, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of P. C., Mar" 
rero, Mather, Moss, Olivier of St. Mary, Paxton, Pierce, 
Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, Richardson, 
Risk, Roselius, Ronquiilo, St. Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, 
Shelton, Smith, Smith, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman 
Talbot, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Yan Wickle, Villere, Wad- 
dill, Williams and Wittington—74 nays ; consequently 
the motion was lost. 

Mr. Reeves offered the following resolution, which, be¬ 
ing read, was on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That this Convention do now proceed to the 
election of a Reporter. 

The nomination being then in order, 

Mr. Dorsey nominated Mr. James Edward as a candi¬ 
date, and Mr. Yan Wickle nominated Mr. R. J. Ker. 

Mr. King of St. Landry, moved to take a recess of fifteen 
minutes, for the purpose of consulting on the choice of a 
candidate, which motion prevailed. 

The recess having expired, the President called the 
Convention to order, and 

On motion the Convention then proceeded to the elec¬ 
tion of a Reporter. 

On the roll being called, it appeared that the following 
delegates voted for Mr. James Edward: 

Hon. D. F. Kenner, President, Anderson of St. Landry, 
Anderson of Carroll, Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass. Dufour, 
Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Ouachita, Edwards of Wash¬ 
ington, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, 
Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King of 
St. Landry, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, Mathews of 
Orleans, Marrero, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, 
Olivier of St. Martin, Pallrey, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary, Risk, Roselius, Ro¬ 
man, Roysden, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Tatman, 
Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd and Williams—72 
votes; and that 

The following delegates voted for Mr. R. J. Ker : 

Messrs. Addison, Bartlett, Beale. Beard, Bienvenu, Boy¬ 
er, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Deloney, Dossen, Farmer, 
Hatch, Herron. Hebert, Isaacks, Jourdan,LeBlanc, McMil¬ 
len, Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss, Parham, Paxton, 
Phillips, Pugh, Richardson of Ouachita, Ronquiilo, Rob¬ 
inson, Sandidge. Smart, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Yan Wickle, Villere, Wad- 
dill and Wittington—40 votes. 

Mr. James Edward, having received the required ma¬ 
jority, was declared by the President duly elected Reporter 
of this Convention. 

Mr. Deloney offered the following resolution, which was 
read, and on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That 300 copies of the census of the State of 
Louisiana, of the year 1850, be printed for the use of the 
Convention. 

On motion the Convention took up from the unfinished 
business of yesterday the following resolution : 

Resolved, That a Committee on Levees and Public Im¬ 
provements of 1 members be appointed, to whom 
may be referred, and who are requested to take into con¬ 
sideration, and report to this Convention for their action, 
a proper and feasible plan to secure such objects. 


Mr. Thompson moved to lay the resolution upon the 
table. 

On said motion Mr. Guion called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Benjamin, Dufour, Mathews, Roselius, Dugue, 
Roman, Herron, Thompson, Deloney, Ronquiilo, Robinson, 
Mcllhenny, Leeds, Bradford, Jennings, Price, Hayes, Risk, 
St. Paul, Staes, Leefe, Hernandez, Cotton, Besancon, 
Mather, Beale. Smith, Dorsey, Parham, Dosson, Richard¬ 
son of Ouachita, Sandidge, Roysden, Bullard, Tatman, 
Moss, Declouet, Palfrey, Addison, Hatch, Edwards of 
Washington, Carter, Shaw, Reeves, Taliafero, Shelton, 
Hough, Todd, Farmer, King, Harris, Hargis, Pierce, Hod¬ 
ges, Douglass, McMillen, Smart, Davidson, Campbell, 
Isaacks. King, Swazey, Akenhead. Paxton, Monge, Rich¬ 
ardson of St. Mary, Olivier of St. Mary—67 yeas. 

And Messrs. Gardere, Guion, Stewart, Villere, Marrero, 
Byrne, Hunt, Brother, Avery, Edwards of Orleans, An¬ 
drews, Eggleston, Buisson, Collens, Castellanos, Eustis, 
Jourdan, Rixner, Boudousquie, Armant, Duffel, Pugh, 
LeBlanc, Dalferes, Bernard, Key, Williams, Connely, He¬ 
bert. Talbot, Lobdell, Conrad, YanWickle, Sibley, Wad- 
dill, Anderson of St. Landry, Jones, Phillips, Simms, Ma¬ 
thews of Point Coupee, Anderson of Carroll, Beard, Scar¬ 
borough, Bartlett, Pierson, Boyer, Olivier of St. Martin, 
Nicholls and Thibodaux—49 nays ; consequently said mo¬ 
tion prevailed, and the resolution was laid on the table. 

Mr. Bullard offered the following resolution, which, on 
motion, was laid upon the table, subject to the call of the 
Convention : 

Resolved, That a Committee of members be appointed 
to inquire into the expediency of making any constitu¬ 
tional provisions for a general system of internal improve¬ 
ments in the State. 

Mr. Byrne offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the President of the Convention appoint 

a Post-master to this Convention, who shall receive- 

dollars per day for his services. 

On motion the above resolution was adopted, and, on a 
further motion, the blank in the same was filled by the 
word “two.” 

Mr. Roysden offered the following resolution, which was 
lost: 

Resolved, That the whole of the title sixth of the Con¬ 
stitution of this State be referred to the Committee on 
General Provisions, with instructions to recommend such 
changes, alterations and amendments, if any they may 
deem proper and expedient, and report them as soon as 
practicable. 

Mr. Gardere offered the following resolution, which was 
also lost : 

Resolved, That the eighth section of the Constitution, 
which was made the special order of the day for Thursday 
next, be referred to the Committee on Legislative Depart¬ 
ment, with instructions to report thereon on that day, or 
sooner, if practicable. 

ORDER OF THE DAY. 

The Convention proceeded to take into consideration 
the fifth article of the Constitution, which reads as fol¬ 
lows : 

Art. 5. Representatives shall be chosen on the first 
Monday in November, every two years ; and the election 
shall be completed in one day. The General Assembly 
shall meet every second year, on the third Monday in Jan¬ 
uary next ensuing the election, unless a different day be 





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appointed by law. and their session shall be held at the 
seat of government. 

The Convention also took up the following substitute, 
offered by Mr. Jones : 

Art. 5. Representatives shall be chosen on the first 

Monday in -, every two years ; and the election 

shall be completed in one day. The General Assembly 
shall meet every year, on the third Monday in January, 
unless a different day shall be appointed by law, and their 
sessions shall be held at the seat of government. 

Mr. Jones moved to insert in the above blank the word 
“ May.” 

Mr. Dufour moved as a substitute to insert the word 
,£ April.” 

Mr. Guion moved to refer the article and the substitute 
to the Committee on the Legislative Department. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved for the previous ques¬ 
tion, which was carried. 

The President then put the question, severally, on the 

motions of Messrs. Guion, Jones and Dufour, which were 
lost. 

Mr. Jones then moved the adoption of his substitute, 
which was lost. 

The fifth article being then before the Convention. 

Mr. Avery moved to strike out in the same the words 
‘‘ second year,” and to insert in lieu thereof, the word " an¬ 
nually.” On said motion the yeas and nays were called 
for, and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson, of Carroll, Bartlett, Bullard. Dalfe- 
res, Dorsey, ifhrris, Hargis, Hodges, Isaaks, King of Jack- 
son. LeBlanc, McMillen, Parham, Pierce, Pugh, Richard¬ 
son, of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Ron- 
quillo, Sandidge, Smart, Sibley, Van Wickle and Witting- 
ton—24 nays. 

And Messrs. Anderson, of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Addison, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin. Besanqon. Bernard, 
Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Buis- 
son, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, 
Connely. Conrad, Davidson, Delony, Declouet, Dosson, 
Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, Edwards, Eggle¬ 
ston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Her¬ 
ron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hunt, Jennings, Jour- 
dan, Jones, Key, King, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, 
Mathews, Mathews, Marrero, Mather, Moss, Monge, Nich- 
olls, Olivier, Olivier, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pier¬ 
son, Phillips, Reeves, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, 
Robinson, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith, Smith, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Villere, Waddill, 
Williams—95 yeas. 

Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendment 
was adopted. 

Mr. Brother then moved to strike out in the second 
line the word “ first,” and to insert in lieu thereof the 
word “third.” 

Mr. Cotton moved as a substitute to strike out “ first 
Monday in November,” and to insert “ second Monday in 
October.” 

Pending the consideration of said motions— 

Mr. King moved to postpone the further consideration 
of said article, and to make it the special order of the 
day for Monday the 19th inst., which motion was lost. 

The President then put the question on the substitute 
of Mr. Cotton to the amendment offered by Mr. Brother, 
which was lost. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to insert, after the 


words £; two years,” the words “ unless otherwise provided 
by law.” 

Mr. Herron moved to lay said motion on the table, 
which was carried. 

Mr. Smart moved to strike out “ third Monday in De¬ 
cember,” and to insert the words “ first Monday in Jan¬ 
uary.” 

Mr. St. Paul moved as a substitute to strike out “ third 
Monday in January,” and to insert in lieu thereof “ first 
day of May.” 

On motion of Mr. Armant the amendment and substi¬ 
tute were laid on the table. 

Mr. Harris then moved to strike out “ ten,” in the sec¬ 
ond line, and to insert in lieu thereof the word “ annu¬ 
ally.” 

Mr. Bienvenu moved to lay the amendment upon the 
table. 

On said motion Mr. Harris called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, 
Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, 
Conrad, Dalfreyes, Davidson, Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, 
Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, Edwards, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Hernan¬ 
dez, Hough, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King. King, 
Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews, 
Mathews, Marrero. Mather, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Oli¬ 
vier, Olivier, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, 
Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, Richardson, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius, Roman. Ronquillo, St. Paul, Smart, Swa¬ 
zey, Shaw, Shelton, Smith, Smith, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, 
Thibodaux, Thompson, Waddill, Williams, Wittington— 
91 yeas. 

Messrs. Anderson of Carroll. Addison, Besancon. Beale, 
Cotton, Deloney, Dorsey, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hodges, Isaacks, Jour dan, Parham, Pierce, Roysden, Rob¬ 
inson, Sandidge, Staes, Scarborough, Stewart, Taliaferro, 
Todd, Villere and Van Wickle—26 nays. 

Consequently the motion was lo^fe and the amendment 
was adopted. 

On motion of Mir. Thompson, the 5th article was adopted 
as amended. 

On the 6th article being read as follows : 

Art. 6. No person shall be a Representative, who, at the 
time of his election, is not a free white male, and has not 
been for three years a citizen of the United States, and 
has not attained the age of twenty-one years, and resided 
in the State for the three years next preceding the elec¬ 
tion and the last year thereof in the parish for which he 
may be chosen. 

Mr. Todd offered the following substitute : 

Art. 6. Every duly qualified elector under this Consti¬ 
tution shall be eligible to a seat in the House of Repre¬ 
sentatives. 

Mr. Dufour offered the following amendment: 

The Representatives shall be duly qualified electors in 
the parishes which they represent. 

Mr. Delony ofiered the following amendment: 

No person shall be a Representative who at the time of 
his election is not a qualified elector of the parish in which 
he resides. 

On motion to lay the substitute, the proviso and th« 
amendment on the table, Mr. Swazey called for the yea* 
which resulted as follows : 


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JOURNAL OP TUB 


Messrs. Anderson, Anderson, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Addison, Arrnant, Bartlett, Beard, Boudousquie, 
Collens, Conrad, Dugue, Edwards of Washington, Eggles¬ 
ton, Jones, Key, Lobdell, Mathews of Orleans, Mather 
Monge, Preaux, Pierson, Richardson of St Mary, Rixner. 
Roman, Staes, Swazey, Tatman and Thompson—30 yeas. 

And Messrs. Bradford, Benjamin, Besancon, Bernard, 
Beale, Bienvenu. Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Carter, Cotton, Connely.^Dalferes, Davidson 
Delony,Declouet. Dorsey. Dosson, Douglass. Dufour, Duffel, 
Edwards of Orleans, Eustis, Parmer, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez. Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings. Jourdan, King, King, 
Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc. Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of 
F C, Marrero, Moss, Nicholls, £)livier, Olivier, Parham, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Price, Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves. 
Richardson of Ouachita, Risk, Roselius, Roysden, Ron- 
quillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St Paul, Smart. Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton. Smith, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, 
Taliaferro, Thibodaux, Todd, VanWickle, Villere, Wad- 
dill. Williams, Witington—88 nays. 

Consequently the motion to lay on the table was lost. 

Mr. Sandidge then moved to lay the propositions of Mr. 
Dufour and that of Mr Deloney on the table. 

On the votes being taken it appeared that 52 voted for 
and 52 voted against the motion of Mr. Sandidge, there 
being a tie, and the President voting in the affirmative, 
the motion to lay on the table was carried. 

The substitute then being before the Convention, Mr. 
Davidson offered the following proviso : 

Provided, he be a qualified elector of the parish in 
which he ip chosen at the time of his election. 

The following named Delegates offered the following sub¬ 
stitutes to the above proviso, which were, on motion, sev¬ 
erally laid on the table: 

Mr. Hargis: 

Art. 6. No person shall be a Representative who, at the 
time of his election is not a free white male, and has not 
been one year a citizen of the United States, and has not 
attained the age of twenty-one years, and resided in the 
State for one year next preceding his election, and the 
last six months in the parish for which he may be chosen. 

Mr. Douglass : 

Art. 6. No person shall be a Representative, who, at 
the time of his election is not a free white male citizen of 
the United States, and has not attained the age of twenty- 
one years, and resided in the State and parish for which 
he may be chosen one year next preceding the election. 

Mr. Swazey: 

Art. 6. Na person shall be a Representative, who, at the 
time of his election is not a free white male, and has not 
been for two years a citizen of the United States, and has 
not attained the age of twenty-one years, and resided in 
the State for two years next preceding his election, and 
the last year thereof in the parish for which he may be 
chosen. 

Mr. Parham: 

Art. 6. No person shall be a Representative who. at the 
time of his election is not a free white male, and a citizen 
of the United States, and has not attained the age of 
twenty-one years, and resided in the State one year next 
preceding the election. 

Mr. Phillips offered the following proviso as a substitute 
to the proviso offered by Mr. Davidson : 


Provided the Representative be qualified elector of the 
parish, and the Senator of the Senatorial District from 
which he is chosen at the time of the election. 

The question being taken on the above proviso, Mr. 
Jennings moved that the above subject be made the spe¬ 
cial order of the day for to-morrow morning, at 9 o’clock, 
immediately after the reading of the journal, and that 
the Convention do now adjourn, which motion was lost. 

On motion the proviso was adopted, and on a farther 
motion to adopt the substitute as amended the yeas and 
nays being called for resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Arrnant, 
Boudousquie, Dugue, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, 
Gardere, Ilargis, Jones, Lobdell, Monge, Olivier of St. 
Mary, Palfrey, Rixner, Roman, Staes, Swazey, Tatman 
and Thompson—20 nays. 

And Messrs. Avery, Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, Ad¬ 
dison, Bradford, Bartlett. Benjamin, Besancon, Bernard, 
Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer. Bullard, Buisson, 
Byrne. Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, Con- 
nely, Dalferes, Davidson, Deloney, Declouet, Dorsey, Dos- 
sen, Douglass, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eustis, 
Farmer,Guion, Hatch, Hayes,Harris. Herron. Hebert, Her¬ 
nandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, 
Key, King, King, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Mcllhenny. Mc¬ 
Millen, Mathews, Mathews, Moss, Nicholls, Olivier of St. 
Martin, Parham, Paxton. Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pierson, 
Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, Richardson, Risk, Ro¬ 
selius. Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St, Paul, 
Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, Smith, Sibley, 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Villere, Waddill Williams and Wittington — 97 
yeas. 

Consequently said motion prevailed, and the substitute 
as amended was adopted. 

The Convention then took up Article 7 ; which read as 
follows; 

Art. 7. Elections for Representatives for the several 
parishes or Representative districts shall be held at the 
several election precincts established by law. The Legis¬ 
lature may delegate the power of establishing election 
precincts to the parochial or municipal authorities. 

On motion, the following words were inserted after the 
words ‘• elections of Representatives,” General Assembly, 
which was adopted. 

Mr. Collens then moved to strike out the following 
words : ; ‘the several parishes or Representative districts,” 
which, on motion, was also adopted. 

On motion, the article as amended was adopted. 

Article 8 being fixed as the special order of the day for 
Thursday, the 15th instant, was laid over. 

The Convention then took up for consideration article 
9, which read as follows : 

“ The House of Representatives shall choose its Speaker 
and other officers.” 

On motion the above article was adopted. 

The article 10 being taken up and read as follows : 

Article 10. In all elections by the people every free 
white male who has been two years a citizen of the United 
States who has attained the age of twenty-one years, and 
resided in the State two consecutive years next preceding 
the election, and the last year thereof in the parish in 
which he offers to vote, shall have the right of voting ; 
provided, that no person shall be deprived of the right of 
voting who at the time of the adoption of this Constitu- 




STATE CONVENTION. 


tion was entitled to that right under the Constitution of 
1812. Electors shall in all cases except treason, felony, 
breach or surety of the peace, be privileged from arrest 
during their attendance at. going to or returning from 
elections. 

Mr. Delony offered the following substitute to the above 
article: 

Article 10. In all elections by the people, every free 
white male citizen of the United States who has attained 
the age of twenty-one years, and has been a resident of 
the State for one year next preceding the election and the 
last six months thereof a resident of the parish in which 
he offers to vote, shall have the right of voting ; provided, 
that no elector shall lose his elective right on account of 
residence in one parish before he acquires it in another. 
Electors shall in all cases except treason, felony, breach or 
surety of the peace be privileged from arrest during their 
attendance at, going to or returning from elections. 

The following named Delegates offered the following 
amendments, which, on motion of Mr. Guion, were re¬ 
ferred with the article and substitute to the Committee on 
Electoral Franchise. 

Mr. Davidson : 

Article 10. In all elections by the people every free white 
male who has been one year a citizen of the United States, 
who has attained the age of twenty-one years and resided 
in the State ,one year next preceding the election and the 
last six months thereof in the parish in which he offers to 
vote, shall have the right of voting. Electors shall, in all 
cases, except treason, felony and breach or surety of the 
peace be privileged from arrest, during their attendance 
at, going to or returning from elections. 

Mr Cotton : 

Art. 10. In all elections by the people, every free white 
male who has become a citizen of the United States, who 
has attained the age of twenty-one years, and resided in 
the State one year next preceding the election, and the 
last six months thereof in the parish in which he offers to 
vote, shall have the right of voting. 

Electors shall, in all cases except treason, felony, breach 
or surety of the peace, be privileged from arrest during 
their attendance at, going to, or returning from elections. 

Mr. Richardson, of St. Mary : 

Art. 10. In all elections by the people, every free white 
male who is a citizen of the United States, and has at¬ 
tained the age of twenty-one years, and resided in the 
State six months next preceding the election, and the last 
three months thereof in the Parish in which he offers to 
vote, shall have the right of voting. 

Electors shall, in all cases except treason, felony, breach 
of surety of the peace, be privileged from arrest during 
their attendance at, going to, or returning from elections. 

Mr. Jones offered the following resolution, which was 
read and adopted : 

Resolved, That any member who may have prepared a 
substitute for article 10, be permitted to hand the same 
to the Secretary to be laid before the committee. 

The President informed the Convention that in compli¬ 
ance with a resolution adopted by the Convention, that 
he had appointed Mr. J. B. Houghton Post-master to the 
Convention. 

Mr. Besancon then moved that the Convention do now 
adjourn until Monday morning at 9 o’clock a. m. 

On said motion, the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows: v 


V) 

Messrs. Besancon, Beale, Castellanos, Carter, Collens, 
Deloney, Eggleston, Herron. Hernandez, Jennings, Preaux, 
Staes, Smith of West Feliciana—13 yeas. 

Messrs. Anderson, Anderson, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Addison, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, 
Bernard. Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Buisson, Byrne, Campbell, Cotton, Connely. Conrad, Dal- 
feres, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Du- 
four, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, Edwards, Eustis, Farmer, 
Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Ilunt,Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King, 
King,Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, McMillen, 
Mathews, Mathews.Marrero, Mather,Moss, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier, Olivier, Parham, Paxton, Price, Pierce, Pierson, 
Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, Richardson, Rixner, 
Risk. Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Sandidge, St. Paul, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, 
Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, VanWic- 
kle, Yillere, Waddill, Williams and Wittington—105 nays; 
consequently said motion was lost. 

On motion the Convention adjourned until to-morrow 
at 9 o’clock, a. m. 


Saturday, July 10,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present, Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, and 96 delegates. 

The Rev. Mr. Woodridge opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

On motion, leave of absence was granted to the follow¬ 
ing named delegates: Messrs. Beale, Van Wickle and 
Preaux. 

Mr. Gardere, on behalf of the Committe on Contingent 
Expenses, submitted the following report, accompanied by 
a resolution : 

The Committee on Contingent Expenses respectfully 
submit the following report: 

That upon inquiry at the Treasurer’s office, they have 
found that, although there is a large amount deposited to 
the credit of special funds belonging to the State, and af¬ 
fected by law to specific purposes, only a small sum stands 
credited to the General Fund , from which the appropria¬ 
tion made by the act calling this Convention is legally to 
be drawn ; and that the Treasurer will, therefore, for 
some time to come, be unable to meet the demands which 
may be made to pay the mileage and per diem of the 
members of the Convention, and the current expenses of 
the same. 

To get over this difficulty, your committee have ap¬ 
plied to the Branch of the Louisiana State Bank in ’'his 
town, for a loan of twenty-five thousand dollars, ($25,000) 
predicated upon the appropriation for the same amount, 
made by law during the last session of the General As¬ 
sembly, to defray the expenses of the Convention ; and 
although they have not as yet received a positive answer, 
yet they have reason to believe that there exists but little 
doubt that the mother bank in NewOrleans will author¬ 
ize the loan, at the rate of six per cent, per annum, re-im- 
bursable by the State when in funds. Your committee 
accordingly ask to be authorized to effect this loan, on 
condition that the money shall be credited in the branch 
bank to the aocount of the Convention, and eh all be 




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drawn for on the warrant of the President, made in the 
usual form, in favor of the members of this body and its 
officers, and for such other purposes as may be duly au¬ 
thorized by resolutions of the Convention ; and fof that 
purpose they accompany the present report with a resolu¬ 
tion conferring the power necessary to close the negotia¬ 
tion, should their application be granted. 

Your committe deem it their duty to state that, after a 
careful examination of the law calling a Convention, they 
are clearly of opinion that only $25,000, and no more, have 
been appropriated to defray all the expenses of the same ; 
and that this sum, which at the time the appropriation 
was made had been considered as sufficient, because it was 
then supposed that the session of the Convention would 
be short and inexpensive, can now be proved to be totally 
inadequate to effect the purpose intended, as is fully 


shown from the following statement: 

Amount of appropriation.$25,000 

Mileage of members, as per statement 

furnished by Warrant Clerk.$10,980 

Appropriated towards payment of 

postage. 500 

Purchase of stationery by Sergeant- 
at-Arms, and other incidental ex¬ 
penses prior to the opening of the 
Convention, estimated at. 250 


$11,730 

The daily expense of the Convention, exclusive of the 
cost of printing and other contingent expenses, is as fol¬ 


lows : 

130 members at $4 per day.$ 520 

1 Serectary. 14 

1 Assistant Secretary . 10 

1 Reporter. . 10 

2 Translating Clerks at $8 each. 16 

4 Recording Clerks, at $6 each. 24 

1 Sergeant-at-Arms. 6 

1 Door-keeper. . 6 

1 Postmaster. 2 

Daily pay of members and officers. $608 

Por ten copies of newspapers to each 
member, making lSOO copies daily, 
estimated at.... 40 

$648 

20 days by the above will give an amount of. .12,960 


Making a total of.$24,690—$24,690 


From the above it is clearly seen that the amount ap¬ 
propriated will not suffice to pay the expenses of this Con¬ 
vention for a longer session than twenty (20) days, le&v 
ing unpaid the printer’s bill, and other unforeseen inci¬ 
dental expenses. 

Your committee will state in conclusion, that after the 
appropriation is exhausted, they do not see how they can 
audit and countersign any warrants on the Treasury, as 
they are of opinion that they would, by so doing, act ille¬ 
gally, and without any authority whatever. 

[Signed,] Fergus Gardere, Chairman. 

Resolved, That the Committee on Contingent Expenses 
be and is hereby authorized, in the name of the Conven¬ 
tion, to negotiate and effect with the Branch of the Loui¬ 
siana State Bank in Baton Rouge, a loan at the rate of 
six per cent, per annum, predicated on the law of 1852, by 
which this Convention has been called, and for the full 
amount appropriated therein ; the proceeds of which loan 
is to stand deposited in the said Branch Bank, to be drawn 
against from time to time, by warrants of the President of 
said Convention, countersigned by the Secretary thereof, 
and audited by one of the members of the Committee on 
Contingent Expenses. 


On motion of Mr. Phillips, the above report and resolu¬ 
tions were adopted. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary De¬ 
partment be instructed to report to this Convention the 
propriety of reducing the number of Judges of the Su¬ 
preme Court, and the constituting of a Court of Errors 
only. Also as to the propriety of authorizing the General 
Assembly to establish other courts beside those mention¬ 
ed in the Constitution of 1845 ; and what amendments 
thereto would be necessary to carry out these principles. 

The above resolution having been read, Mr. Sandidge 
moved to refer the same to the Judiciary Committee, 
which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Jennings, from the Special Committee appointed to 
fix the compensation to be allowed to the officers of the 
Convention, etc., etc., submitted the following report: 

The committee, to whom was referred the compensation 
of the several officers of the Convention, have taken this 
matter into due consideration, and have agreed to fix the 
salary of the Printer of the Convention as follows ; all of 
which is respectfully submitted: 

1. For two hundred copies of the Journal of the De¬ 
bates of the Convention, in book form, in French and 
English, printed in minion, and composed with the mat¬ 
ter published in the Journal, the pages to have eighty-one 
lines in length, including the title, the blank line under 
the title and the foot-line,—the books to be stitched and 
bound in the same manner as the law-books.—two dollars 
and fifty cents will be allowed for each page ; and fot 
every two hundred copies after the first two hundred, 
two dollars per page. 

2. For all reports, documents or other matters printed 
in book or pamphlet form, in French and English, and 
composed in long primer, the pages to be of the same 
length as the pages of the Acts of the Legislature of 1852, 
two dollars and a half per page ; and for every two hun¬ 
dred pages after the first two hundred, one dollar and 
twenty-five cents, including the binding, etc. 

3. For the resolutions printed on foolscap paper, in 
French and English, in long primer or small pica leaded, 
having the width of twenty-five ems long primer, the 
length of eighty lines, the lines and sections to be counted 
as above, for one hundred and fifty copies, or less, three 
dollars and fifty cents per page, and two dollars for every 
one hundred pages after the first one hundred. 

4. For all illustrated works, one dollar will be allowed 
for one thousand ems over the prices herein above fixed, 
but these works shall be distinctly specified in the account' 
to be rendered to the officer charged with the settlement. 

5. For the blanks, the same compensation as allowed to 
the State Printer by the act of 1846. 

6. For all matters published in the Journal, per page 
(the space to be covered by one hundred words or more), 
fifty cents for the first insertion, and twenty-five cents for 
"each subsequent one. 

On motion of Mr. Connely, the further consideration of 
the report was postponed until Monday, the 12th inst. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the Committee on Amendments to the 
Constitution be instructed to report what change, if any, 
is necessary as to the mode of amending the Constitution, 
as provided in article 140. 

On motion, the above resolution was laid on the table. 

Mr. Conrad being absent on yesterday when the vote 
was taken on article 6 of the Constitution, obtained leave 






















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to record bis vote, and voted in the negative. With leave 
the same delegate submitted the following protest, which, 
on motion, was ordered to be spread on the journal: 

The undersigned being of opinion that the amendment 
to article 6 of the Constitution, placing the qualifications 
for eligibility to the Senate on the same footing with those 
which are required for eligibility to the House of Repre¬ 
sentatives, is a grave departure from those simple and 
fundamental principles of organic law which have been 
recognized in theory, and adopted in practice, since the 
commencement of American liberty and independence ; 
that by American practice it is generally conceded that 
one of the Houses of a Legislature should be constituted 
■upon more conservative principles than the other—among 
which principles for this end that have been the most 
generally recognized, the most simple and least objection¬ 
able, consist in the difference of age in the members of the 
two bodies, and the difference of time required for resi¬ 
dence of each—protests against the incorporation of this 
new, and as he conceived retrograde principle in the Con¬ 
stitution of this State, and asks that this protest be ex¬ 
tended upon the journals as evidence of the manner in 
which he would have voted, had he been present at the 
final passage of said article, and the reasons for his vote. 

(Signed.) F. D. Conrad. 

Mr. Declouet having voted in the majority on the mo¬ 
tion to adopt article 6 of the Constitution, moved for a re¬ 
consideration. 

On said motion. Mr. Farmer called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Armant, 
Boudousquie, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, De¬ 
clouet, Dorsey, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Gardere. 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herdandez, Jennings, Jones, King, 
of St. Landry, Leefe, Lobdell, Mathews of Orleans, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, Olivier of St. Martin, Pal¬ 
frey, Price, Richardson of Ouachita, Rixner, Roselius, Ro¬ 
man. Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Tatman, Thomp¬ 
son, Williams—40 yeas. 

Messrs. Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Addison. Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Besancon, Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu 
Brother, Boyer, Bullard. Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Cotton. 
'Dalferes, Davidson, Delony, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, 
Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Eustis, Guion, 
Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaaks, 
Jourdan, Key, Leeds, LeBlanc, Mcllhenny, Mathews of P. 
C., Marrero, Moss, Paxton, Parham, Pearce, Pierson, Phil¬ 
lips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary, Risk, Roys- 
den, Ronqujllo, Robinson, Sandidge, St. Paul, Smart, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Thibodaux, Todd, Villere, Waddill, Wittington—71 nays. 

Consequently the motion was lost, and the Convention 
refused the reconsideration. 

Mr. Jones having voted with the majority upon the 
adoption of the fifth article of the Constitution, moved 
for a reconsideration of the same, which was lost. 

Mr. Jones offered the following resolution, which, under 
the rules of the Convention, was laid over : 

Resolved. That the following be adopted as an additional 
rule of the Convention : That whenever the Convention 
shall desire to refer any subject to a Committee of the 
Whole, they shall hold an evening session for that purpose, 
and said committee shall report to the Convention next 
morning. 

Mr. Eustis offered the following resolution, which was, 
on motion, laid upon the table : 


Resolved, That title six of the Constitution be refer¬ 
red to the Committee on General Provisions, with instruc¬ 
tions to report as soon as practicable. 

ORDER OF THE DAY. 

The Convention then proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion article 11 of the Constitution, which reads as follows : 

Article 11. Absence from the State for more than ninety 
consecutive days, shall interrupt the acquisition of the 
residence required in the preceding section, unless the 
person absenting himself shall be a housekeeper, or shall 
occupy a tenement for carrying on business, and his 
dwelling-house or tenements for carrying on business 
shall be actually occupied during his absence by his 
family or servants, or some portion thereof, or by some 
one employed by him. 

Mr. Guion moved to reject the whole article,which mo¬ 
tion was carried. 

The 12th article was then taken up, and read as follows : 

Article 12. No soldier, seaman or marine in the Army or 
Navy of the United States, no pauper, no person under 
interdiction, nor under conviction of any crime punisha¬ 
ble with hard labor, shall be entitled to vote at any elec¬ 
tion in this State. 

Mr. Risk moved to refer the 12th and 13th articles of 
the Constitution to the Committee on Electoral franchise. 
Which motion was lost. 

Mr. Cotton then offered the following substitute to tbe 
above article: 

Article 12. No pauper, no idiot, no person under inter¬ 
diction nor under conviction of any crime punishable 
with bard labor in the State Penitentiary, shall be entitled 
to vote at any election in this State. 

Cn motion of Mr. Hunt the substitute was laid upon 
the table. 

Mr. Phillips then moved to strike out in the 12th article 
the words “no pauper,” and to insert in lieu thereof the 
Words “No person supported by public charity or under 
conviction of vagrancy.” 

Mr. Hunt moved to lay the above amendment upon the 
table, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Dufour moved to strike out in the said article the 
following words:/‘No soldier, seaman or marine in the 
Army or the Navy of the United States.” 

Pending the consideration of the above amendment, 

Mr. Waddill offered the following as a substitute to tbe 
above article : 

Article 12. No pauper, no person under interdiction, nor 
under any conviction of any crime punishable with hard 
labor, shall be entitled to vote at any election in this 
State, nor shall the right be extended to any soldier, sea¬ 
man or marine in the Army or Navy of the United States, 
unless serving therein as militia of the State ; and pro¬ 
vided further, that he have the necessary qualifications 
of an elector in the place where he offers to vote. 

On motion of Mr. King, of St. Landry, said substitute 
was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Simms offered the following resolution, which, on 
motion of Mr, King, of St. Landry, was laid upon the 
table : ♦ 

Resolved, That article 12 of the Constitution be referred 
to the Committee on the Elective Franchise, to be reported 
on after article 1(X # 

Mr. Collens then moved as a substitute to the first 
clause of the above article, the following words : 

“ For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed 
to have gained or lost a residence by reason of his pre- 




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sence or absence while employed in the Army or Navy of 
the United States/’ (Nor shall, etc., etc.) 

Pending the consideration of the above substitute, Mr. 
Beujamin called for the previous question, which was car¬ 
ried. 

The President then announced that the first question 
on which the Convention was called upon to give a vote 
was the substitute offered by Mr. Collens 

The question being put on said substitute, the Conven¬ 
tion decided in the negative ; consequently the substitute 
was laid on the table. 

The question then being on the amendment offered by 
Mr. Dufour, the same delegate called for the yeas and nays 
on its adoption, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Addison. Bartlett. Besancon. Bienvenu. .Jj^yer, 
Byrne, Castellanos, Cotton, Davidson, DufoUr, Ilargis. 
Herron, Jennings, Staes and Shaw—15 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson, Anderson. Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother. 
Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson. Carter, Campbell, Collens, 
Connely, Conrad, Dalferes. Delony, Dedouet, Dorsey, Dos- 
son, Douglass, Duffel, Edwards, Edwards. Eggleston, Eus- 
tis. Gardere. Guion, Hatch, Ilayesj Harris, Hebert, Her¬ 
nandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt. Isaacks, Jourdan. Jones, 
Key, King, King, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, LeBlanc, Mcll- 
henny, McMillen, Mathews, Mathews, Marrero, Moss, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, Olivier, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Price, Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of St. 
Mary, Rixner, Risk, RoseliUs, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, 
Robinson, Sandidge, St. Paul, Smart, Swazey, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton. Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, 
Tatman, Talbot-, TaliaferO, Thibodaux. Thompson, Todd, 
Yillere, Waddill, Williams and Wittington—95 nays ; 
consequently said motion was lost. 

Mr. Parham then moved the adoption of the article, 
which was carried. 

Mr. Carter having voted in the majority on the motion 
to reject article 11, moved for a reconsideration of the 
same. 

On said motion Mr. Phillips called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead, Addison, 
Bradford, Beard, Castellanos, Carter, Collens, Conrad, De¬ 
lony. Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Dufour, Edwards, Ed¬ 
wards, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Ilargis, Herron, Ilebert. 
Hodges, Hough, Jennings, Jourdan, King of St Landry, 
Mathews of P C, Moss,Olivier of St Martin, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Pierce, Phillips. Reeves, Richardson, Ronquillo, Sandidge, 
Swazey, Shelton, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thibo¬ 
daux. Thompson, Todd and Yillere—48 yeas. 

Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Avery, Andrews, Armant, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Besancon, Bernard, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, 
Campbell, Cotton, Dalferes, Davidson. Buffel, Douglass, 
Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Hernandez, 
Hunt, Isaacks, Jones, Key, Leefe, LeBlanc, Leeds, Lobdell, 
McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier of St Mary. Parham, Price, Pugh, Richardson of 
St Mary, Rixner. Risk. Roselius, Roman Roysden. Robin¬ 
son, St Paul, Staes. Smart, Shaw, S : 'rough, Smith, 
Simms, Taliafero, Waddill, Williams anc Wittington— 
62 nfcys. •• 

Consequently the motion to reconsider was lost. 

The Convention then took up article 13, which read as [ 
follows: 1 

Art. 13 . No person shall be entitled to vote at any elec- ' 


tion held in this State, except in the parish of his resi¬ 
dence, and in cities and towns divided into election pre¬ 
cincts, in the election precinct in which he resides. 

Mr. McMillen offered the following as a substitute for 
the same i 

Art. 13. That no elector shall be prohibited from voting 
for a Senator at any precinct in the Senatorial District, or 
for Judge, or District Attorneys, or for members of Con¬ 
gress. in either of the Parishes belonging to said District, 
provided he be a resident of the District in which he offers 
to vote. 

Also, that he be privileged to vote for executive officers 
of the State, and for President and Vice-President of the 
United States in any parish of the State. 

Mr. Todd moved to refer the article and the substitute 
to the Committee on Electoral Franchise, which motion 
was lost. 

Mr. Waddill moved to amend the substitute as follows : 
No person shall be entitled to Vote at any election in 
this State, except in the parish of his residence and in 
cities and towns divided into election precincts, in the 
election precinct in which he resides, provided that every 
elector shall have the right of voting for the officers elec - 
ted by the whole people of the State any where within its 
limits. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, moved to lay the substi¬ 
tute and amendment on the table, which motion prevailed. 

The thirteenth article being then before the Convention, 
Mr. Taliafero offered the following amendment to be in¬ 
serted at the end thereof, “ unless otherwise directed or 
permitted by law.” 

Mr. Herron moved to lay the amendment on the table, 
which was carried. 

Mr. Delony then offered the following proviso, which, on 
motion, was laid on the table : 

Provided that no elector of the State shall be deprived 
of the right to vote in any part of the State, over thirty 
miles from the parish of his residence, in elections for 
State and Federal officers. 

Mr. Smart then offered the following substitute, which, 
on motion of Mr. Gardere, was also laid upon the table : 

Art. 13. Every qualified elector shall be allowed to vote 
any where in this State for President of the United States, 
and for all State officers, and that he be allowed to vote 
any where in his Congressional District for a Congress¬ 
man, and that he be allowed to vote any where in his 
Senatorial or Judicial District for Senator or Judge. 

Mr. Bullard offered the following proviso to the above 
article : 

Provided, notwithstanding that a qualified elector of 
the parishes of.an Electoral District may vote for District 
officers in either parish of such District, and for all offi¬ 
cers elected by general ticket in any part of the State. 

Mr. Avery called for the previous question, which, on 
the motion being put, was carried. 

The question being on the adoption of the proviso offered 
by Mr. Bullard, 

Mr. Pierson called for the yeas and nays, which resulted 
as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson, Anderson, Akenhead, Bartlett, Be 
sancon, Beard, Boyer. Bullard, Cotton, Campbell, David¬ 
son, Delony, Farmer, Harris, Hargis, Hough, Hodges, 
Jourdan, Mathews, Moss, Parham, Paxton, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Roysden, Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Sibley, Simms, Taliafero, Waddill and Wittington—34 
yeas. 





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And Messrs. Avery, Andrews, Armant, Addison, Brad¬ 
ford, Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Collens, Conrad, 
Dalferes, Delcouet, Dorsey, Dufour, Douglass, Duffel, 
Edwards, Edwards, Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch, Hayes, Herron. Hernandez, Hunt. Isaacks, Jenings, 
Jones. Key, King. King. Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, 
McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier, Olivier, Palfrey. Price, Phillips. Pugh. Reeves Rich¬ 
ardson, Richardson, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ron- 
quillo, Robinson, St Paul, Swazey, Shaw. Smith of Winn, 
Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, 
aud Williams—74 nays. 

Consequently, the motion was lost and the proviso was 
laid upon the table. 

On motion the above article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The Convention then took up for consideration the 14th 
article, which read as follows : 

Art. 14. The members of the Senate shall be chosen ftr 
the term of four years. The Senate when assembled shall 
have the power to choose its officers every two years. 

Mr. Jennings moved to postpone the further considera¬ 
tion of said article, and to make it, with articles 15 and 16, 
the order of the day for Thursday, the 15th inst; .which 
motion was lost. 

The 14th article being then before the Convention, 

Mr. Herron moved to strike out in the same the words 
“ four years,” and to insert in lieu thereof the words “ two 
years,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Hough then moved to strike out at the end of the 
article the words t; every two years,” which was carried. 

On motion of Mr King, of St. Landry, the fourteenth 
article, as amended, was adopted. 

Mr. Bullard, having voted in the majority on the motion 
to adopt article twelve, moved for a reconsideration of 
the same, which was lost. 

The Convention then proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion article fifteen. Mr. Guion moved to refer the same, 
with article sixteen, to the Committee on the Legisla¬ 
tive Department, which motion prevailed. 

Article seventeen was then taken up and read as fol¬ 
lows : 

Article 17. At the first session of the General Assembly 
after this Constitution takes effect, the Senators shall be 
equally divided by lot into two classes ; the seats of the 
Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expira¬ 
tion of the second year ; of the second class, at the expi¬ 
ration of the fourth year ; so that one-half shall be chosen 
every two years, and a rotation thereby kept up perpetu¬ 
ally. In case any district shall have elected two or more 
Senators, said Senators shall vacate their seats respectively 
at the end of two and four years, and lots shall be drawn 
between them. 

Mr. Waddill moved to refer the same to the Committee 
on the Legislative Department, which motion was lost. 

On motion the 17th article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The Convention then took up article 18 of the Consti- 
tuion, which reads as follows : 

Article 18. No person shall be a Senator, who, at the 
time of his election, has not been a citizen of the United 
States ten years, and who has not attained the age of 
twenty-seven years, and resided in the State four years 
next preceding his election, and the last year thereof in 
the district in which he may be chosen 


Mr. Jennings offered the following substitute to the 

same : 

Article 18. No person shall be a Senator, who. at the 
time of his election, is not a citizen of the United States, 
and has not attained the age of twenty-five years, and re¬ 
sided in the SKr two years next preceding his election, 
and the ast thereof in the district from which he 

may be chosen. 

Mr. Eustis moved to lay the substitute upon the table, 
which was carried. 

The following delegates asked leave to have their votes 
recorded against the motion of Mr. Eustis to lay the above 
substitute upon the table, which was granted : Messrs. 
Declouet, Conrad, Connelly, Farmer, Tatman, Lobdell, 
Palfrey, McMillen, Roman, Jennings, Harris and Hargis. 

Mr. Hough then moved to reject the whole article, which 
motion prevailed. 

The Convention then took up the following articles, 
which, after being read, were severally adopted without 
amendment: articles 19, 20, 21 and 22. 

On the 23d article being read as follows : 

Article 23. Each House of the General Assembly shall 
keep and publish a weekly journal of its proceedings ; and 
the yeas and nays of the members on any question, shall, 
at the desire of any two of them, be entered on the 
journal. 

Mr. Jones moved to strike out in the above article the 
word " two ” and to insert the word “ ten.” 

Mr. Tatman moved, as a sub-amendment, to strike out 
the words “ any two ” and to insert in lieu thereof “ one- 
fifth” of the members present. 

Mr. Cotton moved to lay both amendments upon the. 
table, which was carried. 

On motion, the 23d article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The 24th and 25th articles being read were, on motion, 
severally adopted without amendment. 

On the 26th article being taken into consideration and 
read as follows : 

Art. 26. The members of the General Assembly shall re¬ 
ceive from the public treasury a compensation for their 
services, which shall be four dollars per day during their 
attendance, going to and returning from the session of 
their respective Houses. The compensation may be in¬ 
creased or diminished by law ; but no alteration shall take 
effect during the period of service of the members of the 
House of Representatives by whom such alteration shall 
have been made. No session shall extend to a period be, 
yond sixty days, to date from its commencement, and any 
legislative action had after the expiration of the said 
sixty days, shall be null and void. This provision shall 
not apply to the first Legislature which is to conyene 
after the adoption of this Constitution. 

Mr. Jones moved to strike out all after the words: 
shall have been made,” and to insert in lieu thereof the 
following words : 11 But if any session shall continue more 
than sixty days, to date from its commencement, no com¬ 
pensation shall be allowed beyond that time.” 

On motion of Mr. Waddill, the amendment was laid upon 
the table. 

Mr. Gardere moved to amend the article by inserting 
the following words : “ But the compensation for mileage 
shall not exceed one dollar for every twenty miles.” 

Mr. Todd moved to lay the amendment on the table. 

On said motion Mr. Gardere called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 






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Messrs. Annant, Bradford, Bienvenu, Brother. Bou- 
dousquie. Boyer, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Collens, Con¬ 
rad, Balferes, Dorsey, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards, Eggleston. 
Earrner, Gardere, Hatch, Herron. Isaacks, Jennings,Jour- 
dan. Leeds, LeBlanc. Mathews. Mathewf. Marrero. Moss, 
Palfrey, Paxton. Pierson, Pugh, Richardson, Richardson. 
Rixner, Risk, Roman, Roysden, Robinson, Shaw, Scarbor¬ 
ough, Simms, Stewart, Taliafero and Thompson—47 nays. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Avery , Andrews, Ad¬ 
dison, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besancon, Bernard, Bullard, 
Buisson, Cotton, Connely, Davidson, Delony, Declouet, 
Dosson, Eustis, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Ilargis, Hernandez. 
Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Jones, Key, King, King. Leefe, Lob- 
dell-, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, Oli¬ 
vier, Parham, Price, Reeves, Roselius, Ronquillo, Sandidge, 
Staes, Smart, Swazey, Shelton, Sibley. Tatman. Talbot, 
Thibodaux, Todd, Villere. Waddill, Williams and Wit- 
tington—56 ayes. 

Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendment 
was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Hough offered the following, as a substitute to Ar¬ 
ticle 26 : 

Article 28. The members of the General Assembly shall 
receive from the public treasury such compensation for 
their services as may be fixed by the Legislature, but no 
alteration shall take effect during the period of service of 
the members of the House of Representatives by whom 
such alteration shall have been made. 

Mr Eustis moved to lay the amendment upon the table, 
which was carried. 

Mr. Hargis then offered the following substitute to the 
above article: 

Article 26. The members of the General Assembly shall 
receive from the public treasury a compensation to be 
fixed by law, but no alteration shall take effect during the 
period for which he was elected. No session shall ex¬ 
tend beyond sixty days, to date from its commencement. 

Mr. Stewart moved to lay the same on the table, which 
motion was carried. 

Mr. Connely then moved to strike out all the last clause 
of the article after the words “ null and void.” 

Mr. Waddill moved, as a sub-amendment, to strike out 
all after the words “ been made.” 

Mr. King of St. Landry moved to lay both amendments 
on the table, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Richardson of St. Mary moved to strike out “ sixty 
days” in the article, and to insert “forty days,” which 
was lost. 

Mr. Hough moved as an amendment to strike out the 
words “sixty days,” and to insert in lieu thereof the 
words “ fifty days.” 

Mr. Connely called for the previous question, which was 
carried. 

The question then being on the proposition of Mr. 
Hough, the President put the question on its adoption, 
which was decided in the negative ; consequently the 
motion was lost. 

On motion the 26th article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The 27th article being read, was. on motion, adopted 
without amendment. 

The Convention then took up for consideration article 
28 of the Constitution, which read as follows : 

Article 28. No Senator or Representative shall, during 
the term for which he was elected, nor for one year there¬ 
after, be appointed or elected to any civil office of profit 
under this State, which shall hare been created, or the 


emoluments of which shall have been increased during 
the time such Senator or Representative was in office, ex¬ 
cept to such offices or appointments as may be filled by 
the elections of the people. 

Mr. Eustis moved to strike out the whole article, which 
motion was lost. 

* On motion the above article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

On the 29th article being taken up and read as follows : 
Art. 29. No person, while he continues to exercise the 
functions of a clergyman, priest or teacher of any reli¬ 
gious persuasion, society or sect, shall be eligible to the 
General Assembly. 

Mr. Guion moved to reject the same. 

On said motion. Mr. Richardson, of St. Mary, called fop 
the yeas and nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landrey, Bartlett, Brother, 
Byrne, Castellanos. Campbell, Connely. Conrad, Declouet, 
Eggleston. Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Monge. Olivier, 
of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Staes and Thibodaux—21 nays. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Avery, Andrews, Ar» 
mant, Addison, Bradford, Benjamin, Besancon, Bernard, 
Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson. Carter, 
Collens, Cotton, Davidson, Delony, Dorsey, Dosson, Doug¬ 
lass, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards, Edwards, Eustis, Farmer, 
Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron, 
Hebert, Hough, Hodges. Hunt, Isaacks. Jennings, Jourdan, 
Jones, Key, King. King, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, 
McMillen, Mathews ofP C, Marrero, Moss, Nicholls, Olivier 
of St Martin, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Price, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Pugh. Reeves, Richardson, Richardson, Roman, Roys¬ 
den. Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton. Smith of Winn, Sibley. Simms, Stewart, Tatman, 
Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson. Todd. Villere, Waddill, Wil¬ 
liams and Wittington—87 yeas. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the 29th article 
was rejected. 

The Convention then took up article 30 of the Consti¬ 
tution, which read as follows : 

Art. 30. No person who at any time may have been a 
collector of taxes, or who may have been otherwise en¬ 
trusted with public money, shall be eligible to the General 
Assembly, or to any office of profit or trust under the State 
Government, until he shall have obtained a discharge for 
the amount of such collections, and for all public moneys 
with which he may have been entrusted. 

On motion of Mr. Connely, the following words were in¬ 
serted after the word “taxes” : “ whether State, Parish or 
Municipal.” 

On motion, the article as amended was adopted. 

The 31st article being before the Convention, on motion 
it was adopted without amendment. 

The Convention took up for consideration article 32, 
which read as follows : 

Art. 32. All hills for raising revenue shall originate in 
the House of Representatives, but the Senate may propose 
amendments as in other bills ; provided , they not in¬ 
troduce any new matter under the color of an amendment 
which does not relate to raising revenue. 

Mr. Herron moved to reject the whole article, which mo¬ 
tion was lost. 

On motion, the article was adopted without amendment. 
The 33d article being then before the Convention, was. 
on motion, adopted without amendment. 

On the 34th article being taken up and read as follows: 
Art. 31. A majority of all the members elected to the 





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Senate, shall be required for the confirmation or rejection 
of officers to be appointed by the Governor, with the ad¬ 
vice and consent of the Senate ; and the Senate in decid¬ 
ing theron. shall vote by yeas and nays, and the names of 
the Senators voting for and against the appointments 
respectively, shall be entered on a journal to be kept for 
that purpose, and made public at the end of each session, 
or before. 

Mr. Benjamin moved to strike out the words i( or re¬ 
jection,” which was carried. 

Mr. Cotton then moved to refer the article to the Com¬ 
mittee on the Legislative Department, which motion was 
lost. 

Mr. Herron moved to insert after the words “ yeas and 
nays,” the following words : u with opened doors*” 'which 
motion was lost. 

On motion, the article, as amended by Mr. Benjamin, 
was adopted. 

The 35th article being read, was, on motion, adopted. 

On the 36th article being taken up and read as follows : 

Art. 36. A Treasurer of the State shall be elected bien¬ 
nially, by joint ballot of the two Houses of the General 
Assembly. The Governor shall have the power to fill any 
vacancy that may happen in that office during s the recess 
of the Legislature. 

Mr. Villere offered the following substitute^ the above 
article : 

Art. 36. A Treasurer of the State shall be elected bien¬ 
nially by the qualified electors of this State. The Gover¬ 
nor shall have power to issue writs of election in case of 
vacancy in the office. 

On motion of Mr. Benjapnn, the above substitute was 
laid on the table, and on a further motion, the 36th arti¬ 
cle was stricken out. 

The 37th article being read, was, on motion, adopted. 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until Monday 
morning, at 9 o’clock, a. m. 


Monday, July 12,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Convention, 
being absent, Mr. King, of St. Landry, was requested to 
take the Chair. 

The Rev. Mr. Chadburn opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present: one hundred Delegates. 

Mr. Hayes asked leave of absence for Mr. Price, on ac¬ 
count of sickness, which was granted. 

On motion of Mr. Guion, leave of absence was granted 
to Mr. Key. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, asked leave of absence for 
Mr. Lemaitre, Door Keeper of the Convention, on account 
of sickness in his family, which was granted. 

Mr. Jennings offered the following resolution, which, on 
motion, was referred to the Committee on Electoral Fran¬ 
chise ; 

Resolved, That the General Assembly shall provide by 
law, for the registration of all the qualified electors re¬ 
siding in this State in the*cities and towns whose white 
population exceeds two thousand, and which registration 
shall be made out within thirty days preceding any general 
election. 

Mr. Mos 3 having voted in the majority on the adoption 


of article 34 of the Constitution, moved for a reconsidera¬ 
tion of the same, which was granted. 

Article 34 being then before the Convention, Mr. Par¬ 
ham moved to strike out the first part of the article, and 
to amend the other part, so that the article shall read as 
follows: 

The Senate shall vote on the confirmation of officers to 
be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, by yeas and nays; and the names of Senators 
voting for and against the appointments respectively, shall 
be entered on a journal to be kept for that purpose, and 
made public at the end of each session, or before. 

On motion of Mr. Hunt, the amendment was adopted, 
and on a further motion, the article as amended was 
adopted. 

Mr. Simms offered the following resolution, which, on 
motion, was laid on the table subject to the call of the 
Convention : 

Resolved, That it is the sense of this Convention that 
the result of its labors, before going into effect, should be 
submitted to the people of the State, for their approval or 
rejection. And, that all to whom the right of suffrage 
shall be extended by the said Constitution, as amended 
or changed, shall be entitled to the right of voting on the 
same. And further, that the Committee be directed to 
report a provision to that effect. 

Mr. Cotton offered the following resolution, which was 
read, and on motion referred to the Committee on 
Electoral Franchise : 

Resolved, That in all elections by the people, or by the 
Senate and House of Representatives, the vote shall be 
given viva voce. 

Mr. Isaacks offered the following resolution, which be¬ 
ing read, was on motion referred to the Committee on 
General Provisions: 

Resolved, That Article 113 of the Constitution of 1845 
be referred to the Committee on General Provisions, and 
that said committee be requested to report thereon at as 
early a day as convenient, after the said article shall have 
been reached in its regular order. 

Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Convention, ap¬ 
peared and took his seat. 

Mr. Smart, having voted in the majority on the adoption 
of article 13 of the Constitution, moved for a re-consider¬ 
ation of the same, ancj called for the yeas and nays on his 
motion, which resulted as follows ; 

Messrs. Beard, Bullard, Davidson, Delony, Dosson, Far¬ 
mer, Harris, Hargis, Hough, Hodges, Jourdan, McMillen, 
Moss, Parham, Pierson, Pujo, Roysden, Sandidge, Smart, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Taliafero, 
Todd, Waddill and Whittington—27 yeas ; and 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Anderson of Carroll. 
Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Bernard, Beale, Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, 
Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Connely, 
Conrad, Dalferes, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Ed¬ 
wards, Edwards, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, 
Herron, Hernandez, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, KiDg 
of St. Landry, King of Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds 
LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, McHhenny, Mathews of Point 
Coupee, Marrero, Martin, MoDge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. 
Martin, Palfrey, Paxton, Pierce, Phillips, Richardson, 
Richardson, Reeves. Roselius, Ronquillo, Robinson. Staes, 
St. Paul, Swazey, Shaw, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot. 
Thibodaux, Thompson, Yillereand Williams—70 nays 

Consequently the motion was lost 





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Mr. Lobdell offered the;.following resolution, which was 
laid over, under the rules : 

Resolved, That a Committee on Public Lands be ap¬ 
pointed, to consist of— members. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following articles, which being 
read were, on motion, referred to the Committee on Gen¬ 
eral Provision, to wit: 

Art. —. The General Assembly shall never emancipate 
a slave, save only on account of some eminent public ser¬ 
vice rendered the State, and being so freed, may reside in 
the State at pleasure. 

Art. —. The emancipation of a slave in this State, ex¬ 
cept as in the preceding article, is positively prohibited, 
unless the slave when freed is. within six months time, 
sent out of the United States, and returning to this State, 
such freedom shall be forfeited and the slave become the 
property of the State. 

Art. —.No free person of color from any part of the 
world shall be allowed to enter into and reside in this 
State, without a forfeiture of their freedom to the State. 
The General Assembly shall pass laws declaring what will 
constitute a residence. 

On motion of Mr. Declouet; one hundred and fifty copies 
were ordered to be printed. 

Mr. Lyle offered the following articles, which having 
been read were, on motion, referred to the Committee on 
General Provisions: 

Art. —. No free colored person shall acquire real estate 
either by inhei’itance or purchase. 

Art. —.No person shall emancipate a slave without 
making provision for the immediate removal of said slave 
from the State. 

Mr. Dalferes moved that article 39 be made the order of 
the day for Wednesday, the 14th inst., which motion was 
lost. 

Mr. Guion offered the following resolution, and moved 
for its reference to the Committee on General Provisions. 

Resolved, That the Committee on General Provisions, 
be instructed to inquire into the necessity and propriety 
of adopting an article prohibiting the introduction of 
Blaves into this State as merchandize. 

Mr. Steward moved to lay the above resolution upon 
the table, which was carried. 

Mr. Moss offered the following resolution, which was 
read, and on motion was laid on the. table, subject to the 
call of the Convention. 

Resolved, That a Committee on Style be appointed, 
composed of — members, whose duty it shall be to exam¬ 
ine and correct, if necessary, the language of the articles 
adopted by this Convention. 

Mr. Delony offered the following to be numbered —. 

Art. —. The Governor may appoint as an Executive 
Council, three citizens of the State as his advisers, provi¬ 
ded, that no additional expense to the State shall incur 
from said appointment. 

On motion, the article was laid upon the table. 

ORDER OF THE DAY. 

The Convention then proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion the following title of the Constitution, to wit : 

TITLE III. 

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. 

Art. 38. The Supreme Executive power of the State 
shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate, who shall be styled 
the Governor of the State of Louisiana. He shall hold his 
afflee duriug tho term of four years; and, together with 


the Lieutenant Governor, chosen for the same term, be 
elected as follows : The qualified voters for Representa¬ 
tives shall vote for a Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 
at the time and place of voting for Representatives ; the 
returns of every election shall be sealed up and transmit¬ 
ted by the proper returning officer to the Secretary of 
State, who shall deliver them to the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives on the second day of the session of the 
General Assembly then next to be holden. The members 
of the General Assembly shall meet in the House of Rep¬ 
resentatives to examine and count the votes. The person 
having the greatest number of votes for Governor shall be 
declared duly elected ; but if two or more persons shall be 
equal, and highest in the number of votes polled for Gov¬ 
ernor, one of them shall immediately be chosen Governor 
by a joint vote of the members of the General Assembly. 
The person having the greatest number of votes for Lieu¬ 
tenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor ; but if 
two or more persons shall be equal, and highest in the 
number of votes polled for Lieutenant Governor, one of 
them shall be immediately chosen Lieutenant Governor 
by joint vote of the members of the General Assembly. 

Mr. King, of Jackson, moved to strike out in the above 
article the following words : four years,” and to insert 

two years,” in lieu thereof. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, called for a division of the 
question, which was lost. 

On motion, the 38th article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The 39th article being then taken up and read as fol¬ 
lows : 

Art. 39. No person shall be eligible to the office of Go¬ 
vernor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not have at¬ 
tained the age of thirty-five years, been fifteen years a 
citizen of the United States, and a resident within the 
State for the same space of time next preceding his elec¬ 
tion. 

Mr. Waddill offered the following substitute : 

Art. 39. Every qualified elector of the State shall be 
eligible to the office of Governor or Lieut. Governor. 

On motion to lay the substitute upon the table the yeas 
and nays were called, and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson, Anderson, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Bartlett, Bernard, Boudousquie. Bullard, Buisson, 
Castellanos, Campbell, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Ed¬ 
wards, Edwards, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, 
Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, Jennings, Jones, King, King, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Martin, Monge, 
Palfrey, Pierce, Richardson of Ouachita, Sandidge, St 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson, and Wil¬ 
liams—47 yeas ; and 

Messrs. Bradford, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Byrne, Car¬ 
ter, Cotton, Davidson, Dalferes, Delony, Dorsey, Dosson, 
Douglass, Dufour, Duffel, Eustis, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, 
Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds. LeBlanc, McMil- 
len, Mathews of P C, Marrero, Moss, Nicholls, Olivier of St 
Martin, Parham, Paxton, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, 
Richardson of St Mary, Roselius, Roysden, Ronquillo, Ro¬ 
binson, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of 
Winn. Summers, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, 
Todd, Villere, Waddell, and Whittington—57 nays. 

Consequently the motion to 4ay the substitute on the 
table was lost. 

Mr. Jennings then offered the following amendment: 

Every citizen of the United States 6hall be eligible to 

the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor who shall 

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hare attained the age of thirty years and been a resident 
of the State for five years. 

Mr. Eustis moved to lay the amendment upon the table. 

On said motion Mr. Cotton called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Bradford. Beale, Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Bullard. Byrne, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Dalferes, Dclouy, 
Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eustis, 
Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, 
LeBlanc, McMillan, Mathews of P. C., Moss, Nicholls, Oli¬ 
vier of St. Martin, Parham, Paxton, Patterson, Pierson, 
Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Roysden, Ronquillo. Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith 
of Winn, Simms, Stewart,, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, 
Villere, Waddill and Whittington—53 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson, Anderson, Akenhead, Addison, 
Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Buisson, Castellanos, Connely, 
Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards of 
Washington, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King, 
King, Lapeyre, Leefe. Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Marrero, 
Martin, Monge, Palfrey, Pierce. Richardson of Ouachita, 
Roselius. Robinson, Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, 
Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson, Todd and Williams—52 
nays. 

Consequently said motion prevailed, and the amend¬ 
ment was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Bullard then offered the following amendment to 
the above substitute : 

“ Every qualified voter of the State shall be eligible to 
the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall 
have attained the age of twenty-five years and has resided 
five years in the State.” 

Mr. Hargis moved to strike out in the amendment the 
words “ twenty-five years,” and to insert ££ twenty-seven 
years,” which was lost. 

Mr. Herron moved to lay the amendment on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called for, and 
resulted as follows.: 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Addison, Bradfoi’d, 
Beale, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, 
Dosson, Dufour, Duffel. Edwards of Orleans, Eustis, Hatch, 
Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, LeBlanc, 
McMillen, Mathews of P. C., Moss. Nicholls, Parham, Pax¬ 
ton, Pierson, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, St. Paul, Staes, Smart, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith of Winn. Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Talia¬ 
fero, Thibodaux. Villere, Waddill, Whittington—50 yeas. 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery. Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, 
Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Bullard. Buisson, Byrne, Castel¬ 
lanos, Campbell, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, 
Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Gar¬ 
dere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King, King, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Lobdell, Lyle. Mcllhenny, Marrero. Martin, Monge, Olivier 
of St Martin, Palfrey, Patterson, Pierce, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son of Ouachita, Roselius, Robinson, Sandidge, Swazey, 
Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson, Todd, Williams—56 
nays ; consequently the motion to lay on the table was 
lost. 

Mr. Guion then moved to postpone the further con 
sideration of said article until to-morrow morning, which 
motion was carried. 

The Convention then took up for consideration Article 
40 of the Constitution, which, on motion, was adopted 
without amendment. 


The 41st article being taken up and read as follows: 

Art. 41. The Governor shall be ineligible for the sue- 
ceeding four years after the expiration of the time for 
which he shall have been elected, 

Mr. Richardson of St. Mary moved to strike out tho 
whole article, which was lost. 

Mr. Delony moved to strike out u four years,” and insert 
in lieu thereof the word c£ term,” which was lost. 

On motion of Mr. Bullard the above section was adopt¬ 
ed without amendment. 

The Convention then took up for consideration article 
42, which was read as follows : 

Art. 42. N o member of Congress, or person holding any 
office under the United States, or minister of any religious 
society, shall be eligible to the office of Governor or Lieu¬ 
tenant Governor. 

Mr. St. Paul moved to strike out the following words 
in the above article : “ or minister of any religious soci¬ 
ety,” which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Cotton then moved to strike out the whole article, 
which was lost, and on motion the article as amended was 
adopted. 

The Convention then took up severally the following 
articles, which, on motion, were severally adopted with¬ 
out amendment, to wit: Articles 43, 44, 45 and 46. 

On the 47th article being read as follows : 

Art. 47. The Governor shall have power to grant re¬ 
prieves for all offences against the State, and, except in 
cases of impeachment, shall, with the consent of the Sen¬ 
ate, have power to grant pardons and remit fines and for¬ 
feitures after conviction. In cases of treason, he may 
grant reprieves until the end of the next session of tho 
General Assembly, in which the power of pardoning shall 
be vested. 

Mr. Palfrey offered the following proviso to be inserted 
after the'word ££ conviction ” : 

Provided, That no bail shall be allowed during tho 
pending of any application for pardon or reprieve.” 

Mr. Lyle moved to strike out the whole article. 

Pending the consideration of said proposition, 

On motion, the Convention adjourn until to-morrow at 
9 o’clock A. M. 


Tuf.8dat, July 13,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Gache opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present—Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the Chair, and 104 delegates. 

The President laid before the Convention the following 
communication from Mr. J. E. Layet, tendering his re¬ 
signation as Secretary of the Convention : 

State House, Baton Rouge , July 13,1852- 
To the Hon. the President and Members of the Louisiana State 
Convention : 

Gentlemen —Important business unexpectedly claim¬ 
ing my immediate attention, and requiring a protracted 
absence from the seat of Government, compels me to re¬ 
sign the office of Secretary of the Convention, to which 
you did me the honor so recently to elect me. 

Sincerely thanking you for the honor which you havn 
done me, and regretting the necessity which compels me 
to separate from you, I remain, 

Yery respectfully, your obd’t serv’t, 

(Signed.) John E. Layt?t. 






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On motion of Mr. Price, the resignation was accepted, 
and on a further motion, Mr. J. B. Walton was nominated 
as a candidate. 

On motion of Mr. Herron, Mr. Walton was declared 
unanimously elected Secretary of this Convention. 

Mr. King of St. Landry asked leave of absence for Mr. 
Anderson of St. Landry, which was granted. 

Mr. Tatman offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the ]6ay of the Post-master of this Con¬ 
vention he increased in such manner as to make it equal 
to that received by the Recording Clerks, and that this 
increase shall date from the day of his appointment. 

Mr. Hargis offered the following as a substitute to the 
above resolution: 

Resolved. That the Post-master appointed by this Con¬ 
vention have an additional compensation of two dollars 
per diem for his services. 

Mr. Beale moved to lay the substitute upon the table, 
which was carried. 

The original proposition being then before the Conven¬ 
tion, on motion, it was adopted. 

Mr. Castellanos offered the following resolutions, which, 
on motion of Mr. Connelly, were laid on the table : 

Resolved, That in addition to the regular Translators 
of the Convention, a Special Translator be elected, 
whose duty it shall Be to translate into French the de¬ 
bates of the Convention. 

Resolved, That said Translation shall be made under 
the supervision and immediate care of the Reporter. 

Resolved, That the compensation of said Translator 
shall be the same as that awarded by this Convention to 
the regular Translators. 

Mr. Avery offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the Committee on General Provisions be 
instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing for 
a system of Internal Improvements and Public Works, 
and report thereon. 

Mr. Herron moved to lay the above resolution upon the 
table. On the votes being taken, it appeared that forty- 
two delegates voted in the affirmative, and forty-two in 
the negative. There being a tie, and the President vot¬ 
ing nay, the motion was lost. 

Mr. Bullard called up a resolution Offered by him on the 
9th instant, and laid on the table subject to call, in order 
to take it up as a substitute to the above resolution. 

Mr. Simms then offered the following substitute, which 
was accepted by Mr. Bullard, and which read as follows : 

Resolved, That a committee be appointed by the Chair, 
of — members, whose duty it shall be to inquire into the 
expediency of making some constitutional provision in 
reference to the liberal donation of Congress, of the over¬ 
flowed lands within the limits of the State of Louisiana ; 
and report to this Convention as soon as practicable. 

Mr. Conrad moved to refer the whole matter to the Com¬ 
mittee on General Provisions, which motion was carried. 

Mr. Carter offered the following resolution, which hav¬ 
ing been read was, on motion, referred to the Committee 
on Amendments to the Constitution. 

Resolved, That whenever two-thirds of each branch of 
the Legislature, shall deem any change, alteration or 
amendment, necessary to this Constitution, such proposed 
change, alteration or amendment, shall be read, and pass¬ 
ed by a majority of two-thirds of each house respectively, 
on each day for three several days: public notice thereof, 
shall then be given by the Secretary of State, by publish¬ 
ing the same at least three months in French and Eng¬ 


lish, in a newspaper published in each Parish in the State, 
in which a newspaper shall be published, at which the 
qualified electors shall vote directly for or against such 
change, alteration or amendment, and if it shall appear 
that a majority of the qualified electors voting for mem¬ 
bers of the Legislature, shall have voted for the proposed 
change, alteration or amendment, then it shall be inserted 
by the next succeeding Legislature, as a part of this Con¬ 
stitution, and not otherwise. 

Mr. Cotton offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the Legislature shall provide by law for 
the registry of all bills or notes, issued or put in circula¬ 
tion as money, and shall require ample security for the 
redemption of the same in specie. 

The same delegate moved to refer the above resolution, 
with articles 122.123,124 and 125, to the Committee on 
General Provisions, which motion was lost. 

ORDER OF THE DAY——UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention took up article 47, which was under 
consideration on yesterday when the Convention ad¬ 
journed. 

Mr. Palfrey having withdrawn his provis'd offered on 
yesterday to said article, 

Mr. Richardson of St. Mary moved to amend article 47, 
by inserting after the words " with the consent of,” the 
following words “ two-thirds of the members present.” 

Mr. St. Paul offered the following substitute to the 
above article : 

Art. 47. The power of granting pardons and reprieves, 
and of remitting fines and forfeitures, shall be vested in the 
Governor, assisted by a council, composed of the Attorney 
General, Treasurer and Auditor of the State, which coun¬ 
cil shall be styled the Committee on Pardons. And no 
pardon, reprieve or remission of fine or forfeiture, shall be 
final, unless approved of by a majority of said committee 
and ratified by the Senate. 

On motion of Mr. Herron, the above substitute was laid 
on the table. 

Mr. Lapeyre moved to refer the article to the Committee 
dn Executive Department, which was lost. 

The question then being on the amendment of Mr. 
Richardson of St. Mary, Mr, Richardson of Ouachita 
moved to lay the same on the table, which motion pre¬ 
vailed. 

On motion of Mr. Smart, the above article was adopted 
without amendment. 

The Convention proceeded to take into consideration 
article 39, of the Constitution, which was made the order 
of the day for to-day, with the substitute, amendment and 
sub-amendment then under discussiott. 

Mr. Connely called for the previous question, which 
motion prevailed. 

The question then being on the sub-amendment offered 
by Mr. Jennings, which read as follows: 

No citizen shall be eligible to the office of Governor, 
who shall not have attained the age ot thirty years, and 
been a resident of the State six years next preceeding his 
election. 

On motion to adopt the same, the yeas and nays were 
called and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery. Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, 
Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, 
Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, 
Douglass, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Gardere, 
Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Jennings, Jones. King of St. Landry, King of Jackson, 



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Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews 01 
Orleans, Martin, Monge. Palfrey, Pierce, Richardson of 
Ouachita, Roselius, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, 
Thompson, Williams and Wilcoxon—51 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Bradford, Beale, Bien¬ 
venu, Brother, Boyer. Bullard, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dal- 
feres, Delony. Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, 
Eggleston, Eustis, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, 
Jourdan, Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews of Point 
Coupee, Marrero, Moss, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, 
Parham, Paxton, Patterson, Price, Pierson, Phillips, Pujo, 
Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary, Risk, Roysden, 
Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St. Paul, Smart, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn ; 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Yillere and Waddill—63 nays. 

Consequently the motion was lost, and the sub-amend¬ 
ment was laid Upon the table. 

The proposition of Mr. Bullard being then before the 
Convention, and read as follows, to-wit: 

“ Every qualified voter of the State shall be eligible to 
the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor who shall 
have attained the age of twenty-five years and has resided 
five years in the State.” 

On motion to adopt the same, the yeas and nays were 
called and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson of Car- 
roll, Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne. 
Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, 
Dorsey, Douglass. Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Gar- 
dere, Guion, Hayes. Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King of St. Landry, King of 
Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Monge, Olivier of St. 
Martin, Palfrey, Patterson Price, Pierce, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son of Ouachita, Roselius, St. Paul, Sandidge, Swazey, 
Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson. Williams and Wilcoxon 
—58 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Bradford, Besancon, Beale, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, David¬ 
son, Delony, Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, 
Eggleston, Eustis, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, 
Jourdan, Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews of Point 
Coupee, Moss, Nicholls, Parham, Paxton, Pierson, Phillips, 
Pujo, Pugh. Richardson of St. Mary, Risk, Roysden, Ron¬ 
quillo, Robinson, Staes, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Simms, Stewart, 
Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, Todd, VanWickle. Villere, 
Waddill and Whittington—57 nays. 

And the President having voted in the negative, de¬ 
clared the motion to adopt Mr. Bullard's amendment lost. 

Mr. Davidson having voted in the majority on the mo¬ 
tion of Mr. Connely, on a call for the previous question, 
moved for a reconsideration of the same, which motion 
was lost. 

The substitute of Mr. Waddill being then in order, and 
read as follows, to wit: 

“ Every qualified elector of the State shall be eligible to 
the office of Governor or Lieut.-Governor.” 

Mr. Simms moved for the adoption of the substitute, 
on which motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs. Andrews, Addison, Bradford, Besancon, Beale, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Carter. Cotton, 
Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of Or¬ 
leans, Eustis, Gardere, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jourdan. Leeds, LeBlanc, Mathews of 


Point Coupee, Moss, Parham, Paxton, Pierson, Phillips, 
Pujo, Pugh, Richardson of St. Mary, Risk, Roysden, Ron¬ 
quillo, Robinson, St. Paul, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Simms, Stewart, 
Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, Todd, VanWickle, Villere, 
Waddill and Whittington—57 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Atiderson of Carroll, 
Bartlett, Bernard. Beard, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne. Castel¬ 
lanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, De¬ 
clouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards of Washington, Eggles¬ 
ton, Farmer, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, 
Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King of St. Landry, 
King of Jackson, Leefe, Lapeyre. Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olitier of St. Martin, Palfrey, Patterson, Price, Pearce, 
Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Roselius. Sandidge, Staes, 
Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson, Williams and 
Wilcoxon—59 nays. 

Consequently the motion was lost, and the substitute 
was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Carter then offered the following substitute to arti¬ 
cle thirty-nine: 

Every qualified elector shall be eligible to the office of 
Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall have resi¬ 
dence in the State of five years next preceding his election. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, offered the following as an 
amendment: 

Any qualified elector, who has attained the age of thirty 
yeairs, shall be eligible to the office of GoVernor or Lieuten¬ 
ant Governor. 

Mr. Richardson, of St. Mary, moved to lay the amend¬ 
ment upon the table. On said motion, the yeas and nays 
were called, and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, 
Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Besancon. Beale, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boyer, Byrne, Carter. Collens, Cotton, Dalferes, 
Delony, Declouet, Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of Or¬ 
leans, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, Hayes, Herron, 
Hebert, Hernandez, Hunt, Jourdan. King of St. Landry, 
Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews of Point Cou¬ 
pee, Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge. Nicholls, Olivier of St. 
Martin, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Price, Pujo, Phillips, 
Richardson of St. Mary, Risk. Roysden, Ronquillo, R,obin- 
son, Sandidge. St. Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey. Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Simms, 
Stewart. Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, 
Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill, Whittington, Wil¬ 
coxon—78 yeas. 

And Messrs. Bernard, Beard, Boudousquie, Buisson, 
Castellanos, Campbell. Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Dorsey, 
Douglass, Edwards, Eggleston, Guion, Harris, Hargis, 
Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Johes, King of Jackson, La¬ 
peyre, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, 
Pierce, Pierson, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Roselius, 
Shaw, Sibley, Williams—34 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Guion then offered the following as an amendment 
to the substitute : 

Article 37. No person shall be eligible to the office of 

Governor or Lieutenant Governor who shall not have at- 

- 

tained the age of twenty-eight years and been a citizen 
and a resident within the State for the space of four years 
next preceding his election. • 

Mr. Carter moved to lay the amendment on th6 table. 

On said motion Mr. Guion called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 







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Messrs. Addison. Bradford, Besancon. Beale. Bienvenu, 
Brother. Boyer,Byrne, Carter, Cotton. Delony, Dosson, Du- 
four. Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eustis, Hatch. Herron. He¬ 
bert, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, 
Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss, Nicholls, Olivier of St Mar¬ 
tin, Parham, Paxton, Patterson. Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, 
Richardson of St Mary. Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Sandidge, Staes. Smart. Shelton. Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn. Simms. Stewart. Talbot, Taliafero, Thibo- 
daux. Todd. Van Wickle, Yillere, Waddill, and Whitting¬ 
ton—55 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson of 
Carroll, Bartlett. Bernard, Beard, Boudousquie, Bullard, 
Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, 
Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards of Wash¬ 
ington, Eggleston, Farmer, Gardere. Guion, Hayes, Harris, 
Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, 
King of St Landry, King of Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Lob- 
dell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Mar¬ 
tin, Monge, Palfrey, Price, Pierce, Reeves, Richardson of 
Ouachita, Roselius, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thomp¬ 
son, Williams and Wilcoxon—56 nays. 

Consequently the motion to lay upon the table was lost. 

On motion to adopt the amendment, Mr. Bienvenu 
called for the yeas and nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson of Car- 
roll, Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buis¬ 
son. Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Da¬ 
vidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards of Washing¬ 
ton. Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, 
Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King of St. 
Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle. Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Monge, Palfrey, Price, 
Pierce, Pierson. Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Roselius, 
Sandidge, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson, Wil¬ 
liams and Wilcoxon—56 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Bradford, Besancon, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boyer, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony 
Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eustis, Hatch, 
Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, LcBlanc, 
McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss, Nicholls, Oli 
vier of St. Martin, Parham, Paxton, Patterson, Phillips, 
Pujo, Pugh, Richardson of St. Mary. Risk, Roysden, Ron¬ 
quillo, Staes, Smart, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibo- 
daux, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill and Whitting¬ 
ton—54 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendment 
was adopted. 

Mr. Herron moved to strike out in the amendment the 
words “ twenty-eight.” 

Mr Hayes moved to lay the amendment on the table, 
which was carried. 

Mr. Guion then moved to adopt the substitute, as 
amended. 

Pending the consideration of said motion, 

Mr. Delony offered the following amendment, which, on 
motion, was laid upon the table : 

No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor who 
has not attained the residence of .five years and is not a 
qualified elector of this State, and no person shall be eligi¬ 
ble to the office of Lieutenant Governor who is not a quali¬ 
fied elector of this State. 

The motion being on the adoption of the substitute of 
Mr. Carter, as amended by Mr. Guion. 


Mr. Herron moved for an adjournment, which motion 
was lost. 

The question then being on the adoption of the substi¬ 
tute as amended, the yeas and nays were called for, and 
resulted as follows: 

Messrs Akenhead. Avery. Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, 
Bartlett. Bernard, Beard, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, 
Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, 
Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards of Washington, Eg¬ 
gleston, Farmer. Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Ilargis, 
Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King of St. 
Landry, King of Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, Mathews, Marrero, Martin, Monge, Palfrey, 
Price, Pierce, Pierson, Reeves, Richards of Ouachita, Ro¬ 
selius. Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, 
Tatman. Thompson. Williams and Wilcoxon—60 yeas ; and 

Messrs. Addison, Bradford, Besancon, Beale, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boyer, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, 
Dufour, Duffel, Eustis, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews of 
Point Coupee, Moss, Nicholls. Olivier of St. Martin. Par¬ 
ham, Paxton. Patterson, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Richardson 
of St. Mary. Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Smart, 
Scarborough, Shelton. Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of 
Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, 
Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill and Whittington—54 
nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
as amended was adopted. 

The Convention then took up the following articles, 
which were read, and on motion severally adopted : 

Article 48. The Governor shall at stated times receive 
for his services a compensation, which shall neither be in¬ 
creased nor diminished during the term for which he shall 
have been elected. 

Art. 49. He shall be Commander-in-Chief of the army 
and navy of this State, and ot the militia thereof, except 
when they shall be called into the service of the United 
States. 

The 50th article being next in order, and read as fol¬ 
lows, to-wit: 

Article 50. ne shall nominate, and by and with the ad¬ 
vice and consent of the Senate, appoint all officers whose 
offices are established by this Constitution, and whose ap¬ 
pointment is not therein otherwise provided for ; Provided , 
however, that the Legislature shall have a right to pre¬ 
scribe the mode of appointment to all other offices estab¬ 
lished by law. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following substitute : 

He shall nominate, and by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, appoint all officers whose election 
or appointment may not be otherwise provided for in this 
Constitution, or by the General Assembly. 

On motion the substitute was laid upon the table, and 
on a further motion, the article was adopted without 
amendment. 

The Convention next proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion the following articles of the Constitution, which, on 
being read, were, on motion, severally adopted : 

Article 51. The Governor shall have power to fill va¬ 
cancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, 
by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of 
the next session, unless otherwise provided for in this 
Constitution ; but no person who has been nominated for 
office, and rejected by the Senate, shall be appointed to 
the Rame offioe during the recess of the Senate. 




STATE CONVENTION. 


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Art. 52. He may require information in writing from 
the officers in the Executive Department, upon any sub¬ 
ject relating to the duties of their respective offices. 

Art. 53. lie shall, from time to time, give to the General 
Assembly information respecting the situation of the State, 
and recommend to their consideration such measures as 
he may deem expedient. 

Art. 54. He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene 
the General Assembly at the seat of Government, or at a 
different place, if that should have become dangerous from 
an enemy or from epidemic ; and in case of disagreement 
between the two houses as to the time of adjournment, he 
may adjourn them to such time as he may .think proper, 
not exceeding four months. 

Art. 55. He shall take care that the laws be faithfully 
executed. 

On the 56th article being read, as follows : 

Art. 56. Every bill which shall have passed both Houses 
shall be presented to the’Governor ; if he approve, he shall 
sign it, if not, he shall return it with his objections to the 
House in which it originated, which shall enter the ob¬ 
jections at large upon its journal, and proceed to recon¬ 
sider it. Iff, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of all 
the members elected to that House shall agree to pass the 
bill, it shall be sent, with the objections, to the other 
House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if 
approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to that 
House, it shall be a law ; but in such cases the vote of 
both Houses shall be determined by ; yeas and nays, and 
the names of the members voting for and against the bill 
shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. 
If any bill shall not be returned by the Governor within 
ten days (Sundays excepted.) after it shall have been pre¬ 
sented to him, it shall be a law in like manner as if he had 
signed it, unless the General Assembly, by adjournment, 
prevent its return, in which case it shall be a law, unless 
sent back within three days after their next session. 

Mr. Sandidge moved to insert after the words “ every 
bill,” in the first line, the following words : 

Order, resolution or vote, £b which the concurrence of 
both Houses may be necessary, except on a question of 
adjournment, or revision, or amendment of the Constitu¬ 
tion. 

Mr. Beale moved to lay the above amendment on the 
table, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Castellanos moved to strike out in the article the 
word “ ten,” and insert in lieu thereof the word w five.” 

Mr. Connely moved to strike out " two-thirds,” and to 
insert in lieu thereof the word (i majority ” • 

On motion, both amendments were laid on the table, and 
on a further motion, the fifty-sixth article was adopted 
without amendment. 

The Convention next proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion the following articles, which, on being severally read, 
were, on motions, severally adopted, to wit : 

Article 57. Every order, resolution or vote, to which the 
concurrence of both Houses may be necessary, except on 
a question of adjournment, shall be presented to the Gov 
ernor, and before it shall take effect, be approved by him, 
or being disapproved, shall be repassed by two-thirds of 
the members elected to each House of the General Assem¬ 
bly. 

Art. 58. There shall be a Secretary of State who shall 
hold his office during the time for which the Governor 
shall have been elected. The records of the State shall 
be kept and preserved in the office of the Secretary ; he 


shall keep a fair register of the official acts and proceed¬ 
ings of the Governor, and when necessary shall attest 
them. He shall when required, lay the said register, and 
all papers, minutes and vouchers relative to his office, be¬ 
fore either House of the General Assembly, and shall per¬ 
form such other duties as may be enjoined on him by law. 

Art. 59. All commissions shall be in the name and by 
the authority of the State of Louisiana, and shall be sealed 
with the State seal, and signed by the Governor. 

Art. 60. The free white men of the State shall be armed 
and disciplined for its defence ; but those who belong to 
religious societies whose tenets forbid them to carry arms, 
shall not be compelled so to do, but shall pay an equiva¬ 
lent for personal services. 

Art. 61. The militia of the State shall be organized in 
such manner as may be hereafter deemed most expedient 
by the Legislature. 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow 
at 9 o’clock a. m. 


Wednesday, July 14,1852 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Harmond opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present, Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion. in the chair, and 95 Delegates. 

Mr. Conrad offered the following resolution, which on 
motion was adopted:■ 

Resolved, That the use of the Rotunda of the State 
House, and such of the Committee Rooms as may not be 
occupied, be granted, on Wednesday evening next, to the 
ladies of the Episcopal Church of this town, for the pur¬ 
pose of giving an entertainment for the benefit of their 
Church. 

Mr. Farmer moved to take up for consideration the 
report of the committee to whom was referred the com¬ 
pensation of officers of the Convention, presented on the 
10th inst., and which was made the order of the day for 
last Monday, which motion prevailed. 

The Report being then before the Convention, Mr. San¬ 
didge offered the following as a substitute: 

Resolved, That the Printer elect of the Convention be 
required to execute whatever work may be ordered, in the 
manner prescribed by law of 1847, on the subject of pub¬ 
lic printing, and that his compensation shall be the same 
as allowed by said act, with the addition thereto of 25 per 
cent, higher rates. 

Mr. Risk moved to lay the substitute on the table, and 
called for the yeas and nays on his motion, which resulted 
as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Besancon, Bernard, Beard. Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castella¬ 
nos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, Davidson, Delony, 
Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hays, Herron, 
Hebert, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, 
Jourdan, Jones, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe. 
Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, McIlhenDy, Mathews of Orleans, 
Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St 
Mary, Parham, Palfrey. Pattersen, Preaux, Price, Pierson 




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Phillips, Pujo, Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, 
Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Staes, 
Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith of Winn, Smith of 
W. Feliciana, Sibley, Tatman, Talbot, Thibodaux, Thomp¬ 
son, Todd, VanWickle, Villere, Williams and Whittington 
—93 yeas. 

And Messrs. Cotton, Dalferes, Doss on, Harris, Hargis, 
Hough, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews of 
Point Coupee, Pierce, Pugh, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Sandidge, Shelton, Stewart, Taliafero and Waddill—18 
nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
was laid upon the table ; and, on motion of Mr. Hays, the 
report prevailed. 

Mr. Ilerron asked leave of absence for Mr. Beale, on 
account of sickness, which was granted. 

Mr. Parham moved to take up article 8 of the Con¬ 
stitution, which was made the special order of the day for 
Thursday, and to refer the same to the Committee on the 
Legislative Department, with instructions to report on 
to-morrow, which motion preyailed. 

TITLE IV. 

JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT. 

Article 62. The judicial power shall be vested in a su¬ 
preme court, in district courts, and in justices of the 
peace. 

Art. 63. The supreme court, except in cases hereinafter 
provided, shall have appellate jurisdiction only, which 
jurisdiction shall extend to all cases when the matter in 
dispute shall exceed three hundred dollars, and to all 
cases in which the constitutionality or legality of any 
tax. roll or impost of any kind or nature soever, shall be 
in contestation, whatever may be the amount thereof; 
and likewise to all fines, forfeiture, and penalties imposed 
by municipal corporations, and in criminal cases on ques¬ 
tions of law alone, whenever the punishment of death or 
hard labor may be inflicted, or when a fine exceeding 
three hundred dollars is actually imposed. 

Art. 64. The supreme court shall be. composed of one 
chief justice, and of three associate justices, a majority 
of whom shall constitute a quorum. The chief justice 
shall receive a salary of six thousand dollars, and each of 
the associate judges a salary of five thousand five hundred 
dollars annually. The court shall appoint its own clerks. 
The judges shall be appointed for the term of eight years. 

Art. 65. When the first appointments are made under 
this Constitution, the chief justice shall be appointed for 
eight years, one of the associate judges for six years, one 
for four years, and one for two years ; and in the event of 
the death, resignation, or removal of any of said judges 
before the expiration of the period for which he was 
appointed, his successor shall be appointed only for the 
remainder of this term ; so that the term of service of no 
two of said judges shall expire at the same time. 

Art. 66. The supreme court shall hold its sessions in 
NewOrleans from the first Monday of the month of No¬ 
vember, to the end of the month of June inclusive The 
Legislature shall have power to fix the sessions elsewhere 
during the rest of the year ; until otherwise provided, the 
sessions shall be held as heretofore. 

Art. 67. The supreme court and each of the judges 
thereof, shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus, at 
the instance of all persons in actual custody under pro¬ 
cess in all cases in which they may have appellate juris¬ 
diction 


Art. 68. In all cases in which the judges shall be equally 
divided in opinion, the judgment appealed from shall 
stand affirmed; in which case each of the judges shall 
give his separate opinions in writing. 

Art. 69. All judges by virtue of their office shall he 
conservators of the peace throughout the State. The 
style of all process shall be “The State of Louisiana.” 
All prosecutions shall be carried on in the name, and by 
the authority of the State of Louisiana, and conclude 
against the peace and dignity of the same. 

Art. 70. The judges of all courts within this State shall 
as often as it may be possible so to do, in every definitive 
judgment, refer to the particular law in virtue of which 
such judgment may be rendered, and in all cases adduce 
the reasons on which their judgment is founded. 

Art. 71. No Court or Judge shall make any allowance by 
way of fee or compensation in any suit or proceedings 
except for the payment of such fees to ministerial officers 
as may be established by law. 

Art. 72. No duties or functions shall ever be attached 
by law to the Supreme or District Courts, or to the several 
Judges thereof, but such as are judicial; and the said 
Judges are prohibited from receiving any fees of office or 
other compensation than their salaries for any civil duties 
performed by them. 

Art. 73. The Judges of all Courts shall be liable to im¬ 
peachment ; but for any reasonable cause, which shall 
not be sufficient ground for impeachment, the Governor 
shall remove any of them, on the address of three-fourths 
of the members present of each House of the General As¬ 
sembly. In eyery such case, the cause or causes for which 
such removal may be required, shall be stated at length in 
the address, and inserted in the journal of each House. 

Art. 74. There shall be an Attorney General for the 
State, and as many District Attorneys as may be hereafter 
found necessary. They shall hold their office for two 
years ; their duties shall be determined by law. 

Art. 75. The first Legislature assembled under this Con¬ 
stitution shall divide the JState into Judicial Districts, 
which shall remain unchanged for six years, and be sub¬ 
ject to reorganization every sixth year thereafter. 

The number of Districts shall not be less than twelve 
nor more than twenty. 

For each District, one Judge, learned in the law, shall 
be appointed, except in the Districts in which the cities of 
NewOrleans and Lafayette are situated, in which the 
Legislature may establish as many District Courts as the 
public interest may require. 

Art. 76. Each of the said Judges shall receive a salary 
to be fixed by law, which shall not be increased or dimi¬ 
nished during his term of office, and shall never be less 
than two thousand five hundred dollars annually. He 
must be a citizen of the United States, over the age of 
thirty years, and have resided in the State for six years 
next preceding his appointment, and have practiced law 
therein for the space of five years. 

Art. 77. The Judges of the District Courts shall hold 
their offices for the term of six years. The Judges first 
appointed shall be divided by lot into three classes, as 
nearly equal as can be, and the term of office of the 
Judges of the first class shall expire at the end of two 
years, of the second class at the end of four years, and of 
the third class at the end of six years. 

Art. 78. The District Courts shall have original jurisdic¬ 
tion in all civil cases, when the amount in dispute exceeds 
fifty dollars, exclusive of interest. In all criminal cases 




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and in all matters c onnected with succession, their juris¬ 
diction shall be unlimited. 

Art. 79. The Legislature shall have power to vest in 
Clerks of Courts authority to grant such orders, and do 
such acts as may be deemed necessary for the furtherance 
of the administration of justice, and in all cases the powers 
thus granted shall be specified and determined. 

Art. 80. The Clerks of the several Courts shall be re¬ 
moveable for breach of good behavior by the Judges 
thereof; subject, in all cases, to an appeal to the Supreme 
Court. 

Art. 81. The jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace shall 
never exceed, in civil cases, the sum of one hundred dol-^ 
lars, exclusive of interest, subject to appeal to the District 
Court in such cases as shall be provided for by law. They 
shall be elected by the qualified voters of each parish, for 
the term of two years, and shall have such criminal juris¬ 
diction as shall be provided for by law. 

Art, 82. Clerks of the District Courts in this State shall 
be elected by the qualified electors in each parish, for the 
term of four years ; and should a vacancy occur subse¬ 
quent to an election, it shall be filled by the Judge of the 
Court in which such vacancy exists, and [the person so 
appointed shall hold his office until the next general elec¬ 
tion. 

Art. 83. A Sheriff and a Coroner shall be elected in 
each parish, by the qualified voters thereof, who shall hold 
their offices for the term of two years, unless sooner 
removed. 

Should a vacancy occur in either of these offices subse¬ 
quent to an election, it shall be filled by the Governor ; 
and the person so appointed shall continue in office until 
his successor shall be elected and qualified. 

Mr. Hunt, on the part of the Committee on the Judi¬ 
ciary Department, submitted the following report, and 
proposed it as a substitute for the above articles, c ompos- 
ing Title 4 of the Constitution : 

The Comrhittee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred 
the 4th Title of the Constitution of the State, and a reso¬ 
lution instructing them to report on the propriety of 
amending certain Articles in the Title, respectfully report: 

That they have had the same under consideration, and 
unanimously recommend the adoption of the following 
Title and Articles, as a substitute for the Title and Arti¬ 
cles of the Judiciary Department in the Constitution. 

(Signed) R. Hunt. Chairman. 

TITLE IV. 

JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT. 

Article 62. The judicial power shall be vested in a Su¬ 
preme Court, in such inferior courts as the Legislature 
may, from time to time, order and establish, and in Jus¬ 
tices of the Peace. 

Art. 63. The Supreme Court, except in the cases here¬ 
inafter provided, shall have appellate jurisdiction only ; 
which jurisdiction shall extend to all cases when the mat¬ 
ter in dispute shall exceed three hundred dollars ; to all 
cases in which the constitutionality or legality of any tax, 
toll or impost whatsoever, or of any fine, forfeiture or 
penalty imposed by a municipal corporation, shall be in 
contestation ; and to all criminal cases on questions of 
law alone, whenever the offence charged is punishable 
with death or imprisonment at bard labor, or when a fine 
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed. 
The Legislature shall have power to restrict the jurisdic¬ 
tion of the Supreme Court in civil cases to questions of 
Jaw only. 


Art. 64. The Supreme Court shall be composed of one 
Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, a majority of 
whom shall constitute a quorum. The Chief Justice 
shall receive a salary of six thousand dollars, and each of 
the Associate Judges a salary of five thousand five hun¬ 
dred dollars, annually, until otherwise provided by law. 
The Court shall appoint its own Clerks ; the Judges shall 
be elected for the term of ten years. 

Art. 65. The Chief Justice shall be elected by the qual¬ 
ified electors of the State. The Legislature shall divide 
the State into four Districts, and the qualified electors of 
f each district shall elect one of the Associate Justices. 
The State be divided into the following Districts, until the 
Legislature shall otherwise direct: First District, Sec¬ 
ond District, Third District, Fourth District. 

Art. 66. The office of one of the Associate Justices shall 
be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of 
another at the expiration of the fourth year, of a third 
at the expiration of the sixth year, and of the fourth at 
the expiration of the eighth year—so that one of the 
Judges of the Supreme Court shall be elected every sec¬ 
ond year. 

Art. 67. The Secretary of State, on receiving the offi¬ 
cial returns of the first election, shall proceed immedi¬ 
ately, in the presence and with the assistance of two 
Justices of the Peace, to determine by lot among the four 
candidates having the highest number ©f votes in the re¬ 
spective Districts, which of the Associate Justices elect 
shall serve for the term of two years, which shall serve for 
the term of four years, which for the term of six years, and 
which for the term of eight years ; and the Governor 
shall issue commissions accordingly. 

Art. 68. Any vacancy that may occur in the Supreme 
Court, from resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by 
election. Provided, That if the unexpired term do not 
exceed one year, the vacancy shall be filled by executive 
appointment. 

Art. 69. The Supreme Court shall hold its sessions in 
NewOrleans, from the first Monday of the month of No¬ 
vember to the end of the month of June, inclusive. The 
Legislature shall have power to fix the sessions elsewhere 
during the rest of the year ; until otherwise provided, the 
sessions shall be held as heretofore. 

Art. 70. The Supreme Court, and each of the Judges 
thereof, shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus, 
at the instance of all persons in actual custody under 
process in all cases in which they may have appellate 
jurisdiction. 

Art. 71. No judgment shall be rendered by the Supreme 
Court without the concurrence of a majority of the 
Judges composing the Court. Whenever a majority can 
not agree, in consequence of the recusation of any mem¬ 
ber or members of the Court, the Judges not recused 
shall have power to call upon any J udge or Judges of the 
inferior courts, whose duty it shall be, when so called 
upon, to sit in the place of the Judges recused, and to aid 
in determining the case. 

Art. 72. All Judges, by virtue of their office, shall be 
conservators of the peace throughout the State. The 
style of all process shall be Tne State of Louisiana.” 
All prosecutions shall be carried on in the name and by 
the authority of the State of Louisiana, and conclude 
against the peace and dignity of the same. 

Art. 73. The Judges of all Courts within this State 
shall, as often as it may be possible so to do, in every de¬ 
finitive judgment, refer to the particular law in virtue of 


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which such judgment may be rendered, and in all cases 
adduce the reasons on which their judgment is founded. 

Art. 74. The Judges of all Courts shall be liable to im¬ 
peachment ; but for any reasonable cause, which shall not^ 1 
be sufficient ground for impeachment, the Governor shall 
remove any of them, on the address of three-fourths of 
the members present of each House of the General As¬ 
sembly. In every such case, the cause or causes for 
which such removal may be required shall be stated at 
length in the address, and inserted in the journal of each 
House. 

Art. 75. There shall be an Attorney General for the 
State, and as many District Attorneys as may be here¬ 
after found necessary. They shall hold their offices for 
four years ; their duties shall be determined by law. 

Art. 76. The Judges, both of the Supreme and inferior 
courts, shall at stated times receive a salary, which shall 
not be diminished during their continuance in office ; and 
they are prohibited from l'eceiving any fees of office, or 
other compensation than their salaries, for any civil du¬ 
ties performed by them. 

Art. 77. The Legislature shall have power to vest in 
Clerks of Courts authority to grant such orders, and do 
such acts as may be deemed necessary for the further¬ 
ance of the administration of justice, and in all cases the 
powers thus granted shall be specified and determined. 

Art. 78. The clerks of the several Courts shall be re¬ 
movable for breach of good behavior, by the Judges there¬ 
of, subject in all cases to an appeal to the Supreme Court. 

Art. 79. The jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace 
shall never exceed, in civil cases, the sum of one hundred 
dollars, exclusive of interests, subject to appeal to the 
inferior Court, in such cases as shall be provided for by 
law. They shall be elected by the qualified voters of each 
parish, for the term of two years, and shall have such 
criminal jurisdiction as shall be provided by law. 

Art. 80. Clerks of the inferior Courts in this State shall 
be elected by the qualified electors in each parish, for the 
term of four years ; and should a vacancy occur subse¬ 
quent to an election, it shall be filled by the Judge of the 
Court in which such vacancy exists, and the person ap¬ 
pointed shall hold his office until the next general elec¬ 
tion. 

Art. 81. A Sheriff and a Coroner shall be elected in each 
parish, by the qualified voters thereof, who shall hold their 
office for the term of two years, unless sooner removed 

Should a vacancy occur in either of these offices subse¬ 
quent to an election, it shall be filled by the Governor, 
and the person so appointed shall continue in office until 
his successor shall be elected and qualified. 

On motion of Mr. Hunt, the report was made the spe¬ 
cial order of the day for Tuesday the 20th inst., and 

On motion of Mr. Cotton, 300 copies were ordered to be 
printed for the use of the Convention. 

The Convention then took up for consideration Title V. 
of the Constitution, which reads as follows, to-wit: 

TITLE V. 
impeachment. 

Article 84. The power of impeachment shall be vested 
in the House of Representatives. 

On motion the above article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The 85th article was then taken up and read as follows, 
to-wit: 

Article 85. Impeachmonts of the Governor. Lieutenant 


Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State 
Treasurer, and of the Judges of the District Courts, shall 
be tried by the Senate ; the Chief Justice of the Supreme 
Court, or the Senior Judge thereof, shall preside during 
the trial of such impeachment. Impeachments of the 
Judges of the Supreme Court shall be tried by the Sen¬ 
ate. When sitting as a Court of Impeachment, the Sen¬ 
ators shall be upon oath or affirmation, and no person shall 
be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the 
Senators present. 

Mr Herron moved to strike out the words “Judges of 
District Courts” in the above article, and to insert in lieu 
thereof the words “ Judges of Inferior Courts, Justices of 
the reace excepted,” which motion was adopted. 

Mr. Benjamin moved to strike out at the end of the ar¬ 
ticle the word “present,” and insert “elected,” which 
was lost. 

Mr. Herron then moved to strike out “ of such,” and to 
insert the following words in lieu thereof: “ shall preside 
in any impeachment of the Governor.” 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to lay the amendment 
on the table, which was carried. 

Mr. Besancon moved to insert after the word “ Treasu¬ 
rer” the word “ Auditor.” 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, moved to lay the amend¬ 
ment on the table, which motion prevailed. 

On motion. Article 85, as amended, was then adopted. 

The following articles were then severally taken up, and 
on motion were severally adopted : 

Article 86. Judgments in cases of impeachment shall 
extend only to removal from office, and disqualification 
from holding any office of honor, trust or profit under this 
State ; but the parties convicted shall, nevertheless, be 
subject to indictment, trial and punishment according to 
law. 

Art. 87. All officers against whom articles of impeach¬ 
ment may be preferred, shall be suspended from the exer¬ 
cise of their functions during the pendancy of said im¬ 
peachment. The appointing power may make a provis¬ 
ional appointment to replace any suspended officer, until 
the decision on the impeachment. 

Art. 88. The Legislature shall provide by law for the 
trial, punishment an t removal from office of all other offi¬ 
cers of the State, by indictment or otherwise. 

The title six of the Constitution was then taken up 
and read as follows: 

TITLE VI. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

Article 89. Members of the General Assembly, and all 
officers, before they enter upon the duties of their offices, 
shall take the following oath or affirmation : 

“I(A. B.) do solemnly swear (or affirm.) that I will 
faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all tho 

duties incumbent on me as-, according to the best of 

my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitu¬ 
tion and laws of the United States, and of this State ; and 
I do further solemnly swear (or affirm.) that, since the 
adoption of the present Constitution. I, being a citizen of 
this State, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons 
within this State, nor out of it, with a citizen of this 
State, nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a 
duel with deadly weapons with a citizen of this State, nor 
have I acted as second in carrying a challenge, or aided, 
advised, or assisted aDy person thus offending, so help 
me God.” 





STATE CONVENTION. 


Mr. Treaux offered the following substitute to the above 
article : 

Article 89. Members of the General Assemly, and all 
officers, before they enter upon the duties of their offices, 
shall take the following oath or affirmation : 

I (A. B.) do solemnly swear (or affirm,) that I willfaith- 
fully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties 

incumbent on me as - according to the best of my 

abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution 
and laws of the United States and of this State, and that 
I will support the Constitution of the United States ; and 
I do further solemnly swear (or affirm,) that, since the 
adoption of the present Constitution, I, being a citizen of 
this State, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons 
within this State, or out of it, with a citizen of this 
State, nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a 
duel with deadly weapons with a citizen of this State, nor 
have I acted as second in carrying a challenge, or aided, 
advised or assisted any person thus offending I do 
further swear, that I have never knowingly provoked 
any .fellow-citizen to send me a challenge, by striking 
him, or by insulting gravely him or his mother, sister, 
wife or child, nor by any other act calculated to produce 
a duel so help me God. 

Mr. Hayes moved to postpone the further consideration 
of the article and the substitute until article 130 of the 
Constitution is taken into consideration, in order to take 
up both articles at the same time, which motion prevailed. 

The following article being in order, and read as follows, 
was, on motion, adopted: 

Article 90. Treason against the State shall consist only 
in levying war against it, or in adhering to its enemies, 
giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be con¬ 
victed of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses 
to the same overt act, or his own confession in open court. 

The next article in order being read as follows, was, on 
motion, adopted: 

Article 91. Every person shall be disqualified from 
holding any office of trust or profit in this State, who 
shall have been convicted of having given or offe.'ed a 
bribe to procure his election or appointment. 

Mr. Carter having voted in the majority on the adoption 

of article 87. moved for a reconsideration of the same, 
' » * 

which was lost. 

Mr. Tatman having voted in the majority on the motion 
to adopt article 91, moved for a reconsideration of the 
same, which was granted. . 

The 91st article being then before the Convention, Mr. 
Tatman offered the following substitute for the article : 

Every person shall be disqualified from holding any office 
of trust or profit in the State, who shall have been con¬ 
victed of having given or offered a bribe to procure his 
election or appointment,'and every person shall be dis¬ 
qualified from holding any office in this State for the term 
for which he was elected, who shall have resorted to threats, 
treating, or who shall have visited the house of any elec¬ 
tor for the purpose of obtaining his vote, or who shall 
have asked any elector personally to vote for him, or who 
shall have used any undue and unlawful means, either di¬ 
rectly or indirectly, by himself or the agency of others, for 
the purpose of procuring his election. 

Mr. Stewart moved to lay the substitute on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Hatch moved to insert at the end of the article the 
following words: “After the adoption of the present 
Constitution.” 


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Mr. Dufour moved to lay the amendment upon the 
table} which motion prevailed ; and, on motion, the article 
was readopted without amendment. 

The Convention then took up the following article,which 
reads as follows, to wit: 

Article 92. Laws shall be made to exclude from office 
and from the right of suffrage, those who shall hereafter 
be convicted of bribery, perjury, forgery, or other high 
crimes or misdemeanors. The privilege of free suffrage 
shall be supported by laws regulating elections, and pro¬ 
hibiting under adequate penalties all undue influence 
theron, from power, bribery, tumult or other improper 
practice. 

Mr. Hayes offered the following as a substitute for the 
same : 

Article 92. No one shall be eligible to any office or shall 
be entitled to the right of suffrage who shall hereafter be 
convicted of any crime or offence punishable capitally or 
by imprisonment at hard labor. 

Mr. Phillips moved to amend the substitute by inserting 
at the end thereof the following words : 

“ For a period of five years or more,” 

Which motion was lost. 

Mr. Phillips then offered the following proviso to be in¬ 
serted at the end of the substitute: 

“ Provided that a pardon shall restore competency.” 

Mr* Dufour moved to lay both the substitute and pro¬ 
viso on the table, which motion prevailed. 

The original article being then before the Convention, 
Mr. Waddill offered the following proviso to be inserted at 
the end of the first paragraph : 

£i Provided the Legislature shall have power to reinstate 
any person so convicted, to his political rights.” 

Mr. Phillips then offered the proviso previously offered 
by him to the substitute of Mr Hayes as an amendment to 
the above article. 

On motion of Mr. Olivier, the proviso was laid on the 
table, and, on motion, the article was adopted without 
amendment. 

Article 93d being then in order was read as follows, 
to wit: 

Article 93. No money shall be drawn from the treasury 
but in pursuance of specific appropriations made by law, 
nor shall any appropriation of money be made for a longer 
term than two years. A regular statement and account 
of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall 
be published annually, in such manner as shall be pre¬ 
scribed by law. 

Mr. Connely moved to strike out the following words : 
“ Nor shall any appropriation of money be made for a 
longer term than two years,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Delony moved to insert after the words “ two years : ’ 
the following words : “ Until all the liabilities of the State 
shall have been discharged.” 

Mr. Todd moved to lay the amendment on the table 
which motion prevailed. 

Ou motion, article 93 of the Constitution was adopted 
without amendment. 

The Convention took up article 94, which read as fol¬ 
lows, and which was, on motion, adopted without amend¬ 
ment : 

Article 94. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly 
to pass such laws as may be necessary and proper to de¬ 
cide differences by arbitration. 

On the 95th article being taken up and read as follows, 
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Article 95. All civil officers for the State at large shall 
reside within the State, and all district or parish officers 
within their districts or parishes, and shall keep their of¬ 
fices at such places therein as may be required by law, 
and no person shall be elected or appointed to any parish 
office who shall not have resided in such parish long 
enough before such election, or appointment, to have ac¬ 
quired the right of voting in such parish ; and no person 
shall be elected or appointed to any district office, who 
shall not have resided in such district, or an adjoining dis¬ 
trict, long enough before such appointment, or election, to 
have acquired the right of voting for the same. 

Mr. Shaw moved to strike out the words “ or an adjoin¬ 
ing district.” 

Mr. Herron offered as a sub-amendment to strike out 
all after the word “ law ” in the first paragraph, which 
motion prevailed. 

And on motion, the article as amended was adopted. 

The 96th article being taken up and read as follows : 

Article 96. The duration of all offices not fixed by this 
Constitution shall never exceed four years. 

Mr. Herron moved to strike out“ four years and to 
insert in lieu thereof the words “ two years.” 

Mr. Richardson, of St. Mary, moved as a sub-amend¬ 
ment to strike out the whole article, which motion pre¬ 
vailed. 

The 97th article being then before the Convention and 
read as follows : 

Article 97. All civil officers, except the Governor and 
Judges of the Supreme and District Courts, shall be re¬ 
movable by an address of a majority of the members of 
both Houses, except those the removal of whom has been 
otherwise provided for by this Constitution. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to strike out “ District ” 
and to insert in lieu thereof the word “ Inferior,” which 
motion prevailed. 

Mr. Lobdell then offered the following amendment to be 
inserted after the words £ Inferior Courts,” except Jus¬ 
tices of the Peace, which amendment on motion was laid 
on the table. 

On motion, the article as amended was adopted. The 
Convention then took up article 98 of the Constitution, 
which reads as follows : 

Article 9S. Absence on the business of this State, or of 
the United States, shall not forfeit a residence once ob¬ 
tained. so as to deprive any one of the right of suffrage, or 
of being elected or appointed to any office under the ex¬ 
ceptions contained in this Constitution. 

Mr. Guion moved to amend the article by adding after 
the words the United States,” the following words : “ Or 
on a visit or private business,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Jennings then moved to reject the whole article, 
which motion was lost. 

Mr. Delony moved to strike out all after the word “ ob¬ 
tained,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Benjamin moved to lay the whole article on the 
table, which motion prevailed. 

The 99th article was then taken up, and read as follows : 

Article 99. It shall be the duty of the Legislature to 
provide by law for deductions from the salaries of public 
officers who may be guilty of a neglect of duty. 

On motion of Mr. Phillips, the above article was rejected. 

Article 100 being then before the Convention, was read 
as follows, to wit: 

Article 100. The Legislature shall point out the manner 
in which a person coming into the State, shall declare his 
residence 


Mr. Todd moved to reject the same, which was carried. 

The Convention then took up article 101, which read as 
follows, to wit: 

Article 101. In all elections by the people the vote shall 
be by ballot, and in all elections by the Senate and House 
of Representatives, jointly or separately, the vote shall be 
given viva voce. 

Mr. Gardere offered the following as a substitute to the 
above article: 

Article 101. In all elections by the people, and in all 
elections by the Senate and House of Representatives, 
jointly or separately, the vote shall be given viva voce. 

Mr. Dufour moved to lay the substitute on the table. 
On said motion, Mr. Connely called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs Akenhead. Avery, Andrews. Anderson of Carroll, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besancon, Bernard, Beard, 
Brother, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell. Conrad, 
Davidson. Delony, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Edwards of 
Orleans, Eggleston, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris. Hargis, 
Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Key, King of St, 
Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin. Olivier of St. Mary, 
Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux. Price, Pierce, Pierson, 
Phillip.-, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of 
St. Mary, Rixner, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, 
Robinson, Sandidge, Staes, Smart, Shaw, Shelton, Smith 
of West Feliciana. Sibley, Taliafero,Thibodaux, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Villere, Williams and Whittington—80 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Armant, Addison, 
Bienvenu. Boyer, Collens, Cotton. Connely, Dalferes. Dor¬ 
sey, Dosson, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Eus- 
tis, Farmer, Gardere, Herron, Hernandez, Jennings. Jour- 
dan. Jones, King of Jackson, Mathews of Point Coupee, 
Martin, Moss, Patterson, Pujo, Swazey, Scarborough, 
Smith of Winn, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thompson and 
Waddill—36 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
laid on the table. 

Mr. Thompson offered the following amendment to be 
inserted at the end of the article : “ Unless otherwise pro¬ 
vided by law,” which was, on motion, laid on the table. 

Mr. Richardson of Ouachita offered the following 
amendment to be inserted at the end of the article : 
“Untifthe General Assembly shall otherwise direct.” 

Mr. Dufour moved to lay the amendment on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

On motion, the article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The Convention then took up article 102, which reads as 
follows: i* 

Article 102. No member of Congress, nor person hold¬ 
ing or exercising any office of trust or profit under the 
United States, or either of them, or under any foreign 
power, shall be eligible as a member of the General As¬ 
sembly. or hold or exercise any office of trust or profit 
under the State. 

Mr. Dufour moved to strike out the words “ no member 
of Congress. 

Mr. Smart moved as a substitute to reject the whole 
article. 

Mr. Todd moved to lay the amendment and substitute 
on the table, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Phillips then offered the following substitute for 
article 102. “ No member of Congress, or person holding 




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37 


or exercising any office of trust or profit under the United 
States, or either of them, or under any foreign power shall 
be eligible to, or hold or exercise any office of trust or 
profit under the State. 

On motion, the above substitute was laid on the table, 
and on further motion, the article was adopted without 
amendment. 

The Convention then took up article 103, which reads 
as follows : 

Article 103. The laws, public records and the judicial 
and legislative written proceedings of the State, shall be 
promulgated, preserved and conducted in the language 
in which the Constitution of the United States is written. 

The Convention then proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion article 104 of the Constitution, which reads as fol¬ 
lows, to wit: 

Article 104. The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of 
the House of Representatives shall be conversant with the 
French and English languages, and members may address 
either House in the French or English languages. 

Mr. Hebert moved to strike out all the first part of the 
article which reads thus : “ The Secretary of the Senate 
and Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be con¬ 
versant with the French and English languages, and” 

Mr. Armant moved to lay the amendment on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Pierce moved to reject the whole article. 

Mr. Guion moved to lay the motion on the table. On 
said motion. Mr. King of St. Landry, called for the yeas 
and nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry. Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Addison, Bradford, 
Benjamin, Besancon. Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu, Boudous- 
quie, Boyer, Buisson, Campbell, Coliens, Cotton, Connely, 
Conrad, Dalferes, Davidson, Delony, Declouet, Dorsey, 
Dosson, Douglass, Dufour. Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Or¬ 
leans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis,Farmer, 
Guion.Gardere, Hatch, Hayes, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, 
Hough, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan. Jones, Key, 
King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lob- 
dell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of 
Point Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier of St Martin, Olivier of St Mary, Parham, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Phillips, Pujo, Reeves, 
Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius. Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St 
Paul, Staes. Smart, Swazey. Shaw, Scarborough. Shelton, 
Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Stewart, 
Tatman. Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, 
Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill, Williams and Whittington 
—109 yeas. 

And Messrs. Bartlett, Brother, Harris, Hargis, Hodges, 
King of Jackson, McMillen, Pierce and Pierson—9 nays. 

Consequently the motion of Mr Guion prevailed, and 
the motion of Mr. Pierce was laid on the table. 

Mr. Richardson, of St. Mary, moved to strike out the 
last clause of said article, which reads as follows : And 
members may address either House in the French or Eng¬ 
lish language.” 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to lay the amendment 
on the table, which motion prevailed. 

On motion, the article was adopted without amendment. 

The Convention then took up article 105, which reads as 
follows : 

Article 105. The General Assembly shall direct by law, 
how persons who are now, or may hereafter become^sure¬ 


ties for public officers, may be discharged from such sureti- 
ship. 

On motion of Mr. Hough , the above article was rejected. 

The 106th article being then under consideration, and 
reads as follows, to wit : 

Article 106. No power of suspending the laws of this 
State shall be exercised, unless by the Legislature, or by its 
authority. 

On motion, it was adopted without amendment. 

The Convention then proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion article 107, which reads as follows : ' 

Article 107. Prosecutions shall be by indictment or in¬ 
formation The accused shall have a speedy public trial 
by an impartial jury of the vicinage ; he shall not be com¬ 
pelled to give evidence against himself; he shall have the 
right of being heard by himself or counsel; he shall have 
the right, unless he shall have fled from justice, of meet¬ 
ing the witnesses face to face, and shall have compulsory 
process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. 

Mr. Coliens moved to strike out the words “ indict¬ 
ment or,” which, on motion of Mr. Hunt, was laid on the 
table. 

Mr. Cotton moved to strike out the following words r. 
“ Unless he shall have fledfrom justice,” which, on motion 
of Mr. Campbell, was laid on the table. 

Mr. Phillips moved to insert after the word prosecu¬ 
tions,” in the first line, the following words : “ Except for 
petty offences punishable by imprisonment not exceeding 
ten days, and by fine not exceeding $25.” 

On motion of Mr. Eggleston, the amendment was laid 
upon the table, and on further motion, the article was 
adopted without amendment. 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow, 
at 9 o’clock a. m. 


Thursday, July 15,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present: Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the Chair ; and 94 delegates. 

The Rev. Mr. Crenshaw opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Mr. Mathews asked leave of absence for Mr. Simms, 
which was granted. 

Mr. JenniDgs offered the following resolution, which, on 
motion, was referred to the Committee on General Pro¬ 
visions : 

As a well regulated system of internal improvement is 
calculated to develope the resources of the State and pro¬ 
mote the happiness and prosperity of her citizens, it shall 
be the duty of the General'Assembly to make provision 
by law for ascertaining the proper objects of improve¬ 
ments in relation to levees, drainage, roads, canals and 
navigable waters ; and it shall also be their duty to pro¬ 
vide by law for an equal and judicious application of the 
fund which may be appropriated to these objects. 

Mr. Coliens. on behalf of a majority of the Committee 
on Electoral Franchise, submitted the following report: 

The majority of the Committee on Electoral Franchise 
beg leave to report, that they have had under consideration, 
the articles and resolutions referred to them, and they re¬ 
turn the following as the result of the best consideration 
they were able to give to the subject. Your committee 





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propose that the subjoined articles shall form a separate 
title in the Constitution, as follows: 

TITLE VI. 

RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. 

Article —. In all elections by the people, every free 
white male, who has been one year a citizen of the United 
States, who has attained the age of twenty-one years, and 
resided in the State during one year next preceding the j 
election, and the last six months thereof in the Parish in 
which he offers to vote, shall have the right of voting. 

Art —. Electors shall in all cases, except treason, felony, 
or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during 
their attendance at, going to, or returning from elections. 

Art. — The Legislature shall provide by law for the reg¬ 
istry of the names and residence of all qualified voters of 
the city of NewOrleans ; and may also provide for the reg¬ 
istry of the qualified voters in any Parish or Town wherein 
said registry shall be found necessary, 

Respectfully submitted, 

(Signed) T. Wharton Collens, 

Chairman. 

Mr. Moss, on behalf of the same committee, informed 
the Convention that he would, on a future day, present a 
minority report. 

On motion of Mr. Collens, the report was made the order 
of the day, to be taken up immediately after the title 
General Provisions have been disposed of. 

Mr. King, of Jackson having voted in the majority on 
the motion to adopt article 93, moved for a reconsidera- 
tson of the same, which motion was lost. 

Mr. King, of St Landry, having on yesterday voted 
with the majority on the adoption of article 107, moved 
to reconsider the same, which was granted. 

The article 107 of the Constitution being then before 
the Convention, 

Mr. Hunt moved to strike out the following words, to 
wit: “ unless he shall have fled from justice,” which mo¬ 
tion prevailed ; and. on a further motion, the article as 
amended was readopted. 

The President laid before the Convention the following 
communication: 

Baton Rouge, July 15,1852. 
Hon. Duncan F. Kenner, President of the Convention ; 

Sir —The undersigned Committee, appointed at a pub¬ 
lic meeting held by the citizens of this Parish, to make 
suitable arrangements for a public testimonial in honor of 
that distinguished patriot and statesman, Henry Clay, 
whose recent death has clothed the whole Union in mourn¬ 
ing, respectfully invite you. and through you the members 
of the Convention now in session, to unite with us in the 
performance of that melancholy duty, on Saturday, the 
17th inst., at the Methodist Episcopal Church, at 11 o’clock, 
a. m. Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

John R. DuFrocq, 
Chairman of Committee. 

On motion of Mr. Richardson of Ouachita, the invita¬ 
tion was accepted. 

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY. 

The Convention took up for consideration Article 8 of 
the Constitution, which was fixed as the special order of 
the day for to-day. 

Mr. Conrad moved to postpone the further considera¬ 
tion of the above article, and to make it the special order 


of the day for Wednesday, the 21st instant, which motion 
prevailed. 

ORDER OF THE DAY. 

The Convention then proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion article 108 of the Constitution, which read as follows, 
to wit : 

Article 108. All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient 
sureties, unless for capital offences, where the proof is 
evident or presumption great; and the privilege of the 
writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when 
in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety may re¬ 
quire it. 

Mr. Eustis offered the following as a substitute to the 
above article: 

Article 108. All persons shall be bailable by sufficient 
sureties, unless for capital offences, where the proof is 
evident, or presumption great, or unless after conviction, 
by a petty jury for any offence or crime punishable with 
death or imprisonment at hard labor. The privilege of 
the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless 
when in case of rebellion or invasion the public safety 
may require it. 

On motion of Mr. Hunt, the above substitute was 
adopted. 

The Convention then took up the following articles of 
the Constitution, which, on motion, were severally adopted 
without amendments, to wit: 

Article 109. No ex post facto law, nor any law impairing 
the obligation of contracts, shall be passed, nor vested 
rights be divested, unless for purposes of public utility, 
and for adequate compensation previously made. 

Art. 110. The press shall be free. Every citizen may 
freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all sub¬ 
jects, beiDg responsible for an abuse of this liberty. 

The article 111 being then before the Convention, was 
read as follows, to wit: 

Article 111. Emigration from the State shall not be pro¬ 
hibited. 

On motion of Mr. Conrad, the above article was re¬ 
jected. 

The Convention then took up article 112, which read as 
follows, to wit: 

Article 112. The General Assembly which shall meet 
after the first election of Representatives under this Con¬ 
stitution, shall, within the first month after the com¬ 
mencement of the session, designate and fix the seat of 
Government at some place not less than sixty miles from 
the city of NewOrleans, by the nearest traveling route ; 
and if on the Mississippi river, by the meanders of the 
same ; and when so fixed, it shall not be removed without 
the consent of four-fifths of the members of both Houses 
of the General Assembly. The sessions shall he held in 
NewOrleans until the end of the year 1848. 

Mr. Hatch offered the following as a substitute : 

The seat of Government shall be fixed at the City of 
Baton Rouge, and shall not be removed without the con¬ 
sent of four-fifths of the members of both Houses of the 
General Assembly. 

Mr. Herron moved to postpone the consideration of the 
article until Monday. 19th instant. 

Mr. Richardson of St Mary, moved to lay tho motion on 
the table, which was carried. 

Mr. Jones moved to lay the whole subject on the table, 
On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted a* follows: 





STATE CONVENTION. 


3 9 


Messrs. Arrnant, Castellanos, Dalferes, Eggleston. Jones, 
Roselius and Staes—7 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Bradford. Benja¬ 
min, Besancon. Bernard. Beard. Bienvenu. Brother, Bou- 
dousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Camp¬ 
bell. Collens. Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Davidson. Delony, 
Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel. Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eustis. Farmer, 
Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron, 
Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jourdan, Key, King of St. Landry, King of Jack- 
son, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, LeBlanc, Lyle, Mcll- 
henny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of Point 
Coupee. Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St Mary, 
Olivier of St. Martin, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, 
Preaux, Price, Pierce, Phillips, Pujo, Reeves, Richardson 
of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roman, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St. Paul, Smart, 
Swazey, Shaw. Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of West Feli 
ciana. Smith of Winn, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Yan Wickle, Yil- 
lere, Waddill, Williams, Whittington—110 nays. 

Consequently said motion was lost. 

Mr. Williams offered the following amendment to the 
substitute offered by Mr. Hatch : 

The seat of Government shall be and remain at Baton 
Rouge, and shall not be removed without the consent of 
two-thirds of both Houses of the General Assembly. 

Mr. Conrad moved to lay the amendment on the table, 
which motion was lost. 

Mr. Palfrey moved as a sub-amendment to strike out in 
the above amendment the words two-thirds,” and insert 
in lieu thereof the words 11 three-fourths.” On said mo¬ 
tion, the yeas and nays were called for, and resulted as 
follow? 

Messrs. Avery, Andrews, Arrnant, Bradford, Bernard, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Castellanos. 
Campbell, Collens, Cotton, Connely, Dalferes, Davidson, 
Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Eustis, 
Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hodges, 
Hunt, Jourdan, Jones, Key, Lapeyre, Leefe. Leeds, Par¬ 
ham, Palfrey, Patterson, Price, Pierson, Phillips. Reeves, 
Richardson of St. Mary, Richardson of Ouachita, Roys- 
den, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Shelton. Smith of West Feli¬ 
ciana, Smith of Winn, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thibo¬ 
daux. Thompson, Todd, Yan Wickle, Waddill and Whit¬ 
tington—61 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Ander¬ 
son of Carroll, Addison, Benjamin, Besancon, Beard, Bou- 
dousquie, Byrne, Carter. Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Dor¬ 
sey, Dosson, Douglass, Duffel, Edwards of Washington. 
Farmer, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, J6n- 
nings, King of St. Landry. King of Jackson. LeBlanc, Lob¬ 
dell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss. 
Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Mcll- 
henny, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Monge, Paxton, 
Preaux, Pierce, Pujo, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo. 
Robinson, Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes, Scarborough, Sibley, 
Taliafero, Villere, Williams—57 nays. 

Consequently said motion prevailed, and the amend¬ 
ment was adopted. 

The question then being on the adoption of the amend¬ 
ment as amended, 


Mr. Taliafero moved to lay the same on the table. On 
said motion, the yeas and nays were called for, and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs. Arrnant, Bradford, Bernard, Bienvenu. Brother, 
Boyer, Bullard, Cotton. Dosson, Dugue, Eggleston, Eustis, 
Guion. Jones, Key. Lapeyre, Mathews of. Orleans, Martin, 
Monge, Preaux, Pujo, Risk, Roselius, Robinson. St. Paul, 
Staes. Sibley, Taliafero, Van Wickle, Villere and Williams 
—31 yeas ; and 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Anderson of Carroll. Addison, Benjamin, Besan¬ 
con, Beard. Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Carter, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, Davidson, Delony, De¬ 
clouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of 0., 
Edwards of Washington. Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, Hays, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron, H.ebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodg¬ 
es, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, King of St. Landry, 
King of Jackson, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc. Lobdell, Lyle. 
McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss, Nicholls. Oli¬ 
vier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Parham, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Patterson. Price, Pierce, Pierson, Phillips, Reeves, 
Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. M.. Roman, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, 
Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, 
Waddill and Whittington—84 nays. 

Consequently said motion was lost, and on motion the 
amendment and sub-amendment were adopted. 

The President laid before the Convention the following 
communication from the Secretary of State, accompanied 
by a tabular statement from the United States census of 
1850, in compliance with a resolution adopted on the 8th 
instant : 

Baton Rouge, July 15,1852, 

Sir —In compliance wit h a resolution adopted by the 
Convention on the 8th inst., it becomes my duty to lay be¬ 
fore that honorable body, over which you preside, the an¬ 
nexed tabular statement, made from the United States 
Census of 1850, by Mr. E, R. Eastin, who was chosen by 
the Committee of the Legislative Department, to assist me 
in a task requiring considerable labor. The work has been 
carefully and faithfully executed by him, so far a~s I can. 
judge, and is now submitted to the consideration of the 
Convention. It shows: 

1. The whole white population of the State, 


amounting to. 255,416 

2. Slave population......244786 

3. Free persons of color... 17.537 


4. Number of white males over the age of 21 years, 72.997 

5. The respective number of said persons 

in each parish of the State.. 

With regard to the last State census, made in 1847,1 re¬ 
gret that it is not in my power to give any information 
drawn from that source. The rolls were sent by me to the 
Legislature in 1848, as will appear by the examination of 
the records of both Houses, and they have not. as yet, been 
returned to this office. 

As to the United States Census of 1830 and 1840,1 have 
the honor to lay before the Convention the printed copies 
thereof, transmitted to this State by the Federal Govern-, 
ment. Respectfully, etc., 

[Signed.] Chas. Gavarre, Secretary of State. 

Hon. Duncan F. Kenner, President of the Convention 








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POPULATION OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 

SEVENTH CENSUS, 1850. 


|M ales 


Eastern District. 

Whites. 

Free 

Col’rd. 

I Slaves. 

1 Total 
jPopul’n. 

lover the 
ja£e of 2i 
| years. 

Electors 
of 1847. 

Ascension. 

8.339 

147 

7.266 

10.752 

827 

543 

Assumption. 

5.170 

37 

5.34! 

10.538 

1.165 

1.052 

East Baton Rouge 

5.347 

279 

6.351 

11.977 

1.520 

782 

West Bt’n Rouge 

1.818 

102 

4.360 

6.270 

456 

402 

East Feliciana.... 

4.061 

23 

9.5M 

13.598 

1.09/ 

750 

West Feliciana .. 

12.473 

106 

10.666 

13.245 

75! 

516 

Iberville.. 

3.568 

104 

8.607 

12.279 

1.065 

768 

Jefferson. 

18.021 

874 

6.196 

25.091 

5.275 

1.284 

Lafourche. 

5.M3 

22 

4.368 

9.533 

1.103 

1.048 

Livingston. 

2.573 

20 

842 

. 3.385 

587 

433 

■Orleans. 

91.355 

10.038 

18.068 

119.461 

32.861 

975 

Plaquemines. 

2.221 

390 

4.779 

7.390 

793 

878 

Point Coupee.... 

2.967 

561 

7.811 

11.339 

816 

625 

St. Bernard. 

1.4 6 

73 

2.323 

3.802 

458 

239 

St. Charles. 

867 

121 

4.132 

5.120 

217 

187 

St. Helena. 

2.354 

11 

2.196 

4.561 

484 

410 

St. James. 

3.285 

62 

7,751 

11.098 

740 

651 

St. John Baptiste 

2.586 

191 

4.540 

7.317 

585 

519 

St. Tammany_ 

3.642 

359 

2.363 

6.364 

843 

438 

Terrebonne. 

3.324 

72 

4 328 

7.724 

759 

553 

Washington. 

2.361 

4 

1.037 

3.408 

489 

404 

Eas ern.. 

167.837 

13.586 

12-2.829 

304.252 



Western uistrict. 







Avoyelles. 

4.066 

99 

5.161 

9.326 

879 

868 

Bienville. 

3.623 

21 

1.895 

5.539 

767 

■- 

Bossier. 

2.507 

00 

4.455 

6.962 

588 

366 

Caddo. 

3.637 

39 

5.208 

8.884 

1.058 

460 

Calcasieu. 

2.716 

241 

957 

3.914 

576 

444 

Caldwell. 

1.5S4 

00 

1.231 

2.815 

349 

268 

Carroll. 

2.336 

10 

6.443 

8.789 

698 

467 

Catahoula. 

3.585 

19 

3.528 1 

7.132 

810 

628 

Claiborne. 

4.949 

00 

2.522 

7.471 

1.079 

1.095 

Concordia. 

823 

1 

6.934 

7.758 

280 

352 

DeSoto. 

3.548 

25 

4.446 

8.019 

S54 

454 

Franklin. 

1.664 

14 

1.573 

3.251 

371 

333 

Jackson . 

3.4U6 

0 

2.158 

5.566 

716 

288 

Lafayette. 

3.390 

160 

3.170 

6.720 

657 

638 

Morehouse. 

1.877 

30 

2.006 

3.9'3 

506 

215 

Natchitoches. 

5.466 

881 

7.854 

H.201 

1.349 

1.001 

Rapides. 

5.037 

1S4 

11.340 

16.561 

1.301 

- 871 

Sabine. 

• 3.347 

00 

1.168 

4.51? 

706 

642 

St. Landry. 

10.133 

1.243 

10.871 

22.253 

2.147 

1.543 

St. Martin. 

4.741 

531 

6.493 

11.765 

1.146 

942 

Tensas. 

900 

2 

8.138 

9.040 

330 

273 

St. Mary. 

3.423 

424 

9.853 

13.700 

1.029 

680 

Union. 

4.778 

00 

3.425 

8.203 

1.066 

514 

Vermillion. 

2.328 

14 

1.067 

3.409 

476 

409 

Ouachita. 

2.293 

7 

2.708 

5.008 

500 

312 

Madison. 

1.416 

4 

7.353 

8.773 

473 

423 

Western .... 

87.579 

3.951 

121.957 

213.487 



Eastern. 

167.83' 

13-586 

122.829 

804.252 



Aggregate Popl’n 

‘265.416 

17.537 

244.786 

517. 39 

72.997 


Total Whites and Free Colored. ... 




.272.953 






.146.871 

Federal Representative population. 




.419.824 


On motion of Mr. King, of St. Landry, 200 copies of the 
above tabular statement were ordered to be printed. 

The Convention then proceeded to take into consider¬ 
ation article 113, which was laid over, having been re¬ 
ferred to the Committee on General Provisions, and the 
committee not having yet reported on the same, 

The Convention took up for consideration article 114. 
which being read was, on motion of Mr. Roman, referred 
to the Committee on General Provisions. 

The 115th article being taken up and read, as follows, 
was on motion adopted : 

Article 115. The Legislature shall provide by law for a 


The Convention took up the following article, which 
having been read was, on motion, adopted, to-wit: 

Article 117. No divorce shall be granted by the Legis¬ 
lature. 

The article 113 then being before the Convention, and 
read as follows, to-wit: 

Article 118. Every law enacted by the Legislature shall 
embrace but one object, and that shall be expressed in 
the title. 

Mr Jennings moved to reject the same. 

Mr. Nicholls moved to lay the amendment upon the 
table, which motion prevailed. 

On motion the article was adopted without amendment. 

The 119th article being next in order was taken up and 
read, as follows, to-wit: 

Article 119. No law shall be revived or amended by 
reference to its title ; but in such case, the act revived or 
section amended shall be re-enacted and published at 
length. 

Mr. Connely moved to reject the article. 

Mr. Todd moved to lay the motion on the table, which 
was carried. 

And, on a further motion, the article was adopted. 

The 120th article was then taken up. and being read as 
follows, was, on motion, adopted, to-wit : 

Article 120. The Legislature shall never adopt any sys¬ 
tem or code of laws by general reference to such sys¬ 
tem or code of laws, but in all cases shall specify the sev¬ 
eral provisions of the laws it may enact. 

Articles 121. 122.123,124 and 125, having been referred 
to the Committee on General Provisions, were laid over 
until said committee should report upon the same. 

Article 125 being next in order, was taken up and read 
as follows, to-wit: 

Article 126. No person shall hold or exercise, at the 
same time, more than one civil office of emolument, ex¬ 
cept that of Justice of the Peace. 

Mr. Staes moved to strike out the following words, “ ex¬ 
cept that of Justice of the Peace,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Castellanos moved to insert at the end of the above 
article the following words, u without the incorporate lim¬ 
its of the city of NewOrleans.” 

On motion the amendment was laid upon the table, and 
on a further motion the article was adopted without 
amendment. 

The Convention then took up article 127, which reads 
as follows : 

Article 127. Taxation shall be equal and uniform 
throughout the State. After the year 1848, all property 
on which the taxes may be levied in this State shall be 
taxed in proportion to its value, to be ascertained as di¬ 
rected by law. No one species of property shall be taxed 
higher than another species of property of equal value, 
on which taxes shall be levied ; the Legislature shall have 
power to levy an income tax, and to tax all persons pur¬ 
suing any occupation, trade or profession. 


change of venue in civil and criminal cases. 

On the 116th article being read as follows, to-wit: 

Article 116. No lottery shall be authorized'by this State, 
and the buying and selling of lottery tickets within the 
State is prohibited. 

Mr. Staes moved to reject the above article. 

Mr. Mcllhenny moved to lay the motion on the table, 
which was carried. 

And, on motion, the article was adopted without 
amendment. 


Mr. St. Paul offered the following substitute to the 
above article: 

Article 127. Taxation shall be uniform throughout the 
State, and all property shall be taxed in proportion to its 
value, to be ascertained as directed by law, and no one 
species of property shall be taxed higher than another 
species of property of equal value, on which taxes shall 
be levied. Provided, however, that property holders, 
whose whole estimated taxable fortune amounts to less 
than $3000—shall be entitled to a deduction of oac- 







































































































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fourth ; those whose whole taxable fortune amounts to 
less than $2000, shall be entitled to a deduction of one- 
third ; and those whose taxable fortune amounts to less 
than $1000. shall be entitled to a deduction of one-half 
the amount of taxes for which their property may be 
assessed. 

And all corporations authorized by law to lay and levy 
taxes on real estate and slaves, shall be bound to adopt 
the same rule in the collection thereof. 

The Legislature shall have power to levy an income tax 
and to tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or 
profession. 

Mr. Avery moved to lay the substitute on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Cotton moved to strike out in the above article the 
words occupation, trade, or.” 

Mr. Connely then offered the following article as a sub¬ 
stitute : 

Article 127. Taxation shall be equal and uniform 
throughout the State ; no one species of property shall 
be taxed higher than another species of property of equal 
value. 

The Legislature shall fix the value of real estate and 
slaves for purposes of taxation, and shall provide by law 
for ascertaining the value of other taxable property. The 
Legislature shall have power to levy an income tax. and 
to tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or pro¬ 
fession. 

Mr. Cotton moved to lay the substitute upon the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

The question then being on the adoption of the propo¬ 
sition offered by Mr. Cotton, and the motion having been 
made to lay the same on the table— 

Mr. Cotton called for the yeas and nays, which resulted 
as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll. Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin. 
Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Collens, Con¬ 
nely, Conrad. Delony, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Edwards 
of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, 
Hatch, Hays, Harris, Hargis, Hough, Hodges, Hunt. Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key, King of St Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny. Mathews of 
Orleans, Mathews of Point Coupee, Martin, Monge, 
Nichols, Olivier of St Mary, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton. Pat¬ 
terson, Preaux, Pierce, Pierson, Phillips, Reeves, Rich¬ 
ardson of Ouachita, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, 
Sandidge, Smart. Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Sibley, Tatman, Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, Waddill, Wil¬ 
liams and Whittington—82 yeas. 

And Messrs. Cotton. Dalferes, Dugue, Duffel, Gardere, 
Guion, Herron, Hernandez, Jourdan, McMillen, Moss, Oli¬ 
vier of St. Martin, Price, Pujo, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Roysden, Robinson, Staes, Smith of West Feliciana. Smith 
of Winn. Talbot and Van Wickle—22 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Collens then moved to strike out in the above arti¬ 
cle the words after the year 1848.” 

Pending the consideration of the same, 

Mr. Connely moved to refer the whole subject to the 
Committee on General Provisions, which was lost. 

The question then being on the adoption of Mr. Collens’ 
amendment, was decided in the affirmative ; consequently 
the motion was adopted. 


Mr. Cotton moved to amend the article by inserting at 
the end thereof the following words : u On the ad valorem 
principle,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Guion moved to strike out in the article the words 
a an income tax,” which was lost. 

Mr. Herron moved to strike out all the second clause in 
the above article, and also all after the words “ be levied’ ’ 

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to the end of the article. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita,, moved to lay the amend¬ 
ment on the table, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Connely moved to insert after the words £i shall be 
levied,” the following words : u But the Legislature shall 
fix the value of lands and slaves for the purposes of taxa¬ 
tion.” 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to lay the amendment 
on the table. 

On said motion, Mr. Connely called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll, Armant, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos. Carter, Campbell, Collens, 
Cotton, Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Du¬ 
gue, Edwards of Or'eans, Edwards of Washington, Eggle¬ 
ston, Eustis, Gardere, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Her¬ 
ron, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks. Jennings, 
Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, King of Jackson, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Or¬ 
leans, Mathews of Point Coupee, Martin, Moss, Monge, 
Nicholls, Parham, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pierson, 
Phillips, Pujo, Richardson of Ouachita, Risk, Roselius, 
Roman, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey 
Shaw, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, Tatman, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Todd, Villere and Waddill—85 yeas. 

And Messrs. Besancon, Bernard. Connely, Dalferes, Dor¬ 
sey, Duffel, Farmer, Guion, Jourdan, Lobdell, Olivier of St. 
Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Richardson of St. 
Mary, Roysdon. Robinson, Smart, Scarborough, Smith of 
Winn. Sibley. Stewart, Thompson, Van Wickle, Williams 
and Whittington—25 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Cotton moved to insert, at the end of the article, 
the following words "and capital shall be taxed.” 

Mr. Armant called for the previous question, which was 
carried. 

The question being then on the adoption of the propo¬ 
sition of Mr. Cotton, the question was decided in the 
negative ; consequently the motion was lost. 

Messrs. Besancon and Cotton asked that their votes 
should be recorded, which was accordingly ordered. Both 
delegates voted in the affirmative. 

On motion the article was adopted as amended. 

The Convention then proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion article 128, which reads as follows : 

Article 128. The citizens of the city of NewOrleans shall 
have the right of appointing the several public officers 
necessary for the administration of the police of said city, 
pursuant to the mode of elections which shall be pre¬ 
scribed by the Legislature ; Provided, that the Mayor and 
Recorders shall be ineligible to a seat in the General As¬ 
sembly ; and the Mayor, Recorders and Aldermen shall 
be commissioned by the Governor as Justices of the Peace, 
and the Legislature may vest in them such criminal juris¬ 
diction as may be necessary for the punishment of minor 


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crimes and offences, and as the police and good order of 
said city may require. 

Mr. Preaux offered the following amendment, to he in¬ 
serted after the words "provided hy the Legislature”— 
“ and the Legislature shall he empowered to vest them 
with such legislative power as may be deemed necessary 
to enable them to carry into effect municipal purposes.” 

Mr. Herron moved to lay the amendment on the table. 

On the vote being taken, it appeared that 46 delegates 
voted in the affirmative and 45 in the negative ; the Presi¬ 
dent voting with the minority, declared the motion to lay 
on the table carried. 

Mr. Eustis moved to strike out the word <! and,” before 
the word “Aldermen,” and to insert after the word “ Al¬ 
dermen” the words “and Assistant Aldermen,” which 
motion prevailed. ' 

Mr. Collens then moved to insert at the end of the arti¬ 
cle the following words : “ and in cases of misdemeanors, 
the trial by jury may be dispensed with ; provided the 
accused consents.” 

Mr. Isaacks moved to reject the whole article. 

Mr. Mcllhenny moved to lay the motion on the table, 
which was carried. 

Mr. Hunt then called for the previous question, which 
was carried. 

The question being then on the amendment offered by 
Mr. Collens, the President put the motion on its adoption, 
which was lost. 

On motion, the article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The Convention then next took up for consideration the 
following article, which on motion was adopted : 

Article 129. The Legislature may provide by law in what 
case officers shall continue to perform the duties of their 
offices until their successors shall have been inducted into 
office. 

The 130th article being tatfen up and read as follows, 
to wit: 

Article 130. Any citizen of this State who shall, after the 
adoption of this Constitution, fight a duel with deadly 
weapons with a citizen of this State, or send or accept a 
challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, either with¬ 
in the State or out of it with a citizen of this State, or who 
shall act as second, or knowingly aid and assist in any 
manner, those thus offending, shall be deprived of holding 
any office of trust or profit, and of enjoying the right of 
suffrage under the Constitution. 

Mr. LeBlanc moved to reject the same. 

Mr. Connely moved to lay the motion on the table. 

On said motion Mr. Preaux called for the yeas and nays. 

Pending the consideration of the same, 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow 
at 9 o’clock a. m. 


Friday, July 16,1S52. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Woodbridge opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present: Hon. D. P. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the Chair ; and 87 delegates. 

On motion, leave of absence was granted to the follow¬ 
ing named delegates : Messrs. Tolbert, Dalferes, Pugh, 
Williams, Herbert and Marrero. 


Mr. Moss, on behalf of the minority of the Committee 
on Electoral Franchise, submitted the following report: 

The minority of the Committee on Electoral Franchise, 
to which committee was referred the subject of a Registry 
Law. not concurring in the report of the majority of said 
committee, which would compel the Legislature to enact 
a registry law. beg leave to submit the following report: 

The undersigned think it is useless to burthen the Con¬ 
stitution with a subject which is purely legislative. It 
would ha forcing the Legislature to pass such a law. by rea¬ 
son of the oath taken by the members thereof to support 
the Constitution, notwithstanding the people might be op¬ 
posed to it. 

We therefore think that the subject should be left open 
for legislation ; the people may then, if it is their will, ob¬ 
tain such a law. 

(Signed) A. J. Moss, 

On the part of the Minority. 

The same delegate, on the part of the minority of the 
same committee, presented the following report: 

The undersigned, members of the Committee on the 
“ Electoral Franchise,” not concurring in that portion of 
the report made by the majority of said committee, which 
requires a person to be a citizen of the United States one 
year , before he is entitled to vote, beg leave to submit the 
following report: 

The undersigned are of the opinion, that any person 
should be entitled to the right of suffrage as soon as he 
becomes a citizen of the United States, provided he pos¬ 
sesses the other requirements fixed by law. Because, 
under its Constitution and laws, a eitizen duly naturalized 
becomes at once possessed of the rights and privileges of 
citizenship. The exception embodied in the Constitution 
of this and some others of the States of this Union, re¬ 
fusing to our naturalized citizens for a time the right of 
suffrage, is an exception to this general principle, which, 
unless supported by good and sufficient reasons, ought not 
to be recognized. We are of the opinion that no necessi¬ 
ty or good reason exists for the exception. 

The question of time, necessary to acquire citizenship in 
the United States, has been repeatedly discussed in Con¬ 
gress, and the time now fixed by law, to wit: five years— 
has been fully recognized as sufficient. That length of 
time affords ample security, because, before the expiration 
of it. a foreigner will have necessarily contracted social 
and business relations. By fixing five years as the time of 
probation, it is evident that Congress did not intend that 
any future time should be required Conventions of other 
States of this Union for framing Constitutions, assembled 
within the last few years, have very generally approxim¬ 
ated to the principle here contended for, by shortening tho 
residence required in the State, after naturalization, to ac¬ 
quire the right of voting. Many of them have even gone 
far beyond this, by allowing aliens and citizens of other 
States of the Union to vote without distinction, after hav¬ 
ing resided in the State the length of time required by 
law. 

No good reason has been assigned why a citizen of the 
United States, who has been one year a resident of the 
State and six months in a Parish, should not be entitled 
to vote. A liberal and wise policy seems to dictate that 
we should. 

We would therefore recommend for adoption the follow¬ 
ing substitute : 

Article 10. Every free white male, who has attained 
the age of twenty-one years, and who has been a resident of 




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43 


the State twelve months next preceding the election, and 
the last six months thereof in the Parish in which he offers 
to vote, and who shall be a citizen of the United States, 
shall have the right of voting. Electors shall, in all cases 
except treason, felony, breach or surety of the peace, be 
privileged from arrest during their attendance at. going 
to or returning from elections. 

(Signed) A. J. Moss, 

On the part of the Minority. 

Mr. Benjamin offered the following resolution, which, on 
motion, was adopted : 

Resolved. That a Special Committee of five members 
shall be appointed by the Chair, to be called the “ Commit¬ 
tee on Style,” whose duty it shall be to examine the several 
titles of the Constitution as they shall be passed, with the 
view of correcting any errors or ambiguities that may 
have escaped the notice of the Convention, and that said 
committee report to the Convention such corrections of 
style as they may deem proper. 

The President appointed on said committee, Messrs. 
Benjamin. Bullard, Hayes. Jourdan and Edwards of Or¬ 
leans. 

Mr. Isaacks offered the following article : 

The Legislature shall have authority to extend juris¬ 
diction to Justices of the Peace of all minor crimes and 
offences.” 

On motion of Mr. Preaux the further consideration of 
the above resolution was postponed until Tuesday, the 
20th inst.. to be taken up with the report of the Commit¬ 
tee on the Judiciary. 

Mr. Delony offered the following article, to be inserted 
under title General Provisions : 

Art. —. The Secretary and Treasurer of the State, the 
Attorney General of the State, the Judges of the Supreme 
Court, the Judges of Inferior or District Courts, the Dis¬ 
trict Attorneys, the Parish Judges, Sheriffs, Clerks of Dis¬ 
trict and Parish Courts, Justices of the Peace, Coroners 
and Constables, shall be elective by the qualified voters of 
the State, and the General Assembly shall provide for the 
same.” 

On motion of the same delegate, the abr ve article was 
postponed until after the consideration of the report from 
the Committee on the Judiciary. 

Mr. Olivier, of St. Mary, having voted in the majority 
on the motion to adopt the substitute to article 108. moved 
for a reconsideration. which was granted. 

The substitute being then before the Convention, 

Mr. Olivier moved to strike out the following words: 
* 1 by a Petit Jury,” which was carried, and on a further 
motion the substitute was re-adopted as amended. 

ORDER OF THE DAY—UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of article 
130, which was under consideration w^en they adjourned 
on yesterday. 

The question being on the motion of,Mr. Connely to 
lay on the table, the motion made by Mr. LeBlanc to re¬ 
ject the above article, on motion of Mr. Preaux the yeas 
and nays were called, and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Ran dry, Akenhead, Anderson 
of Carroll, Addison, Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, 
Brother, Boyer. Bullard, Byrne, Carter, Cohens, Connely, 
Conrad, Davidson. Delony, Dorsey, Dosson, Duffel, Edwards 
of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, 
Jourdan. Jones, Key, King of Jackson, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Lyle, McIlhenny,McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews 


of Point Coupee, Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Pat¬ 
terson. Price, Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, Reeves, Richardson of 
Ouachita, Roselius, Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, 
Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, 
Stewart, Tatman. Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, 
Van Wickle, Waddill. and Whittington—73 yeas. 

And Messrs. Andrews. Armant, Bartlett, Bienvenu, Bou- 
dousquie. Castellanos, Campbell, Cotton, Declouet, Doug¬ 
lass, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Gardere, Her¬ 
nandez, Herron. King of St. Landry, Leefe, LeBlanc, 
Mather. Moss. Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Par¬ 
ham, Paxton, Preaux, Roman, St. Paul, Staes, Smith of 
West Feliciana, Sibley and Villere—33 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the proposition 
of Mr. LeBlanc was laid on the table. 

Mr. Castellanos offered the following substitute for the 
above article : 

£ - Article 130. The Legislature shall, from time to time, 
make such legislative enactments as they may deem best 
calculated to suppress the practice of dueling in this 
State.” 

On motion the substitute was laid upon the table. 

And on motion of Mr. Stewart the article 130 was 
adoped without amendment. 

Messrs. Preaux, Hernandez aud Staes, asked leave to 
have their votes recorded, which was ordered, and they 
voted against the adoption of the above article. 

Mr. Preaux presented the following as his reasons for 
voting against the adoption of article 130, which, on mo¬ 
tion, was ordered to be spread on the journal: 

I vote no because I consider the article 130 of the Con¬ 
stitution of 1845 as a penal statute, and that the guilty 
party is placed in the situation of being compelled to give 
evidence against himself, and to support the chances of a 
sentence of disfranchisement without a fair hearing of his 
case, which effects are in my opinion contrary to the true 
principles of a Republican government. 

(Signed) Robert Preaux. 

The Convention then took into consideration article 89 
of the Constitution, which had been postponed in order 
to be taken up With article 130. 

The substitute offered by Mr. Preaux for article 89. on 
the 14th instant, was read, and on motion of Mr. Cotton 
was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Jones offered the following amendment, to be added 
at the end of the article. “ I further do solemnly swear 
that I have not procured any appointment or election by 
bribery, or the purchase of votes, neither directly nor in¬ 
directly,” which, on motion was rejected. 

Mr. Guion moved to insert after the words “I will ” in 
the first line of the oath, the following words, 

“ support the Constitution of the United States and of this 
State, and that I will,” which was carried. 

On motion, the article was adopted as amended. 

The Convention then took up the following article, which 
was. on motion, adopted, to wit: 

Article 131. The Legislature shall have power to extend 
this Constitution, and the jurisdiction of this State over 
any territory acquired by compact with any State, or with 
the United States, the same being done by the consent of 
the United States. 

Mr. Swayze offered the following as an additional article. 

Art. —. £l The powers not delegated by this Constitution, 
nor prohibited by it, are reserved to the people, or their 
representatives.” 

On motion of Mr. Hough, the above additional article 
was laid oh the table. 



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Mr. Moss submitted the following as his reasons for 
Toting against the adoption of article 89 of the Constitu¬ 
tion, and moved to have the same spread on the journal, 
which was ordered. 

I vote no, because the 89th article would necessarily 
compel a man who has been concerned in a duel, to throw 
a strong presumption against himself of having committed 
a penal offence, and at the same time suffering a portion 
of the punishment on account of his own connection. 

Mr. Delony offered the following additional article, 
which reads thus: 

Art. —. The people of this State have the sole and ex¬ 
clusive right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign 
and independent State, and of exercising each and every 
power, jurisdiction and right pertaining thereto, which is 
not, or may not hereafter be, by them expressly delegated 
to the government of the United States. 

On motion, the article was laid on the table. 

Mr. Benjamin offered the following additional article, 
under the title of General Provisions, which was adopted. 

Article. —None of the Lands granted by Congress to the 
State of Louisiana, for aiding it in constructing the nes- 
essary levies and drains, to reclaim the swamp and over¬ 
flowed lands in this State, shall be diverted from the pur¬ 
poses for which they were granted. 

Article. 132 of the Constitution being then taken up and 
read as follows, to-wit: 

Article 132. The Constitution and Laws of this State 
shall be promulgated in the English and French lan¬ 
guages. 

Mr. Thompson moved to insert at the end thereof, the 
following words, “ unless otherwise provided by law,” 
which on motion of Mr. Collens was laid on the table. 

On motion the article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

Mr. Dufour moved to add to the title “ Executive De- 
yartmenV ’ the following articles : 

Art. —. There shall be a Treasurer of the State, who 
shall hold his office during the term of two years. 

Art. —. The Secretary of State and Treasurer of 
State shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State- 
And in case of any vacancies caused by the death, re¬ 
signation or absence of the Treasurer or Secretary of State, 
the Governor shall order an election to fill said vacancy. 

Mr. Olivier moved to strike out in the first article the 
word “ two ” and to insert in lieu thereof the word “four.” 

Mr. Herron moved to lay the amendment on the table, 
which motion was carried. 

Mr. King, of Jackson, moved to amend the first article 
by adding the following words: 

“ But no person shall be eligible to the office of Treasu¬ 
rer more than twice during any term of six years,” 

On motion ot Mr. LeBlanc the amendment was laid on 
the table, and on a further motion the articles offered by 
Mr. Dufour were adopted. 

Mr. Herron offered the following additional article to 
the above articles, which being read, was on motion re¬ 
jected, to-wit : 

Art. — There shall be an Auditor of Public Accounts, 
elected by the qualified voters of the State, who shall 
hold his office during the term of two years. 

Mr. Parham offered the following article, to come un¬ 
der the head of General Provisions, to-wit: 

The Legislature shall have power to confer jurisdiction 
on Justices of the Peace, for the trial without a jury of 
all petty offences ; provided that the accused shall not 


be imprisoned for more than ten days, nor fined more 
than fifty dollars, at the discretion of the Justice of the 
Peace. 

Mr. Benjamin moved to postpone the consideration of 
the same until Tuesday, to be taken up with the report 
of the Committee on the Judiciary, which motion pre¬ 
vailed. 

The Convention then took up for consideration the ma¬ 
jority and minority reports of the Committee on the 
Electorial Franchise. 

Mr. Waddill moved to postpone the consideration of 
the reports and moved to have the same printed, for the 
use of this Convention, which motion was lost. 

Mr. Byrne moved to take up as a substitute to the 
first Article, reported by the majority, the Article report¬ 
ed by the minority of said Committee, which reads as fol¬ 
lows to-wit: 

Art. 10. Every free white male, who has attained the 
age of twenty-one years, and who has been a resident of 
the State twelve months next preceding the Election, 
and the last six months thereof in the Parish in which 
he offers to vote, and who shall be a citizen of the United 
States, shall have the right of voting. Electors shall, in 
all cases except treason, felony, breach or surety of the 
peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance 
at. going to or returning from elections. 

Mr. Armant moved to lay the above article on the 
table'. 

On said motion, Mr. Moss called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows . 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Anderson, 
of Carroll, Armant. Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Broth¬ 
er, Boudousquie, Campbell, Collens, Conrad. Declouet. Dor¬ 
sey, Douglass, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of 0., Edwards of 
Wash., Eggleston, Guion, Hayes, Hodges, Jones, Key, 
King of St. Landry, Leeds. Lobdell Lyle, McMillen, 
Mathews of Orleans, Martin. Mather, Olivier of St. Mar¬ 
tin. Palfrey, Preaux, Pujo, Richardson of St. Mary, Ro- 
selius, Roman, Roysden, St. Paul, Swazey, Smith of W. F., 
Sibley, Tatman, Thibodaux and Thompson—48 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison. Beard. Bienvenu, Byrne, Castel¬ 
lanos, Carter, Cotton. Conelly, Davidson, Delony, Dosson, 
Dugue, Eustis, Gardere, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, 
Hough, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan. King of Jack- 
son, Leefe, LeBlanc, Mcllhenny, Matthews of Point Cou¬ 
pee, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Parham, Paxton, Patterson, 
Price, Pierce, Reeves, Richardson of Ouchita, Ronquillo, 
Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, 
Stewart, Taliafero, Todd, Villere, Waddill and Whitting¬ 
ton—50 nays. 

Consequently said motion was lost, and the Convention 
refused to lay the article on the table. 

Mr. Smart moved to strike out in the above article the 
following words: “twelvemonths” and “six months,” 
and to insert in lieu thereof, the words “ eight months,” 
and “ four months.” 

Mr. Dufour moved to lay the amondment on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

The following named delegates asked leave to have their 
votes recorded, on the motion of Mr. Dufour to lay on the 
table the amendment offered by Mr. Smart, which was 
ordered, and they voted in the negative, viz : 

Messrs. Richardson of 0, Todd, Beard, Smart, Herron, 
Harris, King of J, Dawson, Parham, Addison, Isaacks, 
Waddill, Boyer, Cotton, Bienvenu, Eustis, Stewart, San¬ 
didge, VanWickle, Mathews of Point Coupee, Pierce, Scar¬ 
borough, Villere, Whittington. Jourdan and Shelton. 





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45 


Mr. Martin moved to strike out “twelve months,” and 
“ six months” in the above article, and to insert in lieu 
thereof the words “ two years,” and “ one year,” which 
motion was lost. 

Mi . Todd moved to strike outtwelve months,” and to 
insert “nine months,” and to strike out “six months,” 
and to insert “ three months.” 

On motion to lay the same on the table, the yeas and 
nays were called, and resulted as follows : N 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Andrews, 
Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Ber¬ 
nard, Brother, Boudousquie, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, 
Campbell. Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Delony, 
Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards of W. Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, 
Hargis, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
King of St Landry. Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc. Lobdell, Lyle. 
Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Mather, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St Mary, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, 
Preaux, Price, Pearson, Pujo, Reeves, Richardson, of St. 
Mary. Roselius, Roman, Roysden, St Paul, Swazey, Smith, 
of West Feliciana, Sibley, Tatman, Thibodaux and 
Thompson—70 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Cotton, 
Dosson, Edwards of Orleans, Eustis, Harris, Herron, 
Isaacs, Jourdan, King of Jackson, Mathews, McMillen, 
Point Coupee. Moss, Olivier of St Martin, Parham, Pierce, 
Richardson of Ouachita, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Stewart, Taliafero. 
Todd, Van W ickle, Villere, Waddill, and Whittington—33 
nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Carter then offered the following proviso : 

Provided, That no voter shall lose his right of voting in 
any parish until the same shall be acquired in another. 

On motion the proviso was adopted. 

Mr. Collens moved to strike out the words “ and who 
shall be a citizen of the United States,” and to insert the 
following words : “who shall have been one year a citizen 
of the United States.” 

Mr. Smart moved to lay the motion on the table. 

Pending the consideration of the same— 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until Monday 
morning, at 9 o’clock. 

Mr. Jourdan asked leave to have his vote recorded 
against the motion of adjournment. 


Monday, July 19, 1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present : Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion in the chair, and 89 delegates. 

On motion leave of absence was granted to the following 
named delegates : Messrs. Bartlett and Hargis. 

Mr. Richardson of St. Mary asked and obtained leave 
to change his vote given on the vote taken on Mr. Ar- 
mant’s motion to lay on the table Mr. Byrne’s motion to 
adopt article 10, as reported by the minority of the Com¬ 
mittee on Elective Franchise, he having voted aye, now 
votes no. 

The same delegate asked and obtained leave to record 
his vote in favor of the adoption of article 130. 


Mr. Besancon asked and obtained leave to record his 
vote against the adoption of article 130. 

Mr. Todd, on behalf of the Committee on Amendments 
to the Constitution, submitted the following report: 

The Committee on Amendments to the Constitution, to 
whom was referred the proposition of the delegate from 
East Feliciana, (Gen. Carter,) in regard to the mode of 
amendment of this Constitution, beg leave unanimously 
to report— 

That they believe that the mode of revision in the 
present Constitution to be unnecessarily restrictive— 
that it presents too many obstacles in the way of 
effecting a change in the organic law, and that a speedier 
process of amendment, one requiring a shorter time and 
fewer formalities, while it would afford ample time for de¬ 
liberation, and obtain as fully the sanction of the people 
upon the changes proposed, would, at the same time, dis¬ 
pense with the necessity, and save the expense, of a Con¬ 
vention hereafter being called to effect changes that may 
be desired. They, therefore, respectfully recommend the 
following as a substitute for the article on the subject as 
it now stands. 

Art.-. Any amendment or amendments to this Con¬ 

stitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Re¬ 
presentatives. and if the same shall be agreed to by two- 
thirds of the members elected to each House and approved 
by the Governor, such proposed amendment or amend¬ 
ments shall be entered on their journals, with the yeas 
and nays taken thereon, and the Secretary of State shall 
cause the same to be published three months before the 
next general election for Representatives to the State 
Legislature, in at least one newspaper, in French and 
English, in every Parish in the State in which a newspa¬ 
per shall be published, and such proposed amendment or 
amendments shall be submitted to the people at said elec¬ 
tion, and if a majority of the voters at said election shall 
approve and ratify such amendment or amendments, the 
same shall become a part of the Constitution. If more 
than one amendment be submitted at a time, they shall be 
submitted in such manner and form that the people may 
vote for or against each amendment separately. 

(Signed) R. B. Todd, Chairman. 

On motion of Mr. Richardson, of 0., 200 copies of the 
above report were ordered to be printed for the use of this 
Convention. 

Mr. Guion, from the Committee on the Legislative De¬ 
partment, submitted the following report : 

The Committee on the Legislative Department, to whom 
were referred the 8th, 15th and 16th articles of the Con¬ 
stitution, report— 

That after mature consideration they are of opinion 
the 8th article requires material amendment, and they 
submit a new article in lieu thereof, corresponding with 
their views of the alterations which are necessary, and 
that the 15th and 16th articles ought to be adopted with¬ 
out amendment. 

(Signed) George S. Guion, Chairman. 

Article 8. Representation in the House of Representa¬ 
tives shall be equal and uniform, and shall be regulated 
and ascertained by the total population of each of the 
several Parishes of the State. Each Parish shall have at 
least one Representative. No new Parish shall be cre¬ 
ated with a territory less than six hundred and twenty- 
five square miles, nor with a population less than the full 
number entitling it to a Representative, nor when the 
creation of such new Parish would leave any other Par- 






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ish without the said extent of territory and amount of 
population. 

The first enumeration to be made by the State author¬ 
ities under the Constitution shall bp made in the year 
1853 ; the second in the year 1838 ; the third in the year 
1863 ; after which time the General Assembly shall direct 
in what manner the census shall be taken, so that it be 
made at least once in every period of ten years, for the 
purpose of ascertaining the total population in each Par¬ 
ish and election District. 

At the first regular session of the Legislature after the 
making of each enumeration, the Legislature shall appor¬ 
tion the representation among the several Parishes and 
election Districts on the basis of the total population, as 
aforesaid. A representative number shall be fixed, and 
each Parish and election District shall have as many 
Representatives as its aggregate population shall entitle 
it to, and an additional Representative for any fraction 
exceeding one half the representative number. The 
number of Representatives shall not be more than one 
hundred nor less than seventy. 

Until an apportionment shall be made and elections 
held under the same, in accordance with the first enu¬ 
meration to be made as directed in this article, the repre¬ 
sentation in the Senate and House of Representatives 
shall be and remain as at present established by law. 

The limits of the Parish of Orleans are hereby extended 
so as to embrace the whole of the present city of New 
Orleans, including that part of the Parish of Jefferson 
formerly known as the city of Lafayette. 

All that part of the Parish of Orleans which is situated 
on the left bank of the Mississippi river shall be divided 
by the Legislature into not more than ten Representative 
Districts ; and until a new apportionment sha*ll be made 
according to the first census to be taken under this Con¬ 
stitution, that part of the city of NewOrleans which was 
comprised within the former limits of the city of Lafay¬ 
ette shall be attached to, and form a part of, the First 
Representative District, and the other Representative 
Districts shall remain as they are now established. 

Art. 15. The Legislature, in every year in which they 
shall apportion representation in the House of Repre¬ 
sentatives, shall divide the State into Senatorial Districts. 
No Parish shall be divided in the formation of a Senato¬ 
rial District, the Parish of Orleans excepted. And when¬ 
ever a new Parish shall be created, it shall be attached to 
a Senatorial District from which most of its territory was 
taken, or to another contiguous District, at the discre¬ 
tion of the Legislature, but shall not be attached to more 
than one District. The number of Senators shall be 
thirty-two, and they shall be apportioned among the Sen¬ 
atorial Districts according to the total population con¬ 
tained in the several Districts. Provided, That no Parish 
shall be entitled to more than one-eighth of the whole 
number of Senators. 

Art. 16. In all apportionments of the Senate, the popu¬ 
lation of the city of NewOrleans shall be deducted from 
the population of the whole State, and the remainder of 
the population divided by the number twenty-eight, and 
the result produced by this division shall be the Senato¬ 
rial ratio entitling a Senatorial District to a Senator. 
Single or contiguous Parishes shall be formed into Dis¬ 
tricts having a population , the nearest possible to the 
number entitling a District to a Senator ; and if, in the 
apportionment to be made, a Parish or District fall short 
of or exceed the ratio one-fifth, then a District may be 


formed having not more than two Senators ; but not oth¬ 
erwise. No new apportionment shall have the effect of 
abridging the term of service of any Senator already 
elected at the time of making the apportionment. 

After an enumeration has been made as directed in the 
(eighth) article, the Legislature shall not pass any law 
until an apportionment of representation in both Houses 
of the General Assembly be made. 

On motion, 200 copies of the above report were ordered 
to be printed. 

Mr. Stuart moved to reconsider the vote given on tho 
article offered by Mr. Benjamin, on Friday, the 16th inst., 
in reference to the lands granted by Congress to the State. 

Mr. Parham moved to lay the motion on the table, 
subject to call, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Roman, on behalf of the majority of the Committee 
on General Provisions, submitted the following report: 

The Committee on General Provisions, to whom were 
referred articles 113,114,121.122,123,124 and 125, and va¬ 
rious resolutions relative to internal improvements and the 
swamp lands, conveyed by the United States to this State, 
submit the following report: 

Art. 113. The credit of the State shall not. in any man¬ 
ner, be loaned to or given in aid of any individual associ¬ 
ation or corporation, except those exclusively instituted 
for purposes of internal improvements within the limits 
of State, and the faith of the State shall not b» pledged 
for the benefit of any such corporation or joint stock com¬ 
pany for more than one-fiifth of the capital thereof, nor 
shall bonds be given or payments be made but in the same 
ratio of the capital actually paid in by the stockholders. 

Art. 114. No liability shall be contracted by the State 
as above mentioned, unless the same be authorized by 
some law, for some single object or work, to be distinctly 
specified therein, which shall not take effect until it shall 
at a general election, have been submitted to the people, 
and have received a majority of all the votes cast for or 
against it, at such election ; and the aggregate amount of 
debts or liabilities hereafter incurred, under this and the 
preceding article, shall not at any one time, exceed the 
sum of eight million of dollars. 

Art. 121. To be stricken out. 

Art. 122. Corporations with banking or discounting 
privileges may be either created by special acts or formed 
under general laws, but the Legislature shall in both ca¬ 
ses provide for the registry of all bills or notes issued or 
putin circulation as money, and shall require ample se¬ 
curity for the redemption of the same in specie. 

Art. 123. The Legislature shall have no power to pass 
any law sanctioning in any manner, directly or indirectly, 
the suspension of specie payments by any person, associ¬ 
ation or corporation, issuing bank notes of any descrip¬ 
tion. 

Art. 124. In case of insolvency of any bank or banking 
association, the bill holders thereof shall be entitled,to pre¬ 
ference in payment over all other creditors of such bank 
or association. 

Art. 125. The Legislature shall have power to pass such 
laws as it may deem expedient for the relief or revival of 
the Citizens Bank of Louisana, and the acts already pass¬ 
ed for the same purpose are ratified and confirmed. 

TITLE YII. 

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 

Art. —. There shall be a Board of Public Works, to con¬ 
sist of four Commissioners. The State shall be divided in- 



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to four Districts, containing as nearly as may be, an equal 1 
number of voters, and one Commissioner shall be elected 
in each District for the term of four years ; but of the first 
elected, two, to be designated by lot, shall remain in office 
for two years only. 

Art. —. The General Assembly at its first session after 
the adoptiou of this Constitution, shall provide for the 
election and compensation of the Commissioners of the or- 
•ganization of the Board. The Commissioners first elec¬ 
ted shall assemble on a day to be appointed by law, and 
decide by lot the order in which their terms of service 
shall expire. 

Art. —. The Commissioners shall exercise a diligent and 
faithful supervision of all public works in which the State 
may be interested. They shall communicate to the Gen¬ 
eral Assembly, from time to time, their views concerning 
the Same, and recommend such measures as they may deem 
necessary, in order to employ to the best advantage and 
for the purposes for which they were granted, the swamps 
and overflowed lands, conveyed by the United States to 
this State. They shall appoint all officers engaged on the 
public works, and shall perform such other duties as may 
be prescribed by law. 

Art. —. The Commissioners may be removed by the 
concurrent vote of a majority of all the members elected 
to each House of the General Assembly, but the 'cause of 
the removal shall be entered on the journal of each house. 

Art. —. The General Assembly Shall have power, by a 
vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house, 
to abolish said Board, whenever, in their opinion, a Board 
of Public Works shall no longer be necessary. 

The several resolutions and articles referred, in rela¬ 
tion to free persons of color, and slaves, have been exam¬ 
ined with attention, and in the opinion of a majority of 
the Committee, the public interest does not require that 
any article relating to those subjects should be inserted in 
the’Constitution. 

(Signed) A. B. Roman, Chairman. 

On motion of Mr. Sandidge, five hundred copies of the 
above report were ordered to be printed, and was made the 
special order of the day for Thursday, the 22d inst. 

Mr. Richardson, of St. Mary, offered the following reso¬ 
lution : 

Resolved , That from and after this date, in addition to 
its morning sessions, this Convention will hold evening 
sessions, commencing at 6 o’clock p. m. 

Mr. Castellanos moved to lay the resolution on the table. 

On said motion Mr. Richardson, of St. Mary, called for 
the yeas and nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Besancon, Beale, Beard, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, 
Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, 
Douglass, Duffel, Hatch, Harris, Herron. Hebert, Hodges, 
Jennings. King of Jackson, Leeds, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews of Point Coupee, Moss, Monge, Olivier of St. Mary, 
Pujo, Ronquillo, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough. Simms, Tol¬ 
bert, Todd, Waddill and Whittington—38 yeas. 

An4 Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Addison, Bernard, Bienve- 
nu, Brother, Boudousquie, Byrpe, Collens, Dalferes, De- 
clouet, Dorsey, Leefe, LeBlanc, Lobdell, McMillen, Martin, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Preaux, Pierce, Reeves, Richardson of 0., Richardson of 
St. Mary, Rixner, Dosson, Dugue, Edwards of Washing¬ 
ton, Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hough, 
Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, La- 
peyre. Risk. Roman, Roysden, Robinson, Sandidge, St. 


Paul, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, 
Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Yan Wickle and Villere 
—62 nays. 

Consequently the motion was lost; and on a further 
motion the resolution was adopted. 

Mr. Risk offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the Printer to this Convention is hereby 
authorized to print-copies of the Journals and De¬ 

bates, agreeable to the conditions already imposed by the 
Convention. 

Mr. Risk moved to fill the above blank with the number 
one thousand. 

Mr. Herron moved to amend the motion by inserting 
the number two thousand in the above blank. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to lay the resolution on 
the table subject to the call of the Convention, which mo¬ 
tion prevailed. 

ORDER OF THE DAY—UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of article 
10, as reported by the minority of the Committee on Elec¬ 
tive Franchise, which was under consideration, with the 
amendment offered by Mr. Collens, at the moment of ad¬ 
journment on Friday, the 16th inst. 

The question being on the motion of Mr. Smart to lay 
the amendment offered by Mr. Collens on the table, 

Mr. Cotton called for the yeas and nays on the same, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Cotton, Con¬ 
nely, Dalferes, Dosson, Dugue, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, 
Hatch, Harris, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Jennings, 
Jourdan, Key, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Mcllhenny, Mc¬ 
Millen, Matthews of Point Coupee, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier of St Martin, Parham, Paxton, Pierce, Pujo, 
Reeves, Richardson of St Mary, Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, 
Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith of Winn, 
Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Tolbert, Taliafero, Thibodaux, 
Todd, Villere, Waddill and WhittiDgton—61 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead. Avery, 
Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Bernard, Brother, Boudous¬ 
quie, Buisson, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, Declouet, Dor¬ 
sey, Douglass, Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, 
Guion, Hodges, Jones, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Lob¬ 
dell. Lyle, Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Preaux, 
Rixner, Roman, St Paul, Swazey, Scarborough, Sibly r 
Thompson and Wilcoxon—37 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Collens then moved to strike out the following 
words : £, And who shall be a citizen of the United States,” 
and to insert in lieu thereof the following words : “ Who 
shall have been since at least one month a citizen of the- 
United States.” 

Pending the consideration of the above motion, Mr. 
Jennings moved to postpone the consideration of the 
whole subject until the Convention should take into con¬ 
sideration article 3. contained in the report of the major¬ 
ity of the Committee on Electoral Franchise. 

The Convention then took up article 3 of the majority 
report, which reads as follows, to wit: 

Article 3. The Legislature 6hall provide by law for the 
registry of the names and residence of all qualified voters 
of the City of NewOrleans, and may also provide for the 
registry of the qualified voters in any parish or town 
wherein said registry shall be found necessary. 

Mr. Jennings moved to insert after the word “Orleans,” 






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the following words : “ At least five days preceding an 
election.” 

Mr. Preaux moved to postpone the whole subject matter 
and to make it the special order of the day for Wednes¬ 
day, the 21st inst., to be taken up at the evening session. 

Pending, Mr. Bienvenu called for the previous question, 
which was carried. 

Mr. Eustis having voted in the majority on the call of 
the previous question, moved for a reconsideration of the 
same, which was granted. 

The same delegate then offered the following proviso : 

“ Provided, that the registry of the name shall be free 
of cost to the elector.” 

Mr. Besancon moved to lay the whole subject on the 
table. 

On said motion Mr. Cotton called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dosson, Farmer, 
Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, King of Jackson, 
McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss, Parham, Pax¬ 
ton, Pierce, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Risk, Robin¬ 
son, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith of Winn, 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Villere, Waddill and 
Whittington—40 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Armant, Anderson of Carroll, Bernard, Brother, Boudous- 
quie, Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Deelouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dugue, Edwards of 
Washington, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hodges, Jennings, 
Jourdan. Jones, King of St Landry, Lapeyre, Leeds, Leefe, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Martin, Mather. Monge, Nich- 
olls, Olivier of St Mary, Palfrey, Preaux, Pujo, Richardson 
of St. AJary, Rixner, Roman, Roysden, St. Paul, Swazey. 
Scarborough, Tatman, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Van 
Wickle and Wilcoxon—54 nays. 

Consequently the motion to lay on the table was lost. 

The first question before the Convention being on the 
amendment offered by Mr. Jennings, and the vote being 
taken on the same, was decided in the affirmative, conse¬ 
quently the amendment was adopted. 

The proviso offered by Mr. Eustis being then before the 
Convention, was also adopted. 

Mr. Sandidge moved to strike out the following words, 
“and may also provide for the registry of the qualified 
voters in any Parish or Town, wherein said registry shall 
be found necessary.” 

Mr. Cotton offered the following proviso, ‘‘Provided fur¬ 
ther that that portion of the City of New Orleans, known 
as the Fourth District and the Parish of Jefferson, be ex¬ 
empt from the operation of this article.” 

Mr. Eustis moved to lay the above amendment on the 
table on said motion the yeas and nays were called, and 
resulted as follows. 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll, Armant, Bernard, Brother, Boudous- 
quie, Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Deelouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dugue, Edwards of 
Washington, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hodges, Jennings, 
Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Martin, Mather, Monge, Nich- 
olls, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Tierce, 
Pujo, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Rixner, Risk, Roman, Roysden, St. Paul, Swazey, Scarbor¬ 
ough, Tatman, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Yan Wickle, 
and Wilcoxon—58 yeas. 


And Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard, Bienve- 
nu, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dosson, Far¬ 
mer, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Jourdan, 
LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss, 
Parham, Reeves, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, 
Shelton, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Villere, Waddill and Whittington—38 nays. 

Consequently said motion prevailed, and the amend¬ 
ment was laid on the table. 

Pending the consideration of the motion of Mr. San¬ 
didge. 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow, 
at 9 o’clock a. m. 


Tuesday, July 20,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present: Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the chair, and 84 delegates. 

The Rev. Mr. Gache opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

On motion of Mr. Hodges leave of absence was granted 
to Mr. Davidson, on account of illness. 

On motion of Mr. Bullard leave of absence was granted 
to Mr. Pierson, on account of illness. 

Mr. Roysden, on behalf of the minority of the Commit¬ 
tee on General Provisions, submitted the following re¬ 
port : 

The undersigned, a member of the Committee on General 
Provisions, dissenting in part, as he does, from the report 
of the majority, begs leave to submit the following minor¬ 
ity report, viz : 

The restrictions contained in Articles 113,114, 121,122 
and 123 in the present Constitution were, in the opinion 
of the undersigned, the causes that induced the people to 
demand the present Convention. The other amendments 
now being made (if, indeed, any amendments shall be 
made) could well have been postponed until brought 
about by the ordinary mode of changing the present Con¬ 
stitution. The exigencies of the country seemed to de¬ 
mand that the articles above enumerated should be more 
speedily stricken from the Constitution, and more liberal 
provisions ingrafted in their stead. 

The undersigned cannot look upon the amendments 
proposed by the majority of the committee to articles 113, 
114,121 and 122, as much, if any. more liberal, or as meet¬ 
ing the wants of the people, and should the report of the 
majority of the committee be adopted, and the provisions 
by them recommended become a part of the new Consti¬ 
tution, the undersigned must believe that this Convention 
has been called for little or no purpose. 

It is true the amendment proposed to article 113 allows 
the State to pledge its faith in aid of Internal Improve¬ 
ments for one-fifth of the capital stock of any corporation, 
having that object in view ; but this is so trammeled with 
restraining clauses in this and the next proposed amend¬ 
ment, that the undersigned fears no relief would or could 
thereby be afforded to the country. Indeed he looks upon 
article 114 of the present Constitution as preferable to the 
proposed amendments ; by that, some one object of public 
work, beneficial to the whole State, might be put in opera¬ 
tion ; by these, he fears no public improvement could 
even be brought about. 




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The substitution proposed for article 122 will not, in the 
opinion of the undersigned, meet the wants of the coun¬ 
try. True, it admits of banking ; but no bank could, as 
he believes, except those known as free banks, work under 
the proposed substitution. Those banks, commonly called 
chartered banks, could not, in his opinion, operate under 
the clause. 

The proposed substitution might add something to the 
banking capital of NewOrleans, but it would amount to an 
inhibition to the country parishes, should they ever find 
it to their interest to have banks. 

The undersigned is no advocate either for pledging the 
faith of the State or for a multiplicity of banking institu¬ 
tions, but he is opposed to so tying up subsequent legisla¬ 
tion that the resources of the State cannot be developed, 
and facilities given to commerce by a proper system of In¬ 
ternal Improvements. 

The undersigned, therefore, recommends to this Con¬ 
vention the adoption of the subjoined articles, to be sub¬ 
stituted for articles 113, 114 and 121, and that articles 
122,123 and 124 be stricken from the Constitution. 

(Signed) D. F. Rovsden. 

Article 113. The Legislature shall not pledge the faith 
of the State for the payment of any bonds, bills, or other 
contracts or obligations for the benefit or use of any per¬ 
son or persons, corporation or body politic whatever, ex 
eept it be for corporations or joint stock companies which 
have exclusively for their object Internal Improvements, 
and then for an amount not to exceed one-fifth of the 
capital stock subscribed, and the law pledging such faith 
or credit shall not be binding until the same shall have 
been passed at two several sessions of the Legislature. 

Art 114. The State shall not become subscriber to the 
stock of any corporation or joint stock company (and in 
no case to a banking company or company having bank¬ 
ing or discounting privileges) to a greater amount than 
one-fifth of the capital stock thereof, nor shall she be 
forced or allowed to pay but pro rata, with the amount ac¬ 
tually paid in by the other subscribers. The liabilities of 
the State under this and the preceding article shall 
never, at any one time, exceed eight millions of dollars 
($ 8 , 000 , 000 ). 

On motion of Mr. Sandidge 200 copies of the above re¬ 
port were ordered to be printed. 

Mr. Isaacks offered the following additional article, 
which reads as follows, to wit : 

- The Supreme Court shall hold its sessions in NewOr¬ 
leans from the first Monday of the month of November to 
the end of the month of June inclusive, and at the town 
of Opelousas, Alexandria and Monroe, at such time as 
shall be fixed by law.” 

On motion of the same delegate the above article was 
laid over until the report from the Committee on the Ju¬ 
diciary should be taken up for consideration. 

Mr. Delouy, from the minority of the Committee on 
General Provisions, submitted the following report : 

The undersigned, of the Committee on General Pro¬ 
visions, dissents from any change or alteration of article 
113 of the present Constitution ; but respectfully offers 
for the consideration of the Convention the following pro¬ 
viso to said article, or one of similar import, viz : 

Provided, there is nothing in this article which shall be 
construed as prohibiting tbe State from subscribing to 
stock for railroad or improvement within its limits ; and 
provided, also, that any law of the General Assembly au- 

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thoriaing the State to make such subscriptions, shall be 
first approved by a majority of the voters of the State at 
a general election. 

The undersigned propose the following substitute for 
article 114. viz : 

The aggregate amount of debts hereafter contracted 
by the Legislature shall never exceed the sum of one hun¬ 
dred thousand dollars, except in case of war, to repel inva¬ 
sions or suppress insurrections;''but the State may be a sub¬ 
scriber, under the provision of the foregoing article, to the 
stock of any company or corporation, for railroad or other 
improvements, for an amount not exceeding one-fifth of 
the capital stock of said company or corporation ; provided , 
said subscriptions shall be considered as loans, to be se¬ 
cured by special mortgages on all the works and materials 
of said companies or corporations.” 

The following is respectfully offered as a substitute for 
article 121: 

The State shall not be a subscriber to the stock of any 
banking corporation or company, nor the owner of any 
bank stock.” 

It is further recommended that article 122 be retained, 
and amended so as to read as follows : 

u No corporate body shall be hereafter created, renewed 
or extended, with banking or discounting privileges ; ex¬ 
cept under a general law of the Legislature, which shall be 
first submitted to the people and approved by a majority 
of the voters of the State.” 

In view of the amendments herein proposed, there ap¬ 
pears to be no good reason why articles 123 and 124 may 
not be stricken out entirely. 

Article 125 is proposed to be amended to read as follows, 
viz : 

k; The Legislature shall never grant any exclusive 
privileges for a longer period than twenty years ; provided 
such privileges may be renewed after the expiration of 
that period.” 

All of which is respectfully submitted, 

(Signed) Edward Delony, 

(Signed) S. Van Wickle. 

On motion of Mr. Roysden. 200 copies of the above re¬ 
port were ordered to be printed for the use of this Con¬ 
vention. 

Mr. Eustis, from the minority of the Committee on Gen¬ 
eral Provisions, submitted the following report: 

The undersigned, of the Committee on General Provi¬ 
sions, to whom were referred articles 113, 114, 121. 122 and 
123,124 and 125, and various resolutions relative to inter¬ 
nal improvements, etc., submits the following minority re¬ 
port : 

Article 113. The Legislature shall not pledge the faith 
of the State for the payment of any bonds, bills, or other 
contracts or obligations for the benefit or use of any per¬ 
son or persons, corporation or body politic whatever. But 
the State shall have the right to issue new bonds in pay¬ 
ment of its outstanding obligations or liabilities, whether 
due or not; the said new bonds, however, are not to be 
issued for a larger amount, or at a higher rate of interest, 
than the original obligations they are intended to replace. 

Art. 114. The aggregate amount of debts hereafter 
contracted by the Legislature shall never exceed the 
sum of one hundred thousand dollars, except in case of 
war, to repel invasions or to suppress insurrections, unless 
the same be authorized by some law for some siogle object 
or works, to be distinctly specified therein, which law shall 
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running interest during the whole time for which said 
debt shall be contracted, and for the full and punctual 
discharge at maturity of the capital borrowed ; said law 
shall not be put into execution until after its enactment 
by a majority of all the members elected to each branch 
of the General Assembly, and its approval by a majority 
of the qualified electors of the State at the general elec¬ 
tion next ensuing, and then shall be irrepealable until 
principle and interest be fully paid and discharged. 

Art. 121. The State shall not become subscriber to any 
stock of any corporation or joint stock company. 

Art. 122. Corporations shall not be created in this 
State by special laws, except for political or municipal 
purposes ; but the Legislature shall provide by general 
laws for the organization of all other corporations, and 
shall also provide for the registry of all bills or notes issued 
or put in circulation as money, and shall require ample se¬ 
curity for the redemption of the same in specie. 

The undersigned agrees with the majority with respect 
to the other articles submitted by them in their report, to 
wit: articles 123 and 124. 

The undersigned agrees also with the majority with re¬ 
spect to the title 7, styled “ Internal Improvements’ ’ 
and in their conclusions in relation to the resolutions con¬ 
cerning free persons of color and slaves. 

(Signed) . Geo. Eustis, Jr. 

On motion. 200 copies of the above report were ordered 
to be printed. 

Mr. Delony, on behalf of the minority of the Commit¬ 
tee on Internal Improvements, submitted the following 
articles for the consideration of the Convention : 

INTERNAL, IMPROVEMENTS. 

The General Assembly shall, at its first session after the 
adoption of this Constitution, create a Levee or Internal 
Improvement Department, for the purpose of protecting 
the low lands of this State from inundation, predicated 
upon a pledge of the swamp lands, which have been do¬ 
nated to the State by the United States ; the proceeds of 
sales of which lands to be used for that purpose only. 

And the General Assembly shall make all laws neces¬ 
sary for the sale of said lands, and also enact a general 
system of levees, dykes, outlets, etc., under the superin¬ 
tendence of engineers or commissioners, or such other 
olficers of this State as they may deem necessary for the 
protection of said lands. All of which is respectfully sub¬ 
mitted by the undersigned. 

(Signed) S. Van Wickle, 

(Signed) Edward Delony. 

On motion of Mr. Simms, 200 copies of the above arti¬ 
cles were ordered to be printed for the use of this Con¬ 
vention. 

Mr. Thompson offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That articles 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 and 
139, be referred to the Committee on Public Education. 

On motion of the same delegate, the above resolution 
was referred to the Committee on Public Education, with 
instructions to report as early as possible. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to take up for consid¬ 
eration the resolution offered by Mr. Risk on yesterday. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to fill the blank con¬ 
tained in said resolution by inserting “ two thousand 
copies in English and one thousand in French,” which 
was lost. 

Mr. Risk moved as an amendment to insert u one thou¬ 
sand copies.” 


Mr. Cotton moved as a sub-amendment to insert ” one 
hundred and fifty.” 

The question being taken on the amendment offered by 
Mr. Risk, said amendment wa3 adopted. 

Mr. Smart moved to strike out “ one thousand,” as 
amended by Mr. Risk, and to insert “ eight hundred 
copies in English and four hundred in French,” which 
was lost. 

Mr. Preaux moved to strike out u one thousand,” and 
to insert in lieutherof ‘-one thousand copies in English 
and five hundred in French,” which was accepted by Mr. 
Risk, and the resolution as amended being read, was on 
motion adopted, as follows : 

Resolved , That the Printer to this Convention is hereby • 
required to print one thousand copies in English and five 
hundred copies in French of the Journals and debates of 
the Convention. The English and French to be pub¬ 
lished in separate volumes. 

ORDER OF THE DAY-UNFINISHED BUSINESS, 

The Convention resumed the consideration of the arti¬ 
cle in relation to the Registry law, as reported by the 
majority of the Committee on the Electoral Franchise, 
which was under consideration on yesterday when the 
Convention adjourned. 

Mr. Preaux moved to postpone the consideration of the 
same until to-morrow, which motion was lost. 

The Convention then took up said article, and the ques¬ 
tion being on the motion of Mr. Sandidge to strike out 
the following words, to-wit: “ And may also provide for 
the registry of the qualified voters in any Parish or town 
wherein said registry shall be found necessary.” 

On the adoption of the above amendment, Mr. Rich¬ 
ardson. of Ouachita, called for the yea3 and nays, which 
resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard, Boyer, Bul¬ 
lard, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, 
Delony, Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, Duffel, Edwards of 
Washington, Farmer. Hatch. Harris, Hargis, Herron, He¬ 
bert, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, King of 
St. Landry. King of Jackson, Lapeyre. Leefe, Leeds, Lob- 
dell, LeBlanc, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Point 
Coupee, Moss, Monge, Olivier of St. Mary, Olivier of St. 
Martin, Parham. Paxton, Pierce. Phillips, Reeves, Rich¬ 
ardson of Ouachita, Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, 
Smart. Scarborough. Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn. Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Thompson, Todd, Yan Wickle, Villere, Waddill, 'Whitting¬ 
ton and Wilcoxon—70 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Bernard, Brother, Boudous- 
quie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Collens, Dugue, Eggles¬ 
ton, Gardere, Guion, Jennings, Jones, Key, Lyle, Martin, 
Palfrey, Preux. Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Roman, 
Robinson, St. Paul, Swazey, Shaw, Tatman, Thibodaux— 

32 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the words were 
stricken out. 

Mr. Cotton moved to strike out in the article the word 
“ shall,” and to insert in lieu thereof the word may.” 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to lay the amendment 
on the table; on said motion 

Mr. Phillips called for the yeas and nays, which resulted 
as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll, Armant, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, 
Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad,Declouet, 





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Rouglass, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Point Coupee, Eg¬ 
gleston, Gardere, Harris, Hargis, Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, 
Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre. Leefe, Leeds, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Martin, Monge, Olivier of St. 
Martin, Olivier of St Mary, Palfrey. Paxton, Preaux, Pujo, 
Rixner, Risk, Roman, Roysden, Swazey, St. Paul, Shaw, 
Scarborough, Smith of West Feliciana. Tatman, Tkibo- 
daux. Thompson and Wilcoxon—55 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Bernard, Beale. Beard, 
Boyer. Bullard, Byrne, Carter. Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, 
Dosson, Farmer, Guion, Hatch, Herron, Hebert. Hough' 
Isaacks, Jourdan, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, McMillen, 
Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss, Parham. Pierce, Phillips, 
Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Ronquillo. Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton. Smith of 
Winn. Sibley, Simms. Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Todd, 
Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill and Whittington—48 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. King, of Jackson, moved to insert, at the end of 
the “ proviso” offered by Mr. Eustis, the following words : 
‘‘and free to the State.” 

Mr. Hunt offered the following substitute to the article : 

u Laws shall be made for ascertaining by proper proof 
the citizens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage 
hereby established.” 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, called for the previous ques¬ 
tion. which was carried. 

The first question being on the substitute offered by 
Mr. Hunt, the same was laid on the table. 

The question being then on Mr. King’s (of Jackson) 
proposition, the same was laid on the table. 

The following named delegates asked and obtained 
leave to have their votes recorded in favor of the proposi¬ 
tion of Mr. King, of Jackson, viz : Messrs. Carter, Hatch. 
Addison and Jourdan. 

On motion to adopt the article as amended, and which 
reads as follows, to-wit: 

“ The Legislature shall provide by law for the registry 
of the names and residence of all qualified voters of the 
city of New Orleans.” 

Mr. Smart called for the yeas and nays, which resulted 
as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead. Avery, An¬ 
drews, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Brother, Boudous- 
quie, Buisson. Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Con- 
nely, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass. Dugue. Duffel. Edwards 
of Point Coupee, Eggleston, Eustis,‘Gardere, Harris, Hod¬ 
ges, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMil¬ 
len. Martin, Monge, Olivier of St. Martin. Olivier of St. 
Mary, Palfrey, Preaux, Pujo, Rixner, Risk, Roman, Roys¬ 
den. St. Paul, Swazey, Shaw, Scarboi’ough, Smith of West 
Feliciana, Tatman, Thibodaux, Thompson and Wilcoxon— 
57 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Bernard, Beale, Boyer. 
Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes. Delony, Dosson, Farmer, 
Guion, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacs, 
Jourdan. King of Jackson, LeBlanc, Mathews of Point 
Coupee. Moss, Parham, Paxton, Phillips, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son of Ouichita, Richardson of St. Mary, Ronquillo, Robin¬ 
son, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Sibley, 
Simmes Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Todd, VanWickle, 
Villere, Waddill and Whittington—46 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the article as 
amended was adopted. 


Mr. Jourdan presented the following as his reasons to 
vote against the above article, and asked that the same 
should be spread upon the journal, which was granted. 

I vote nay because I am of the opinion that the word 
shall is imperative, and is restrictive upon the people, and 
the whole matter is legislation. 

Jourdan , of Jefferson. 

The Convention then took up for consideration, the ar¬ 
ticle reported by the minority of the Committee on the 
Electoral Franchise, with the amendment offered to the 
same by Mr. Collens, which reads as follows, to wit: 

Who shall have been since, at least one month a citizen 
of the United States. 

On motion to lay the above amendment on the table, Mr. 
Herron called for the yeas and nays, which resulted as fol¬ 
lows : 

Messrs. Avery, Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, Addison, 
Besancon, Beale, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Carter, 
Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Declouet, Dosson, Dugue,Duffel, 
Edwards of Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, 
Harris, Hargis. Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, 
Jourdan, Jones, Key, King of St. Landr 1 ', Leefe, Leeds, 
LeBlanc, Mcllhenny, McMillen. Mathews of Point Coupee, 
Moss, Monge, Olivier of St. Martin, Parham, Paxton, 
Pierce, Phillips, Pngo, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Richardson of St. Mary, Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robin¬ 
son, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafe¬ 
ro, Thompson, VanWickle, Villere, Waddill, Whittington 
and Wilcoxon—71 yeas- 

Messrs. Anderson, of St. Landry, Akenhead, Armant, 
Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, Castellanos, Campbell, 
Collens, Connely, Conrad. Eggleston, Guion, Hough, Hod¬ 
ges, Lapeyre, Lobdell, Lyle. Martin, Olivier, of St. Mary, 
Palfrey, Preaux. Rixner, Roman, St. Paul, Swazey, Shaw, 
Scarborongh. Tatman, Thibodaux, Todd.—31 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following proviso to be inserted 
after the word “ voting.” 

Provided , That no person shall be deprived of the right 
of voting for district Officers, in the parish of his residence, 
when he has been a citizen of the District for the length 
of time prescribed in this article. 

On motion of Mr. Hunt, the above proviso wa3 laid on 
the table. 

Mr. Sandidge asked and obtained leave to have his vote 
recorded, and voted against the motion of Mr. Hunt to lay 
tht^ proviso on the table. 

The article being read as follows, to wit, was, on motion , 
adopted. 

Art. —. Every free white male who has attained the age 
of twenty-one years, and who has been a resident of the 
State twelve months next preceding the election, and the 
last six months thereof in the parish in which he offers 
to vote, and who shall be a citizen of the United States, 
shall have the right of voting. Electors shall in all cases 
except treason, felony, breach of surety of the peace bo 
priviledged from arrest during their attendance at, going 
to, or returning from elections. Provided, that no voter 
shall lose his right of voting in any Parish until the same 
shall be acquired in another. 

Mr. Preaux presented the following as his motives for 
voting in favor of the motion of Mr. Collens, which re¬ 
quires that a naturalized citizen should be at least one 
month a citizen of the United States before having tho 





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right of voting ; and also on the article making it iinpera- j 
tive on the Legislature to pass a Registry Law. 

I vote yea because those articles are not intended as a 
restriction against naturalized citizens, but are only im¬ 
posed to prevent the numerous frauds which were for¬ 
merly perpetrated, and to protect the ballot box and to 
purify the electoral franchise, and remove incentives to 

fraudulent naturalizations only. 

(Signed) Robert Preaux. 

Mr. Cullens offered the following resolution, which, on 
being read, was, on motion, referred to the Committee on 
Style. 

Resolved, That the several articles and clauses in the 
Constitution relative to the elective franchise be united 
under one head, and do form a separate title. 

The Convention took up for consideration as the special 
order of the day the report of the Committee on the Ju¬ 
diciary. 

On motion of Mr. Hunt, the above report was laid on 
the table subject to the call of the Convention. 

Mr. Leeds moved to take up for consideration Title S 
of the Constitution under the head of - Mode of Revising 
the Constitution,” which motion prevailed. 

On motion of Mr. King, of St. Landry, the Convention 
took up as a substitute to Title 8 of the Constitution, 
the Article reported by the Committee on Amendments to 
the Constitution, which reads as follows : 

Article-. Any amendment or amendments to this 

Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of 
Representatives, and if the same shall be agreed to by 
two-thirds of the members elected to each House, and ap¬ 
proved by the Governor, such proposed amendment or 
amendments shall be entered on their journals, with the 
yeas and nays taken thereon, and the Secretary of State 
shall cause the same to be published three months before 
the next general election for Representatives to the State 
Legislature, in at least one newspaper in French and 
English in every parish in the State in which a newspaper 
shall be published ; and sueh proposed amendment or 
amendments shall be submitted to the people at said elec¬ 
tion ; and if a majority of the voters at said election shall 
approve and ratify such amendment or amendments, the 
same shall become a part of the Constitution. If more 
than one amendment be submitted at a time, they shall 
foe submitted in such manner and form that the people 
may vote for or against each amendment separately. 

Mr. Collens offered the following amendment, to foe 
added at the end of the above article, to wit: 

The Legislature may at any time by a majority of two- 
thirds, approved by the Governor and by a majority of the 
people, call a Convention to frame a new Constitution. 

On motion, the amendment wasTaid on the table. 

Mr. Phillips moved to amend the article by striking out 

two-thirds ” and inserting £! three-fifths.” 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, called for a division of the 
question, which, on being taken on the striking out, was 
ost. 

Mr. Taliafero moved to strike out in the third line the 
ollowing words: “ and approved by the Governor.” 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to lay the amendment 
on the table, which was carried. 

On motion, the article as reported by the Committee on 
Amendments to the Constitution, was adopted without 
amendment. 

Mr. Phillips then moved to take up the Report of the 
Committee on the Judiciary. 


The Convention took into consideration Article 6S5 
which reads as follows, to wit: 

“ The Judicial power shall be vested in a Supreme Court, 
in such inferior Courts as the Legislature may from time 
to time order and establish, and iu Justices of the Peace.” 

Mr. Eggleston moved to strike out the word £< order ” 
and to insert in lieu thereof u ordained,” which motion 
was lost. 

Mr. Olivier, of St. Mary, moved to insert after the 
words -Supreme Court” the following words : "District 
Courts.” 

Mr. Hunt moved to lay the amendment on the table, 
which was carried. 

Mr. Castellanos moved to lay the above report on the 
table, subject to the call of the Convention, which motion 
was lost. 

On motion of Mr. Hunt, the article was adopted without 
amendment. 

The 63d article was then taken up and read as fol 
lows, to wit: 

Article 63. The Supreme Court, except in the cases 
hereinafter provided, shall have appellate jurisdiction 
only, which jurisdiction shall extend to all cases when 
the matter in dispute shall exceed three hundred dollars } 
to all-cases in which the constitutionality or legality of 
any tax, toll, or impost whatsoever, or of any fine, for¬ 
feiture, or penalty imposed by a Municipal Corporation 
shall be in contestation : and to all criminal cases on 
questions of law alone, whenever the offence charged is 
punishable with death, or imprisonment at hard labor, or 
when a fine exceeding three hundred dollars is actually 
imposed. The Legislature shall have power to restrict 
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in civil cases to 
questions of law only. 

Mr. Lobdell moved to strike out the last clause, which 
reads as follows : " The Legislature shall have power to 
restrict the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in civil 
cases to questions of law only.” 

Mr. Herron moved as a sub-amendment to insert after 
the word "only” in the sdcond line the following words 
‘‘And in cases tried by a jury on questions of law only.” 

Mr. Swazey moved to lay both amendments on the 
table, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Eggleston offered the following article as a substi ¬ 
tute to the above article : 

Article 63. The Supreme Court, except in the cases 
hereinafter provided, shall have appellate jurisdiction 
only, which jurisdiction shall extend to all cases, when, 
the matter in dispute shall exceed three hundred dollars, 
and to all cases in which the constitutionality or legality 
of any tax, toll or impost, shall be in issue, and to all cases 
in which any fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by a Mu¬ 
nicipal Corporation shall be in contestation, whatever 
may be the amount thereof; and to all criminal cases on 
questions of law alone, whenever the offence is punisha¬ 
ble with death or imprisonment at hard labor, or when a 
fine exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed. 
The Legislature shall have power to restrict the jurisdic- 
diction of the Supreme Court in all cases to questions of 
law only. 

On motion of Mr. Hunt, the substitute was laid on the 
table, and on a further motion, the article was adopted 
without amendment. 

Mr. Key having voted in the majority on the motion to 
adopt the resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Richardson, 
of St. Mqry, concerning the Evening Sessions, moved for 




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a reconsideration of the same, -which was granted. 

On motion of the same delegate the above named re¬ 
solution was repealed. 

And on motion the Convention adjourned until to-mor¬ 
row at 9 o’clock, a. m. 


Wednesday, July 21,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Harmond opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present: Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion. in the chair, and 104 delegates. 

Mr. Taliafero, from the minority of the Committee on 
the Legislative Department, submitted the following re¬ 
port : 

The undersigned, members of the Committee on the 
Legislative Department, to whom was referred articles 
8, 15 and 16 of the Constitution, being unable to concur 
with the majority of the committee, respectfully ask leave 
to submit this their separate report— 

We dissent from the views of the majorit)'. chiefly as re¬ 
gards the proper basis of representation. The majority 
of the committee recommend as a basis the total popula¬ 
tion of the State. This basis, then, includes the slave 
population and the free people of color. The minority of 
the committee cannot, as a basis of representation, recog¬ 
nize as persons slaves and free people of color. Slaves, 
under our institutions, have no political existence. We 
cannot, therefore, in this connection, recognize them in 
auy other character than as constituting property ; and 
we object to the introduction of property as a basis of re¬ 
presentation in either branch of the Legislature, and 
more especially in the more numerous branch. We re¬ 
spectfully submit that a basis thus formed of the total 
population will, if adopted, be an unequal basis. We ob¬ 
ject to it on the ground that it is contrary to the genius 
of republican institutions, because it infringes that per¬ 
fect equality in political rights that should exist among 
the people who constitute the governing power—because 
it is founded upon a fallacious mode of reasoning, and be 
eause. if adopted, it wilt be a source of dissatisfaction and 
complaint among the people. It is of the essence of re¬ 
publicanism that every free citizen should stand, as re 
gards political rights, on terms of perfect equality with 
every other free citizen of the same community. In the 
councils of the State the will and the wants of every free 
citizen should be equally heard and have equal weight 
and influence. Upon the basis of white population, or 
upon the electoral basis, we can, in our opinion, confer 
that equality more fully than by any other method that 
can be adopted. But that equality cannot be obtained 
by the basis of the total population. This, we believe, 
may easily be 'shown. For example : By the census of 
1850. the Parish of Tensas contains a population of pine 
hundred whites and eight thousand one hundred; and 
thirty-eight slaves: in the whole, nine thousand and 
forty. 

The Parish of Concordia has, by the enumeration of 
1850, a white population of eight hundred and twenty- 
three, and a slave population of six thousand nine hun¬ 
dred and thirty-four, in all seven thousand seven hundred 
and fifty-eight. 


Assuming the number of Representatives to be one 
hundred, and estimating by the same census, we shall 
find that these Parishes together do not contain, upon the 
white basis, a population sufficient to entitle them col¬ 
lectively to one Representative, and they would only have 
Representatives on the principle that every Parish shall 
be entitled to at least one Representative. But by adopt¬ 
ing the basis of total population, the Parish of Tensas 
would be entitled to two Representatives, and the Parish 
of Concordia would approximate very nearly to two. By 
the basis of the whole population, the Parishes of Clai¬ 
borne and Bienville, the former having a white population 
of four thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, and the 
latter of three thousand six hundred and twenty-three, 
would be entitled each to only one Representative. 

Here, then, we see that the white population of Tensas 
and Concordia, amounting only to seventeen hundred and 
twenty-three, has more power and influence in the House 
of Representatives than the white population of Claiborne 
and Bienville, amounting to eight thousand five hundred 
and seventy-two. Claiborne has one thousand and se¬ 
venty-nine voters, and Bienville seven hundred and 
sixty-seven, making, in both Parishes, one thousand eight 
hundred and forty-six voters. 

In the Parish of Tensas there are three hundred and 
thirty voters, and in Concordia two hundred and eighty, 
making, in these two Parishes, six hundred and ten. 
Then, six hundred and ten voters in Tensas and Concor¬ 
dia would have more weight and influence in the House 
of Representatives than one thousand eight hundred and 
forty-six voters in Claiborne and Bienville would have, 
because the Parishes last named would have only two Re¬ 
presentatives, and the Parishes of Tensas and Concordia 
would have three. 

The principle that property should be represented as 
well as persons, we hold to be fallacious and inapplicable 
to the condition of things that exist in this country. In 
England, where there are distinctly organized classes, 
where the society is composed of different orders clearly 
defined ; where all the property owners are found in one 
or two classes, and in another class a very large portion 
of the people, who own no property and who can never 
become proprietors of real estate, this doctrine prevails 
and doubtless in that country it holds good ; for it is rea¬ 
sonable that under such an organization of society, the 
rights of property should be guarded against legislative 
encroachments by those who have no interest in its pro¬ 
tection. But a different state of things exists in Louis¬ 
iana. In the State at large (leaving out New Orleans) we 
may safely assume that a majority of the voters are pro¬ 
perty owners. A large portion of them are owners of 
land or slaves, or of both land and slaves. Under the 
fostering influence of our liberal institutions, it is within 
the reach of every man to acquire on ownership in every 
species of property. Accordingly, we find that a very 
large number do own land or slaves or both. T'be man 
who owns a small plantation or tract of land, which he 
is cultivating and improving as his home for himself and 
his posterity, aud who may or may not own a few slaves, 
feels as much interest in the enactfhent of laws for the 
preservation and protection of property, as the most 
wealthy planter in the State. Then, as this common in¬ 
terest arising from the ownership of land and slaves, is 
the great preponderating interest of the State and must 
obviously continue so to be, where is the necessity for 
this separate element of representation ? Why establish 


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a basis of representation that manifestly introduces an 
inequality between parishes and between the citizens of 
different parishes? But, if property is to be represened. 
why limit the principle to slave property alone? Why 
not include lands and houses and lots and every other 
species of property ? It is clearly an unequal basis, in 
this view of the subject. Why should not the owner of 
lands, worth ten thousand dollars, or houses and lots 
worth that sum, have his property represented as well as 
the owner of slaves, valued at the same amount, have his 
slaves represented ? The land or the houses and lots may 
yield revenue in the way of rents, and thereby become a 
productive property as well as slaves. Many citizens of 
Louisiana own land who own no slaves, and there is a 
very large number of slaves in Louisiana whose owners 
are not citizens of the State. In any view that we can 
take of the basis of the total population, it seems to the 
minority of the committee objectionable, and that it 
should not prevail. In revising the organic law. the Con¬ 
vention should avoid the adoption of any principle calcu¬ 
lated to produce local or sectional prejudices in relation 
to State legislation, and we are of opinion that the intro¬ 
duction of the proposed basis of representation would 
have that effect. Although obj ectionable in either branch, 
it is more so when intrduced into both branches. In 
view, however, of the difficulties arising from this vexed 
question, the minority of the committee recommend that 
the basis of representation now existing be re-adopted. 

[Signed] James G. Taliaferro. 

Without concurring in all the reasons assigned by Judge 
Taliaferro, for his opposition to the report of the majority, 

I yet unite with him in recommending the adoption of 
the basis of representation fixed in the Constitution of 
1845, and shall give my reasons therefor when the subject 
comes up for consideration. 

[Signed] Gf.o. M. Sandidge. 

On motion of Mr. Cotton two hundred copies of the 
above report were ordered to be printed. 

Mr. Hargis offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That no member of this Convention shall be 
eligible to the office of Judge of the Supreme Court until 
the expiration of two years from the adoption of the new 
Constitution. 

The same delegate moved to lay the above resolution 
orfthe table, subject to the call of the Convention, which 
motion was lost. 

Mr. Castellanos moved to lay the above resolution on 
the table indefinitely, which motion was adopted, and the 
resolution laid upon the table indefinitely. 

ORDER OF THE DAY—UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of the re¬ 
port of the Committee on the Judiciary. 

The 64th article being before the Convention," 

Mr. Benjamin offered the following additional article, 
to be inserted after the 63d article, as reported by the 
Committee on the Judiciary, to-wit: 

Article —. The Supreme Court, whenever it shall set 
aside the verdict of a jury in civil cases, shall not pro¬ 
ceed to render final judgment, but shall remand the cause 
for a new trial. 

Mr. Eggleston moved to lay the above article on the 
table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery. Ar- 


mant, Bradford, Bernard, Bienvenu. Brother, Bullard, 
Campbell, Collens, Connely, Delony, Dufour, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Guion, Key, Leeds, Lobdell, Martin, Nicholls, Oli¬ 
vier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Patterson, Pierson. Pujo, Rich¬ 
ardson of Ouachita, Rixner, Risk, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Richardson of St. M., Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith of Winn,Sibley, Thibodaux, Tatman, Todd, 
Van Wickle. Villere and Waddill—45 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Benjamin, 
Beale, Beard, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, Du- 
gue, Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Gardere, Hatch, 
Hays, Harris, Ilargis, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe. LeBlanc, 
Lyle. Moss, Mouge, Parham, Paxton, Price, Pierce, Pugh, 
Reeves, Roselius, Roman, Itoysden, Sandidge, Shaw, Smith 
of West Feliciana, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson, 
Whittington and Wllcoxon—53 nays. 

Consequently the motion to lay on the table was lost. 

Mr. Dufour moved to insert after the words “civil 
cases ” the following words : “ on matters of fact,” which 
amendment was accepted by Mr. Benjamin. 

Mr. Connely called for the previous question, which was 
carried. 

The question was then put by the President on the 
adoption of the article. 

On motion the yeas and nays were called for. and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Benjamin. Beale, 
Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Carter. Campbell, Cotton, 
Dalferes, Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, Dugue, Duffel. Ed¬ 
wards of Washington, Farmer, Gardere. Hatch, Hayes, 
Harris. Hargis. Hernandez, Hough. Hodges, Jennings, 
Jones, King of St. Landry, Leefe, LeBlanc, Lyle, Mcll- 
henny. McMillen, Parham, Patterson, Price, Pierce, Pugh, 
Reeves. Roselius, Roman. K,oysdon, Robinson. Sandidge, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson. Tan Wickle, Whit¬ 
tington and Wilcoxon—56 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Bradford. Ber¬ 
nard. Beard. Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Collens, 
Connely, Delony. Dufour, Eggleston. Eustis. Guion. Isaacks, 
Key, Lapeyre, Leeds. Lobdell. Mathews of Orleans, Mar¬ 
rero. Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Pierson, Pujo. Richardson of 
Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Ron- 
quiho, St. Paul, Smart, Swazey, Smith of Winn, Tatman. 
Thibodaux, Todd, Yillere and Waddill—48 nays. 

Consequently the additional article, as amended, was 
adopted. 

Mr. Martin having voted with the majority on the mo¬ 
tion to adopt article 63. reported by the same committee, 
moved for a reconsideration of the same, which motion 

was lost. 

The 64th article, reported by the Committee on the Ju¬ 
diciary, was then taken up and read as follows : 

Article 64. The Supreme Court shall be composed of one 
Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, a majority of 
whom shall constitute a quorum. The Chief Justice 
shall receive a salary of six thousand dollars, and each of 
the Associate Justices a salary of five thousand five hun¬ 
dred dollars annually, until otherwise provided by law. 
The Court shall appoint its own Clerks. The Judges shall 
be elected for the term of ten years. 

Mr. McMillen offered the following as a substitute to 
the same: 




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Substitute for Article 64. .The Supreme Court shall be 
composed of one Chief Justice and two Associate Justices, 
any two of whom shall form a quorum. The number of 
Justices may, however, be increased by the General As¬ 
sembly. The Chief Justice shall be elected for the term 
of six years, and the Associate Justices for four years. 
They shall receive for their services a compensation 
which shall be fixed by law, which shall not be increased 
or diminished during their term of office. The Court shall 
appoint its own Clerks. 

Mr. Connely moved to lay the above substitute on the 
table. 

On said motion Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, called for 
the yeas and nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Boyer, Buisson. Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Col- 
lens, Connely, Da’feres, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, 
Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, 
Hayes, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King of 
St Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds. LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny. Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Moss, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St Mary, Parham, PaTtrey, 
Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, 
Richardson of St Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Ronquillo, Robinson, St. Paul, Staes, Shaw, Smith of West 
Feliciana, Stewart, Tatman, Thibodaux, Villere, Waddill, 
Whittington and Wilcoxon—74 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Beard, Bul¬ 
lard, Cotton, Dosson, Douglass, Farmer, Harris, Hargis, 
Herron, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, King of Jackson, Mc- 
Millen, Pierce, Richardson of Ouachita, Roysden, San- 
didge, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of 
Winn, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd and Van 
Wickle—30 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Cotton then offered the following as a substitute 
for the above article : 

Article 64. The Supreme Court shall be composed of 
one Chief Justice and two Associate Justices, a majority 
of whom shall constitute a quorum. The said Judges 
shall receive each an equal salary to be fixed by law, 
which shall not be increased or diminished during their 
term of office. The Judges shall be elected by the quali¬ 
fied electors of the State at large for the term of six years. 

On motion the same was laid on the table. 

Mr. Herron then offered the following substitute which 
was, on motion, laid on the table : 

Article 64. The Supreme Court shall be composed of 
five Judges, a majority of whom shall constitute a quo¬ 
rum. The Court shall appoint its own Clerks ; the Judges 
shall be elected for the term of six years. 

Mr. Richardson, of 0, moved to amend the article by 
striking out the word " four, ” and insert in lieu thereof 
the word “two.” 

Pending the consideration of the above motion, on mo¬ 
tion of Mr. Benjamin, the Convention took a recess of 
fifteen minutes. 

The time having expired, the Convention was called to 
order. 

Mr. Duffel having voted in the majority on the adoption 
of the additional article offered by Mr. Benjamin, moved 
for a reconsideration, which was granted. 

The same delegate then moved to lay the article on the 
table indefinitely. 


On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, Brad¬ 
ford, Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, 
Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Delony, Dufour, Duf¬ 
fel. Eggleston, Eustis, Guiou, Hunt, Isaacks, Key, Lapeyre, 
Leeds, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, 
Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, Pal¬ 
frey, Preaux, Pierson, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson 
of St. Mary. Rixner, Risk, Ronquillo, Robinson, St, Paul, 
Swazey, Sibley, Tatman, Thibodaux, Todd, Villere and 
Waddill—51 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Benjamin^ 
Besangon, Beale, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castella¬ 
nos, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, 
Dugue, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Jennings, Jones, King of St. Landry, King of Jackson, 
Leefe, Le Blanc, Lyle, McMillen, Parham. Paxton, Pat¬ 
terson, Price. Pierce, Pugh, Reeves, Roselius, Roman, 
Roysden, Sandidge, Staes, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith of W. F., Smith of Winn, Stewart, Talbot, Tal¬ 
iaferro, Thompson, Whittington and Wilcoxon.—59 nays. 

Consequently the motion to lay on the table was lost. 

Mr, Connely moved to postpone the further considera¬ 
tion of the above article until the Convention should have 
disposed of the balance of the report from the Committee 
on the Judiciary, which motion was lost. 

The question then being on the re-adoption of the addi¬ 
tional article offered by Mr. Benjamin, was decided in the 
affirmative, consequently the article was re-adopted. 

The next question before the Convention being the mo¬ 
tion of Mr. Richardson of Ouachita to strike out “ four” 
and to insert “ two,” 

Mr Hunt moved to lay the same on the table. 

On said motion Mr. King of Jackson called for the yeas 
and nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry. Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll, Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castel¬ 
lanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, 
Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Eggleston, Eustis, Gar¬ 
dere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny. Mathews 
of 0., Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of 
St. Mary, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, 
Price, Pierson, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of St. M., Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson, St. Paul, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith of W. F., Sibley. Stewart, 
Tatman, Talbot. Thibodaux, Thompson, Villere, Waddill, 
Whittington and Wilcoxon—83 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Beard, Boyer, Bullard, 
Cotton, Delony, Dosson, Douglass, Edwards of Washing¬ 
ton, Farmer, Hargis, Herron, Hodges, Isaacks, King of 
Jackson, McMillen, Pierce, Richardson of Ouachita, Roys¬ 
den. Sandidge, Smart. Scarborough, Shelton, Taliaferro, 
Todd and Van Wickle—29 nays. 

Consequently the ^motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Cotton moved to insert after the words “ Associate 
Justices,” the following words : “unless otherwise pro¬ 
vided by law.” 

On motion of Mr. Dufour, the above proposition was 
laid on the table. 



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Mr. Roysden moved to insert in the first line, after the 
word shall,” the following words : “ until the year 1860.” 

On motion the amendment was laid on the table. 

Mr. Hough offered the following as a substitute to Arti¬ 
cle 64. reported by the Committee on the Judiciary : 

Article 64. The Supreme Court shall be composed of one 
Chief J ustice and 4 Associate Justices, a majority of whom 
shall constitute a quorum. The Chief Justice shall re¬ 
ceive a salary of five thousand dollars, and each of the As¬ 
sociate Judges a salary of four thousand five hundred 
dollars annually, until otherwise provided by law. The 
Court shall appoint its own Clerks. The Judges shall be 
elected for the term of eight years. 

Mr. Hunt moved to lay the substitute upon the table. 

On said motion Mr. Swazey called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery. An¬ 
derson «f Carroll. Bradford, Benjamin. Bernard. Beale. 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie. Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet. 
Dufour, Dugue. Duffel, Eggleston, Gardere. Guion, Hayes, 
Hernandez. Hodges, Hunt. Jennings, Jones, Key, King of 
St. Landry. Lapeyre. Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle. Mcll- 
henny, Mcblillen, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, Parham, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, Bichardson of St. Mary, 
Rixner, Risk. Roselius, Roman. Ronquillo, St. Paul, Staes, 
Shaw, Smith of West Feliciana. Sibley, Tatman. “Thibo- 
daux. Villere and Whittington—68 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Beard, Boyer. Carter, 
Cotton. Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, Douglass, Edwards of 
Washington, Eustis, Farmer. Hatch. Harris, Hargis, Her¬ 
ron. Hough. King of Jaclison, LeBlanc, Moss, Patterson, 
Pierce, Pugh. Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Roysden, 
Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton. Smith of Winn, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thomp¬ 
son, Todd. Yan Wickle, Waddill and Wilcoxon—42 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Thompson moved to strike out in the last line of 
the article the word “ten,” and to insert in lieu thereof 
the word “ six.” 

Mr. Hunt called for the previous question, which was 
lost. 

Pending the consideration of the motion of Mr. Thomp¬ 
son, 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow 
at 9 o’clock, a. m. 


Thursday, July 22, 1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Woodbridge opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present, Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven 
tion, in the chair, and 96 delegates. 

On motion of Mr. Bienvenu, leave of absence was 
granted to Mr. Eustis, on account of illness. 

On motion of Mr. Moss, leaye of absence was granted 
to Mr. Phillips, on account of sickness in his family. 

Mr. Thibodaux. on behalf of the majority of the Com¬ 
mittee on Public Education, submitted the following re¬ 
port : 

The Committee on Public Education, to whom has been 


referred Title YII of the Constitution, entitled “ Public 
Education,” beg leave to report the following as the re¬ 
sult of their deliberations and labors, and as a substitute 
for the whole of articles 133, 134. 135, 136, 137. 138 and 
139. 

TITLE YII. 

PUBLIC EDUCATION. 

Article —. The General Assembly shall establish free 
Public Schools throughout the State, and shall provide 
for their support by general taxation on property, or oth¬ 
erwise ; and all moneys so raised or provided shall be dis¬ 
tributed to each Parish in proportion to the number of 
children between such ages as shall be fixed by the Gen¬ 
eral Assembly. 

Art.— The proceeds of all lands heretofore granted by 
the United States to this State, for the use or support of 
schools, and of all lands which may hereafter be granted 
or bequeathed to the State, and not expi’essly granted or 
bequeathed for any other purpose, which hereafter may be 
disposed of by the State, and the proceeds of the estates 
of deceased persons, to which the State may become en¬ 
titled by law, shall be held by the State as a loan, and 
shall be and remain a perpetual fund, on which the State 
shall pay an annual interest of six per cent., which inter¬ 
est. together with the interest on the trust funds depos¬ 
ited with this State by the United States, under the act 
of Congress approved June 23. 1836. and all the rents of 
the unsold lands, shall be appropriated to the support of 
such schools, and this appropriation shall remain in¬ 
violable. 

All money arising from the sales which have been, or 
may hereafter be made, of any lands heretofore granted 
by the United States to this State, for the use of a sem¬ 
inary of learning, and from any kind of donation that 
may hereafter be made for that purpose, shall be and re¬ 
main a perpetual fund, the interest of which, at six per 
cent, per annum, shall be appropriated to the support of 
a seminary of learning, for the promotion of literature 
and the arts and sciences ; and no law shall ever be made 
diverting said fund to any other use than to the estab¬ 
lishment and improvement of said seminary of learning. 

All of which is respectfully submitted. 

(Signed) Bannon G. Thibodaux. Chairman. 

On motion of Mr. Jennings, 200 copies of the report 
were ordered to be printed. 

Mr. Preaux from the minority of the Committee on Pub¬ 
lic Education, submitted the 4 following report: 

The undersigned, member of the Committee on Public 
Education, begs leaye to report the following as a rninori- 
riy report. 

The undersigned thinks that the University of Louisi¬ 
ana has operated well in its several Departments. That 
the faculty of Law is composed of the best professors, per¬ 
fectly competent to initiate the students to a true knowl¬ 
edge of the laws of Louisiana, and that it is better to have 
those who destine themselves to the practice of the legal 
profession, educated in Louisiana, where they receive an 
appropriate explanation of our laws and system of juris¬ 
prudence. That the same reasons apply to the Medical 
College. That faculties of sciences and letters, in a very 
short period will produce scholars, educated in Louis¬ 
iana, equal to any of the graduates of the northern Uni¬ 
versities. 

That all the expense necessary for the establish¬ 
ment of said University, has been already made by the 
State, and many individuals have made donations for the 






STATE CONVENTION. 


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support of said University, which is now able to support 
itself without great expense on the part of the State, and 
consequently the motive of economy (which is a slight 
one, in the opinion of the undersigned,) cannot even be 
invoked for the destruction of the said institution. It 
would be an act of vandalism to destroy what has been 
done under the Constitution of 1845, towards the culture 
of elevated science and letters in Louisiana. 

The undersigned, is of opinion that the abolition of the 
Superintendant of the Public Schools would have a bad ef¬ 
fect upon all our system of public education, as it will 
leave the whole system, which must be uniform and gen¬ 
eral. to the management of local government, without re¬ 
ceiving a general impulsion. 

The undersigned being of the opinion that public edu¬ 
cation is the basis of all well organized society, thinks 
that it naturally finds its place in a Constitution, which 
is in his opinion nothing more than the social contract of 
these great societies known under, the name of Nations 
and States. 

Therefore the undersigned begs leave to report the Title 
VII on Public Education, as it stands in the Constitution 
of 1845. [Signed] Robert Preaux. 

On motion of Mr. Gardere, 200 copies of the above re¬ 
port were ordered to be printed. 

Mr. Dufour, on behalf of the Committee appointed to 
revise the French translation of the Constitution, submit¬ 
ted the following report: 

The Committee appointed to revise the French transla¬ 
tion of the Constitution, beg leave unanimously to report. 

They do not think they could with propriety report the 
present translation for enrollment. The translation of 
the Constitution into French is a work of great difficulty 
and requiring a peculiar order of talent. The translator 
should be a man of some experience, of accurate style and 
well versed in the technicalities of the English Judicial 
language. The Convention of 1845. had a special transla¬ 
tor for the Constitution, the same course should be again 
pursued as a matter of high concern. The committee 
will therefore ask to be authorized to select a fit and com¬ 
petent person, to whom the translation of the new Con¬ 
stitution may safely be committed, and they now offer 
the following resolution to that effect, viz : 

Resolved. That the Committee on Translation, be and 
are hereby authorized to select and appoint a fit and com¬ 
petent person, whose duty it shall be to translate the Con¬ 
stitution into French, with a salary of four hundred dol¬ 
lars [Signed] Cyprian Dufour. 

The Convention then proceeded to take into considera¬ 
tion the resolution, as reported by the above committee. 

And the question being on the adoption of the same, 

Mr. Armant moved to strike out the words ‘‘four hun¬ 
dred. and to insert in lieu thereof the words “ three hun¬ 
dred.” 

Mr. Staes offered the following resolution : 

Resolved. That the Translating Clerk, to be appointed 
according to the report of the Committee on French 
Translation, shall be elected by this Convention. 

Mr. Connely moved to lay the whole matter on the ta¬ 
ble, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Dufour. as chairman of the Committee to Revise the 
French Translation of the Constitution, tendered his re¬ 
signation, and Messrs. Preaux, Gardere, Lapeyre and Oli¬ 
vier of St. Mary, also r esigned as members of said com¬ 
mittee. 


Mr. Shaw having voted in the majority on the adoption 
of the article offered on yesterday by Mr. Benjamin, as an 
additional article to the report of the Judiciary Commit¬ 
tee, moved for a re-consideration of the same. 

Mr. Roysden moved to lay the motion upon the table, 
and called for the yeas and nays on his motion, which re¬ 
sulted as follows: 

Messrs. Addison. Bartlett, Benjamin, B^sancon. Beale, 
Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, 
Douglass, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Gardere, 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, Jennings, 
Jones, Lyle, Pierce, Reeves, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, 
Ronquillo. Sandidge, Scarborough, Smith of West Felici¬ 
ana. Stewart, Taliaferro, Thompson and Whittington—37 
yeas ; and 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Anderson ofC., Armant, Bradford, Bernard, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Brother. Bullard, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, 
Connely,. Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Dufour. Dugue, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Guion, Hayes, Hernan¬ 
dez, Hunt, Isaacks, Key, King of St. Landry, King of 
Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Mclihenny. Mc- 
Millen. Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Mather. Moss, Mouge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier, ox St. Mary. Par¬ 
ham, Palfrey, Paxton. Patterson, Preaux. Price, Pierson, 
Pujo, Pugh, Richardson of Ouachita. Richardson of St. 
Mary, Rixner, Risk, Robinson. St. Paul, Staes, Smart, Swa- 
zey. Shaw, Shelton. Smith of Winn, Sibley, Tatman. Thi- 
bodaux, Todd, Van Wickle. Villere, Waddill and Williams 
—75 nays. 

Consequently the motion to lay on the table was not 
adopted. 

The question then being on the re-consideration of the 
article wits decided in the affirmative ; consequently the 
re-consideration was granted. 

Mr. Martin then moved to lay the article on the table. 

On said motion. Mr. Scarborough called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery. An¬ 
drews, Armant. Bradford. Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu. Bro¬ 
ther, Bullard, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Delony. 
Dufour, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Guion, 
Hayes, Hunt, Isaacks, Key, King of Jackson, Lapeyre. 
Leeds, Lobdell, Mclihenny. Mathews of Orleans, Martin, 
Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St 
Mary, Palfrey. Paxton, Preaux Pierson, Pujo. Pugh. Rich¬ 
ardson of Ouachita. Richardson of St. Mary. Rixner. Risk, 
Ronquillo, Robinson. St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Sibley. Tat¬ 
man, Thibodaux. Todd, Villere and Waddill.—58 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison. Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Besangon, Beale, Boudousquie, Byrne, Busson, 
Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, 
Dugue, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, 
Harris. Hargis, Herron. Hernandez, Hough, Hodges. Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, King of St. Landry, Leefe, Lyle, McMillen, 
Mather, 1 arham, Patterson, Price, Pearce, Reeves, Rose¬ 
lius, Roman. Roysden, Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Scarbo¬ 
rough, Shelton, Smith of W. F„ Smith of Winn, Stewart, 
Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson, Van Wickle and WTlcoxon. 
—54 nays. 

Consequently the article introduced by Mr. Benjamin 
as additional to the report of the Jud,ciary Committee* 
and re-adopted on yesterday, was laid upon the table. 

ORDER OF THE DAY. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of article 
64, as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, and 


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which was under consideration on yesterday when the 
Convention adjourned. 

The question pending being the motion of Mr. Thomp¬ 
son to strike out “ ten” in the last line and to insert in 
lieu thereof the word “ six,” 

Mr. Reeves moved, as a sub-amendment, to strike out 
‘ten” and insert “ eight.” 

Mr. Smart moved to insert at the end of the article the 
following words ; t; until otherwise provided by law ” 

Mr. Hunt called for the previous question, which mo¬ 
tion prevailed. 

The question being on the motion to strike out and in¬ 
sert, 

Mr. Jones called for a division of the question, which 
motion prevailed. 

The question being on striking out, 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called for, and 
resulted as follows: 

Messrs. Addison. Besancon, Beale, Beard, Carter, Cotton. 
Dalferes, Delony, Dossen. Edwards of Washington, Farmer, 
Hatch. Harris. Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks 
Jones, King of Jackson. LeBlanc, McMillen, Moss, Paxton, 
Patterson, Pugh, Reeves, Roysden, Robinson, Sandidge, 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of W. F.. Smith of 
Winn. Stewart, Talbot, Taiiaferro, Thompson, Todd. Wad- 
diil and Whittington—41 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Bradford. Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Bul¬ 
lard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell. Collens. Con- 
nely, Conrad, Declouet. Dufour. Dugue, Duffel, Edwards 
of Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hayes. Hernandez, 
Hunt, Jennings. Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre. Leefe, 
Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, 
Marrero, Martin. Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. 
Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Parham. Palfrey. Preaux, 
Price, Pierce, Pierson. Pujo, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Ronquillo, St. Paul, Swazey. Shaw. Sibley, Tatman.Thibo- 
daux, Villere, Wilcoxon—72 nays. 

Consequently the Convention refused to strike out the 
words as proposed. 

The next question before the Convention being the mo¬ 
tion of Mr. Smart, the same delegate called for the yeas 
and nays on its adoption, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu. Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Deloney. Dosson, Ed¬ 
wards of Washington, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, 
Herron. Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, King of Jackson, Le 
Blanc, McMillen, Moss, Paxton, Patterson, Pujo. Pugh, 
Roysden, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart. Scarborough, Smith 
of Winn, Stew-art, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd and 
Waddill—40 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St Landry. Avery. Andrews, 
Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benja¬ 
min, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie. Bullard, Buisson, 
Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell. Collens, Connely, Conrad, 
Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eg¬ 
gleston, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Hernandez, Hunt, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key. King of St Landry, Lapeyre. Leefe, 
Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, 
Marrero, Martin. Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St 
Martin. Olivier of St Mary, Parham, Palfrey, Preaux, 
Price, Pierce, Pierson, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Richardson of St Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Ronquillo, St Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith of West 


Feliciana, Sibley, Tatman, Thibodaux and 'Wilcoxon—71 

nays. 

Consequently the motion of Mr. Smart was rejected. 

Mr Jennings offered the following additional article to 
come in after article 04 of the Report of the Committee 
on the Judiciary: 

Article—. The Judges of the Supreme Court shall he 
citizens of the United States, over the age of thirty years, 
and shall have resided in the State and practised law 
therein at least six years preceding their election. That 
the General Assembly shall be required to provide for the 
qualifications of the Judicial officers, eligible under this 
Constitution. 

The question being on the adoption of the above arti¬ 
cle, it was decided in the negative. 

The Convention took up article 65 of the Report of the 
Judiciary, which reads as follows, to wit: 

Article 65. The Chief Justice shall be elected by the 
qualified electors of the State. The Legislature shall 
divide the State into four districts, and the qualified 
electors of each district shall elect one of the Associate 
Justices. The State to be divided into the following dis¬ 
tricts until the Legislature shall otherwise direct : First 
District, Second District, Third District. Fourth District. 

On motion of Mr. Herron the article was adopted, and 
that part of the article which relates to the districting of 
the State, was referred to a committee, to be composed of 
three delegates from each Congressional District. 

The following articles, a3 reported by the Committee 
on the Judiciary', were then taken up, and being read, 
were, on motion, severally adopted. 

Article 66. The office of one of the Associate Justices 
shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of 
another at the expiration of the fourth year, of a third at 
the expiration of the sixth year, and of the fourth at the 
expiration of the eighth year—so that one of the Judges 
of the Supreme Court shall be elected every second year. 

Art. 67. The Secretary- of State, on receiving the official 
returns of the first election, shall proceed immediately, in 
the presence and with the assistance of two Justices of 
the Peace, to determine by lot among the four candidates 
having the highest number of votes in the respective dis¬ 
tricts, which of the Associate Justices elect shall serve for 
the term of two years, which shall serve for the term of 
four years, which for the term of six years, and which for 
the term of eight years ; and the Governor shall issue 
commissions accordingly. 

Art. 68. Any vacancy that may occur in the Supreme 
Court from resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by elec¬ 
tion : Provided, That if the unexpired term do not exceed 
one year, the vacancy shall he filled by Executive ap 
pointment. 

On the 69th article being read as follows, to wit: 

Article 69. The Supreme Court shall hold its sessions in 
NewOrleans from the first Monday of the month of No 
vember to the end of the month of June, inclusive. The 
Legislature shall have power to fix the sessions elsewhere 
during the rest of the year ; until otherwise provided, the 
sessions shall be held as heretofore. 

Mr. Isaacks offered as a substitute to the above article 
the article introduced by him on the 20th inst. 

Mr. Swazey moved to lay the substitute on the table. 

On said motion Mr. Isaacks called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, Addison, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, Brother, 



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Boudousquie, Bnllard, Buisson, Byrne. Castellanos, Carter, 
Campbell, Collens, Cotton. Conrad, Delony, Declouet. Du- 
four. Dugue. Duffel. Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, 
Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Ilayes. Harris, Hargis, Herron, 
Hernandez. Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, King of St. 
Landry, Lapeyre. Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdeli, Lyle, Mcll 
Lenny, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero. Martin, Mather, 
Mouge, NiohoUs. Olivier of St. Mary, Parham, Palfrey. 
Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, 
Beeves. Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Rixuer. Risk, Roselius. Roman, Roysden. Ronquillo, San- 
didge. Staes. Swazey. Shaw, Smith of W. F., Tatman 
Taliafero, Thibodaux, Thompson, Todd, Villere and Wil- 
coxon—84 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Anderson of Car- 
roll.Besancon. Beard, Dosson,Farmer, Hough. Isaacks,King 
of Jackson, McMillen, Patterson. Smart. Scarborough, 
Shelton. Smith of Winn, Sibley, Waddill and Whitting- 
tou—18 niiys. 

Consequently the substitute offered by Mr. Isaacks was 
laid upon the table. 

Mr. Taliaferro moved to strike out all after the word 
*' inclusive,'’ aud to insert the following words: and at 
Baton Rouge during the rest of the year, until otherwise 
directed by law.” 

■ On motion of Mr. Swazey, the above amendment was 
laid on the table. 

On motion, the article 69 was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The Convention then took up for consideration the fol¬ 
lowing articles from the report, which being read, were on 
motion severally adopted: 

Article 70. The Supreme Court, and each of the Judges 
thereof, shall have power to issue writs of habeas corpus, 
at the instance of all persons in actual custody under 
process in all cases in which they may have appellate ju¬ 
risdiction. 

Art 71. No judgment shall be rendered by the Supreme 
Court, without the concurrence of a majority of the 
Judges composing the Court. Whenever a majority can¬ 
not agree, in consequence of the recusation of any member 
or members of the Court, the Judges not recused shall have 
power to call upon any Judge or Judges of the inferior 
Courts, whose duty it shall be. when so called upon, to 
sit in the place of the Judges recused, and to aid in deter¬ 
mining the case. 

Art. 72. All Judges, by virtue of their office, shall be 
conservators of the peace throughout the State. The 
style of all process shall be ‘-The State of Louisiana.” 
All prosecutions Shall be carried on in the name, and by 
the authority of the State of Louisiana, aud conclude 
against the peace and dignity of the same. 

Art. 73. The Judges of all Courts within this State shall, 
as often as it may bo possible so to do, in every definite 
judgment, refer to the particular law in virtue of which 
such judgment may be rendered, and in all cases adduce 
the reasons on which their judgment is founded. 

Art. 74. The Judges of all Courts shall be liable to im¬ 
peachment ; but for any reasonable cause, which shall not 
be sufficient ground for impeachment, the Governor shall 
remove any of them, on the address of three-fourths of 
the members present of each House of the General Assem¬ 
bly. In every such case, the cause or causes for which j 
such removal may be required, shall be stated at length 
in the address, and inserted in the Journal of each House. 

On the 75th article being read as follows, to-wit: 


Article 75. There shall be an Attorney General for the 
State, and as many District Attorneys as may hereafter 
be found necessary. They shall hold their offices for four 
years ; their duties shall be determined by law. 

Mr. Cottoa moved to strike out the word “ four,” and 
insert two,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Price offered the following as a substitute to the 
above article, which was on motion laid on the table : 

Article 75. There shall be an Attorney General for the 
State, who shall hold his office for four years, and a3 
many District Attorneys as may be hereafter found ne¬ 
cessary. >■ 

The District Attorneys shall hold their offices for two 
years, and their duties shall be determined by law. 

The following named delegates asked and obtained leave 
to have their votes recorded, and voted in favor of the 
proposition of Mr Price, viz : 

Messrs. Sandidge, Carter, Herron, Cotton, Beale, Addi¬ 
son, Pierce, Scarborough, Smart, Hatch, Isaacks Thomp¬ 
son, Price, Conrad, Delony, Harris, Talbot, Benjamin, 
Todd, Dalferes. Hargis, Roysdon. 

On motion the 75th article wa3 adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

The 76th article being read as follows, was, on motion, 
adopted : 

Article 76. The Judges, both of the Supreme and infe¬ 
rior Courts, shall at stated times receive a salary, which 
shah not be diminished during their continuance in office ; 
and they are prohibited from receiving any fees of office, 
or other compensation than their salaries for any civil 
duties performed by them. 

Mr. Thompson asked and obtained leave to have his 
vote recorded, and voted against the adoption of the 
above article. 

On the 77th article being taken up and read as follows, 
to-wit : 

Article 77. The Legislature shall have power to vest in 
Clerks of Courts authority to grant such orders and do 
such acts as may be deemed necessary for the furtherance 
of the administration of justice, and in all cases the pew- 
ers thus granted shall be specified and determined. 

On motion the article was adopted without amendment. 
Mr. St. Paul offered the following additional article, to 
be inserted after the 77th article reported by the com¬ 
mittee : 

“ The Legislature shall cause to be attached to each 
Court to be organized in NewOrleans a Master in Chan¬ 
cery, whose duties shall be the same as those belonging to 
such officers in Cpurts of Equity.” 

On motion, the above substitute was laid on the table ; 
and on a further motion, the article was adopted*without 
amendment. 

On the 78th article being read, as follows, to wit: 

Article 78. The Clerks of the several Courts shall be 
removeable for breach of good behavior by the Judges 
thereof ; subject in all cases to an appeal to the Supreme 
Court. 

Mr. Hunt, on behalf of the Committee on the Judicia¬ 
ry, offered the following as a substitute to the above 
article, to wit: 

Article 78. The Judges of the several Superior Courts 
shall have power to remove the Clerks thereof for breach 
of good behavior ; subject in all cases to an appeal to the 
Supreme Court. 

On motion, the substitute was adopted, and the article 
78, as contained in the original report, was stricken out. 








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On the 79th article being taken up and read, as follows, 
to wit: 

Article 79. The jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace 
shall never exceed, in civil cases, the sum of one hundred 
dollars, exclusive of interest, subject to appeal to the Dis¬ 
trict Court in such cases as shall be provided for by law. 
They shall be elected by the qualified voters of each 
Parish, for the term of two years, and shall have such 
criminal jurisdiction as shall be provided for by law. 

Mr. Hernandez offered the following substitute for the 
above article : 

Article 79. The jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace 
shall never exceed, in civil cases, the sum of one hundred 
and fifty dollars, exclusive of interest, subject to appeal to 
the District Court, in such cases as shall be provided for by 
law. They shall be elected by the qualified voters of each 
Parish, for the term of two years, and shall have such 
criminal jurisdiction as shall be provided for by law. 

On motion, the substitute was laid on the table. 

Mr. Isaacks then moved to strike out all after the words 
“twoyears” in the above article, and to insert in lieu 
thereof the following words : 

“ The Legislature shall have authority to extend juris¬ 
diction to Justices of the Peace in all minor crimes and 
offences.” 

On motion, the amendment was laid on the table. 

Mr. St. Paul moved to strike out all the words from the 
beginning of the article to the word “subject,” and to 
insert in lieu thereof the following words : <! The jurisdic¬ 
tion of Justices of the Peace shall be limited, in civil 
cases, to cases where the matter in dispute does not exceed 
one hundred dollars, exclusive of interest.” 

On motion the above amendment was adopted. 

Mr. Guion moved to insert after the words u elected by” 
the following words: “ a majority vote,” which motion 
was lost. 

Mr. Byrne moved to insert after the word ! ‘ Parish ” the 
words “ District or Ward,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Pierson having voted with the majority on the mo¬ 
tion to lay the above proposition on the table, moved and 
obtained the re-consideration of the same. 

Mr. Collens then offered as a sub-amendment, to strike 
out the word “Parish” and to insert after the word 
“each” the following words : “District, Ward or Parish 
over which their jurisdiction extends.” 

Mr. Avery moved to lay both amendments on the table, 
which motion was lost. 

The question being on the sub-amendment of Mr. Col¬ 
lens, 

Mr. Connely moved to lay the same on the table, which 
motion prevailed. 

Mr. Bichardson. of Ouachita, offered the following as a 
substitute for the last clause of the article : 

“ They shall be elected by the qualified electors of each 
Parish, District or Ward, for the term of two years, in 
such manner, and shall have such criminal jurisdiction as 
shall be provided by law.” 

On motion the above substitute was adopted ; and on a 
further motion the article 79, which reads as follows, was 
adopted as amended : 

Article 79. The jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace 
shall be limited, in civil cases, to cases where the matter 
in dispute does not exceed one hundred dollars, exclusive 
of interest, subject to appeal in such cases as shall be pro¬ 
vided by law. They shall be elected by the qualified 
electors of each Parish, District or Ward, for the term of 


two years, in such manner, and shall have such criminal 
jurisdiction, as shall be provided by law. 

Mr. Parham moved to take up the additional article of¬ 
fered by him on the 16th instant, and which was post¬ 
poned to be taken up with the report of the Committee on 
the Judiciary. 

On motion, the additional article was laid on the table. 

The 80th article being taken up and read as follows, 
to-vfit: 

Art. 80. Clerks of the District Courts in this State shall 
be elected by the qualified electors in each Parish, for the 
term of four jears, and should a vacancy occur subse¬ 
quent to an election, it shall be filled by the Judge of the 
Court in which such vacancy exists, and the person so ap¬ 
pointed shall hold his office until the next general election. 

Mr. Carter offered the following proviso to be inserted 
after the word “ exists.” “ Provided the residue of his 
term does not exceed one year,” which, on motion, was 
laid on the table. 

Mr. Delony moved to strike out the word “ four ” in the 
above article, and to insert in lieu thereof the word “ two,’ 
which motion was also lost. 

And. on motion, the above article was adopted withou 
amendment. 

The 81st, and last article of the Report being taken up 
and read as follows, to-wit: 

Art. 81. A Sheriff and a Coroner shall be elected in each 
Parish, by the qualified voters thereof, who shall hold 
their offices for the term of two years, unless sooner re¬ 
moved. 

Should a vacancy occnr in either of these offices subse¬ 
quent to an election, it shall be filled by the Governor ; 
'end the person so appointed shall continue in office until 
his successor shall be elected and qualified. 

Mr. St. Paul offered the following amendment to be in¬ 
serted after the words “ unless sooner removed.” 

“ But the Legislature may provide by law for a greater 
number of Sheriffs and Coroners in the Parish of Orleans.” 

Pending the consideration of the above amendment, 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until tomorrow, 
at 9 o’clock, A. M. 


FRinAY, July 23,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Crenshaw opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present: Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the chair, and eighty-nine delegates. 

On motion, leave of absence was granted to Messrs. 
Bernard, Moss, Dorsey, Thibodaux, Jennings, Byrne and 
Douglass. 

Mr. Connely having on yesterday voted in the majority 
on the motion to lay on the table the report and resolu¬ 
tion of the Committee on the French Translation of the 
Constitution, moved for a reconsideration of the same, 
which was granted. 

The resolution being before the Convention, 

Mr. Cotton moved to strike out in the same the words 
“four hundred,” and to insert in lieu thereof the words 
“ two hundred.” 

Mr. Connely moved to strike out “four” and insert 
“ one.” 

Mr. Collens moved to strike out “four” and insert 
“ three.” 
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Mr. Martin called for a division of the question, which 
was granted, and the question being on striking out, was 
decided in the affirmative. 

The question being then on the adoption of the propo¬ 
sition of Mr. Colleus to insert three hundred was decided 
in the negative. 

Mr. Richardson, of St. Mary, then moved to strike out 
li four” and insert *• two hundred and titty,” which mo¬ 
tion prevailed. 

On the motion to adopt the resolution as amended, 

Mr. Connely called for the yeas and nays, which resulted 
as follows: • 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry. Akenhead, Avery. An¬ 
drews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Beard. Bienvenu, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard. Campbell, Collens, Cotton, 
IBonrad Delony. Declouot, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of Or¬ 
leans. Edwards of Washington. Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch. Hayes, Hernandez, Hunt. Isaacks, Key. King of 
St. Landry, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mathews of 
Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Mather, Monge, Nicholls. Oli¬ 
vier of St. Mary, Palfrey. Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson. 
Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius, Roman, St. Paul. Swazey, Shaw, Smith of 
West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, 
Villere, Waddill. Williams, Whittington and W'ilcoxon— 
67 yeas. 

Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Besancon, Beale, 
Castellanos, Connely, Dalferes, Dosson, Farmer, Harris, 
Hargis. Herron, Hebert, Hodges, Jourdan, Jones, Leefe, 
King of Jackson, McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, 
Olivier of St. Martin, Parham. Pierce, Pugh. Reeves. Roys- 
den. Ronquillo. Robinson. Sandidge. Staes, Stewart. Smart, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Simms, Taliaferro, Thompson,Todd, 
and Van Vickie—38 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the resolution, 
as amended, was adopted. 

Mr. Smart moved to take up a motion made by him on 
a previous day and laid on the table subject to call, to re¬ 
consider the motion to adopt the additional article offered 
by Mr. Benjamin on the 16th inst., concerning lands do¬ 
nated by Congress to the State, which motion was lost. 

The following named delegates asked and obtained leave 
to have their votes recorded in favor of the motion to re¬ 
consider, viz : 

Messrs. Richardson, Todd. Hatch and Smart. 

Mr. Price offered the following resolution, which, on 
being read, was on motion adopted. 

Resolved, That the Committee on Contingent Expenses 
be instructed to inquire into and ascertain the amount of 
per diem due F. D. Lewis, as Messenger to the Convention, 
and to direct the payment of the same. 

Mr. Hunt, on behalf of the Committee on the Judiciary, 
submitted, as a sub-report, the following articles, to be 
taken up immediately after the report of the Committee 
on the Judiciary should have been disposed of, to-wit: 

Article 82. The Judges of the several inferior courts 
shall be elected by the duly qualified voters of their re¬ 
spective Districts or Parishes. 

Art. 83. Elections for Judges shall be held on the first 
Monday in March of the year 1853, and of every second 
year thereafter. 

Art. 84. The Attorney-General shall be elected by the 
qualified voters of the State, and the District Attorneys by 
the qualified voters of each District, on the day of the 
election for Governor of the State. 

Art. 85. The Legislature may determine the mode of 
filling vacancies in the offices of inferior Judges, Attorney- 


General, District Attorneys, and all other officers not other¬ 
wise provided for in this Constitution. 

The President announced the appointment of the fol¬ 
lowing committees: 

Committee on Districting the State for the Supreme 
Court: Messrs. Herron. Phillips, Swazey, Richardson of 
Ouachita. Harris,Pierson, Bienvenu, Talbot, Connely, Brad¬ 
ford, Price and Eggleston. 

Committee on the French Translation of the Constitu¬ 
tion : Messrs. Dufour, Preaux, Olivier of St. Mary, Lapeyre 
and Gardere. 

ORD^R OF THE DAY—UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of the report 
of the Committee on the Judiciary. 

The question pending when the Convention adjourned 
on yesterday being the amendment of Mr. St. Paul to ar¬ 
ticle 81. 

Mr. Hunt, on behalf of the Committee on the Judiciary, 
offered the following sub-amendment to article 81, which 
was accepted by Mr. St. Paul in lieu of the amendment 
offered by him. 

The Legislature shall have power to increase the num¬ 
ber of Sheriffs in any Parish.” 

On motion the above amendment was adopted. 

Mr. Bienvenu moved to strike out in the original article 
the word “ two,” and to insert “ four,” which motion was 
lost. 

Mr. Smart moved to strike out in the original article 
the following words: “Unless sooner removed,” which 
motion was lost 

Mr. Hatch moved to insert after the word “ Sheriffs,” 
in the amendment offered by Mr. Hunt, the word “ Coron¬ 
ers,” which motion was lost. 

On motion the 81st articie was adopted as amended. 

Mr. Palfrey having voted in the majority on the adop¬ 
tion of the 81st article, moved for a reconsideration of 
the same. 

Mr. Hunt moved to lay the motion on the table, which 
proposition prevailed. 

Mr. Whittington offered the following additional arti¬ 
cle, which having been read, was on motion laid on the 
table: 

Article —. The Sheriff may be required to renew or 
augment his security from time to time, and in default of 
giving such surety or sureties as shall thus be legally re¬ 
quired of him, his office shall be deemed vacant. 

The Convention then took into consideration the sub¬ 
report of the Committee on the Judiciary, as reported 
this morning. 

On the 82d article of said sub-report being read, on mo¬ 
tion, it was adopted without amendment. 

The article 83 being then taken up and read as follows, 
to-wit : 

Article 83. Election for Judges shall be held on the 
first Monday in March of the year 1S53, and of every sec¬ 
ond year thereafter. 

Mr. Hebert moved to insert after the word “Judges” 
the following words, “ Sheriffs, Clerks, Recorders, Coro¬ 
ners and District Attorneys.” 

Mr. Nicholls moved to lay the amendment on the table, 
which motion prevailed.^ 

Mr. Connely offered the following substitute for the 
above article : 

Article 83. It shall be the duty of the Legislature to fix 
the time for holding elections for all Judges at a time 






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which shall be different from that fixed for the general 
elections of the State. 

Mr. Martin moved to strike out from the above substi¬ 
tute all after the words “ fixed for.” and to insert in lieu 
thereof the word “ Parishes.” which motion was lost. 

On motion, the above substitute was adopted without 
amendment. 

Mr. Benjamin having voted with the majority on the 
motion to reject the motion made by Mr. Martin, moved 
for a reconsideration of the same, which was granted. 

The proposition of Mr. Martin being before the Con¬ 
vention, Mr Benjamin moved to amend the same by 
striking out in the above substitute all the words after 
“ fixed for,” and to insert in lieu thereof the words “ all 
other elections,” which motion was adopted. 

Mr. Collens then moved for a reconsideration of the 
substitute offered by Mr. Connely, which motion prevailed. 

The substitute being then before the Convention, 

Mr. Palfrey offered the following amendment to the sub¬ 
stitute : 

No election of Judges, either of the Supreme Court or 
the inferior Courts, shall take place within four months 
before or after a general election. 

On motion of Mr. Collens the above amendment was 
laid on the table. 

Mr. Herron then moved to insert after the word 
“Judges,” in Mr. Counely’s substitute, the following 
words. “ and Justices of the Peace.” 

On motion, the above proposition was laid on the table. 

On motion, the substitute was re-adopted as amended. 

The Convention then took up articles 84 and 85 of the 
sub-report of the Committee on the Judiciary, which 
having been read, were, on motions, severally adopted 
without amendment. 

Mr. Waddill offered the following article, which having 
been read was, on motion, laid on the table, to-wit: 

The Legislature shall provide by law for an interchange 
or circuit system between the Judges of the inferior 
Courts of the highest original jurisdiction. 

Mr. Olivier, of St. Mary, offered the following additional 
articles, which read as follows, to-wit: 

Article —. The first Legislature assembled under this 
Constitution shall divide the State into Judicial Districts, 
which shall remain unchanged for eight years, and be 
subject to re-organization every eighth year thereafter. 
The number of Districts shall not exceed twelve. For 
each District one Judge shall be elected. But in the Dis¬ 
trict in which the City of NewOrleans is situated, the Le¬ 
gislature shall have power to establish as many District 
Courts as the public interest may require. 

Art. —. Each of the said Judges shall receive, at stated 
times, a salary to be fixed by law. which shall not be 
diminished during his term of office, and which shall not 
be less than three thousand dollars per annum. 

Art. —. The Judges of the District Courts shall hold 
their offices for the term of eight years. The Judges first 
elected shall be divided into four classes, and the term of 
office of each class determined in the mode prescribed in 
article 67 of this Constitution. 

Art. —. The District Courts shall have original juris¬ 
diction in all civil cases, when the amount in dispute ex¬ 
ceeds -dollars, exclusive of interest. In all criminal 

cases their jurisdiction shall be ftnlimited, and the Legis¬ 
lature may provide for their jurisdiction in all matters 
connected with successions. 

On the first of the above articles being taken up and 


. read, Mr. Lobdell moved to strike out the following 
words: “ the number of Districts shall not exceed 
twelve.” 

On motion the article and amendment were laid on the 
table. 

Mr. Olivier, of St. Mary, then withdrew the other three 

articles. 

On motion of Mr. Guion the Convention took up for 
consideration the report from the majority of the Com¬ 
mittee on the Legislative Department, paragraph by par¬ 
agraph. to-wit: 1st paragraph : 

Article 8. Representation in the House of ' Representa¬ 
tives shall be equal and uniform, and shall be regulated 
and ascertained by the total population of each of the 
several parishes of the State. Each parish shall have at 
least one Representative. No new parish shall be create# 
with a territory less than six hundred and twenty-five 
square miles, nor with a population less than the full 
number entitling it to a Representative, nor when the 
cieation of such new parish would leave any other parish 
without the said extent of territory and amount of popu¬ 
lation. 

Mr. Simms moved to strike out in the above paragraph 
the words “ six hundred and twenty-five,” and to insert 
in lieu thereof the words four hundred.” 

Mr. Herron offered the following substitute : 

Article 8. Representation in the House of Representa¬ 
tives shall be equal and uniform, and shall be regulated 
and ascertained by the number of the qualified electors. 
Each parish shall have at least one Representative. No 
parish shall have more than one-fourth of all the Repre¬ 
sentatives. No new parish shall be created with a terri¬ 
tory less than six hundred and twenty-five square miles, 
nor with a number of electors less than the full number 
entitling it to a Representative, nor when the creation of 
such new parish would leave any other parish without the 
said extent of territory and number of electors. 

Mr. Todd moved to postpone the further consideration 
of the above report. 

Mr. Swazey moved to lay said motion on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Swazey then moved to lay the substitute and the 
amendment on the table, which motion was lost. 

Mr. Simms then renewed his motion. 

Mr. Swazey moved to lay the same on the table. 

On said motion, Mr. Simms called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Addison. Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Beale, Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Bullard, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, 
Dalferes. Delony. Declouet. Dufour. Dugue, Duffel. Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans, Edwards of Point Coupee, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gardere. Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernan¬ 
dez. Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks. Jourdan, Jones, Key. King 
of St Landry. Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell. Lyle. Mc- 
Ilhenny. Mathews of Orleans, Martin, MoDge. Nicholls, 
Olivier of St Martin, Olivier of St Mary, Parham, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Patterson, Preaux. Price. Pierce. Pierson, Pujo, 
Pugh. Reeves, Richardson of St Mary, Rixner, Risk. Ro- 
selius. Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St Paul, 
Staes, Swazey. Shaw. Smith of West Feliciana. Smith of 
Winn, Sibley, Stewart, Villere, Waddill and Williams—85 
yeas. 

And Messrs. Besancon, Beard. Cotton, Connely. Dosson, 
Farmer, Hatch. Herron, Hebert, Hough. King of Jackson, 









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McMlllen, Mathews of Point Coupee. Richardson of Oua¬ 
chita, Roysden. Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Simms, Tat- 
man, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle. 
Whittington and Wilcoxon—27 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amend 
ment was laid on the table. 

Mr. Hough then moved to strike out “six hundred and 
twenty-live,” and to insert “ five hundred,’, which motion 
was lost. 

Mr. Scarborough moved to strike out all after the words 
“at least one Representative,” to the end of the para¬ 
graph, and to insert the following words : “ that the Gen- ( 
eral Assembly shall have power to create new parishes.” 

On motion to lay the amendment on the table, the yeas 
and nays were called for, and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry. Akenhead, Avery. An¬ 
drews, Anderson of Carroll. Armant, Bradford. Bartlett, 
Benjamin. Beard, Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, 
Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, Dalferes. 
Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eg¬ 
gleston, Eustis. Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, 
Hebert, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jones, Key, 
King of St. Landry, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Mather, Monge, 
Nicbolls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary. Parham. 
Paxton, Palfrey. Patterson, Preaux, Pierce, Pierson, Pugh, 
Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary. Rixner, Risk, Roselius, 
Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo. Robinson, Sandidge, St. Paul, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith of West Feliciana, Sibley, 
Simms. Stewart, Tatman, Thompson, Villere, Waddill, 
Williams and Whittington—85 yeas ; and 

Messrs. Addison, Besancon. Beale. Cotton, Connely. De- 
lony. Dosson, Edwards of Washington. Farmer. Hatch. 
Herron, Hough, King of Jackson, McMillen, Mathews of 
Point Coupee, Price, Pujo. Richardson of Ouachita, Smart, 
Scarborough. Shelton. Smith of Winn, Talbot, Taliaferro: 
Todd, Van Wickle and Wilcoxon—27 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Todd moved to insert after the words “a popula¬ 
tion less than,” the words “ two-thirds.” 

Mr. Reeves moved to lay the amendment on the table. 

On said motion Mr. Smart called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead. Avery, An¬ 
drews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bienvenu, 
Boudousquie, Boyer. Bullard. Castellanos, Campbell, Col¬ 
lens, Conrad, Dalferes. Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, 
Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernan¬ 
dez, Hodges, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, 
Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews 
of Orleans,*Martin, Mather. Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of 
St. Martin. Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Paxton, Patter¬ 
son. Preaux, Price, Pierson, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of 
St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, 
Robinson. Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes. Swazey, Shaw, Smith 
of West Feliciana, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman and 
Villere—75 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Besancon, Beale, 
Beard. Carter, Cotton, Connely, Delony, Dosson, Farmer, 
Hatch. Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, King of Jackson, 
McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Parham, Pujo, Rich¬ 
ardson of Ouachita, Roysden. Smart, Scarborough Shel¬ 


ton, Smith of Winn, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson, To dd 
Van Wickle, Waddill and Wilcoxon—33 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Avery moved to strike out the following words in 
the substitute offered by Mr. Herron, to-wit: 

No Parish shall have more than one fourth of all the 
Representatives. 

Pending the consideration of the above motion, 

Mr. Taliaferro moved for an adjournment ; on said mo¬ 
tion ; the yeas and nays were called, and resulted as fol¬ 
lows : 

Messrs. Andrews, Anderson of Carroll. AddisonJBeard 
Castellanos, Carter. Campbell, Cotton, Conrad, Dalferes, 
Delony, Dosson, Ddwards of Orleans. Eustis, Farmer, 
Hatch, Hayes. Harris, Hargis, Hebert, Hernandez. Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Leefe. McMillen, Paxton, Patterson, Price, 
Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Roysden. Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Stewart, 
Taliaferro, Todd and Wilcoxon—46 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Avery, Armant, 
Bradford. Bartlett, Benjamin, Besancon, Beale. Bienvenu, 
Boudousquie. Boyer. Collens, Connely, Declouet. Dufour, 
Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston. Ga.r- 
dere, Guion, Herron, Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King 
of St. Landry, King of Jackson, Leeds. Lobdell, Lyle, Mc¬ 
llhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of P. C., Martin. 
Mather. Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of 
St. Mary.Parham, Palfrey, Preaux, Reeves, Richardson of 
St. Mary, Rixner. Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo. St. 
Paul. Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, Tal¬ 
bot, Thompson, Van Wickle, Villere, Williams, Waddill 
and Whittington—64 nays. 

Consequently the motion to adjourn was lost. 

Mr. Martin then called for the previous question. 

On said motion Mr. Hunt called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll, Boudousquie, Boyer, Collins. Connely, 
Dufour, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Isaacks. Key, Mathews, 
of Orleans, Mathews of Point Coupee. Martin, Mather, 
Monge, Nichols, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Pugh, 
Roman, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Simms, 
Tatman, Waddill, Williams and Whittington—34 yeas. 

And Messrs. Andrews, Armant, Addison, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Besancon, Beale, Beard. Bienvenu, 
Castellanos, Carter, Campbell. Conrad, Dalferes. Delony, 
Declouet, Dosson. Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans. Ed¬ 
wards of Washington, Eustis. Farmer.Hateh. Hayes, Har¬ 
ris, Ilargis, Herron. Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Hunt, Jourdan, Jones, King of St. Landry, King of Jack- 
son, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllheny, McMillen, 
Olivier of St. Martin, Parham. Paxton, Patterson, Price, 
Pierce, Pierson.Pujo. Reeves. Richardson of Ouachita, Rich¬ 
ardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roysden, Ron¬ 
quillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart. Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn. Stewart, Talbot, 
Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere and Wil¬ 
coxon—75 nays. 

Consequently tne motion for the previous question was 
lost. 

And on motion, the Covention adjourned until to-mor¬ 
row at 9 o’clock, a. m. 






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Saturday, July 24, 1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present, lion. D. F. Kenner. President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the chair, and ninety-one delegates. 

ORDER OF THE DAY—UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of the first 
paragraph of the 8th article, as reported by the majority 
of the Committee on the Legislative Department. 

The propositions of Messrs. Herron and Avery being 
before the Convention, 

Mr. Hunt moved to take up, as a substitute for the first 
paragraph as reported by the committee, the first para¬ 
graph of the 8th article of the present Constitution, which 
reads as follows, to-wit : 

Article 8. Representation in the House of Representa¬ 
tives shall be equal and uniform, and shall be regulated 
and ascertained by the number of qualified electors. 
Each parish shall have at least one Representative; no 
new parish shall be created with a territory less than six 
hundred and twenty-five square miles, nor with a number 
of electors less than the full number entitling it to a Rep¬ 
resentative, nor when the creation of such new parish 
would leave any other parish without the said extent of 
territory and number of electors. 

Mr. Guion moved to strike out from the above substi¬ 
tute the following words : the number of qualified elect¬ 
ors,” and so insert the words total population.” 

Pending the discussion on the above subject, 

Mr. Isaacks called for the previous question. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called for, and 
resulted as follows: 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry. Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll, Armant, Bradford. Bartlett, Benjamin 
Beard, Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of Orleans. 
Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Isaacks, Key, Lobdell. Lyle, 
Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Mather, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Preaux, Pierce. 
Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Roselius, Roman, St. Paul, Staes. 
Swazey. Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Villere, Waddill, Williams 
and Whittington—51 yeas. 

And Messrs. Andrews, Addison, Beale, Bienvenu, Bul¬ 
lard, Castellanos, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, 
Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron. Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Jones, King of St. Landry, King of Jack- 
son, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Mcllhenny, McMillen, 
Mathews of Point Coupee, Olivier of St Martin, Parham 
Paxton, Price. Pierson, Pujo. Richardson of Oua.. Richard¬ 
son of St. Mary, Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Saudidge, Smart, Scarborough. Shelton, Smith of West 
Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Talia¬ 
ferro, Thompson, Todd and Wilcoxon—59 nays. 

Consequently the motion for the previous question was 
lost. 

Mr. Farmer moved for an adjournment, which motion 
was lost. 

Mr. St. Paul then renewed his call for the previous 
question. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called for, and 
resulted as follows: 

Messrs. Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Bradford, fiartlett, Benja¬ 
min, Beard. Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel. Edwards of Or¬ 
leans, Eggleston, Gardere. Guion, Isaacks, Key. Lobdell, 


Lyle, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Mather, Monge, Nich¬ 
olls, Olivier of St Mary, Palfrey, Preaux, Pierce, Pujo , 
Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Roselius, Roman. Roysden, Ron¬ 
quillo, St. Paul, Smart, Swazey, Shaw. Smith of West 
Feliciana. Sibl< y. Tatman, Villere, Waddill, Williams and 
Whittiugton—55 yeas. 

And Messrs. Andrews. Addison, Besancon. Beale. Bien¬ 
venu. Bullard, Castellanos. Carter. Cotton, Belony. Dosson, 
Edwards of Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch. Hayes, 
Harris. Har-gis.Herron.Hebert, Hough Hernandez. Hodges, 
Hunt, Jourdan. Jones, King of St. Landry. King of Jackson, 
Leefe. Leeds, Le Blanc, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of 
Point Coupee, Olivier of St. Martin. Parham, Paxton, 
Price, Pierson, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson 
son of St. Mary, Risk, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Simms. Stewart, Tal¬ 
bot, Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle and Wil¬ 
coxon.—56 nays. 

Consequently the motion for the previous question was 
lost. 

And, on motion, the Convention adjourned until Mon¬ 
day morning, at 9 o'clock. 


Monday, July 26, 1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Chadburn opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present: Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the chair, and ninety-six delegates. 

Mr. Waddill offered the following additional article to 
be inserted under the head of Legislative Department, 
to-wit: 

. Article —. On the final passage of every bill in either 
House, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and en¬ 
tered on the journal, and no law shall be passed in either 
House without a majority vote of all the members elected 
thereto.” 

On motion of the same delegate the above article was 
laid on the table subject to the call of the Convention. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following as his reasons for 
voting against the report of the Committee on the Judi¬ 
ciary, as adopted by the Convention, and on motion the 
following reasons were ordered to be spread on the journal: 

I vote against the entire report of the Committee on 
the Judiciary Department for the following reasons, 
mainly : Because, in the organization of the Supreme 
Court the principle is asserted, that the verdict of a jury 
in the trial of causes before the lower courts in civil cases 
may be set aside or reversed on a review of the facts , as 
well as of the law. by the appellate court. Because, whilst 
it is thus declared to be essential for the security of the 
rights of the people, that the jurisdiction of the court 
should be thus extended to the/acts in civil cases, when 
the amount in dispute shall exceed three hundred dol¬ 
lars—it yet denies to the court that which I certainly 
would not give it—a like power in criminal cases—a dis¬ 
tinction which has become odious to the people. Because, 
whilst it grants to them and to a jury of their peers the 
exercise of a power irreversible as to facts, where their 
lives or liberty is at stake, yet refuses them the same con¬ 
sideration when a paltry matter of money is at issue. 

I object, because it is due the people that such justice 





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as the law allows should he meted out in the most sum¬ 
mary way and at the least possible cost, neither of which 
Can be had so long as Judges of the Supreme Court are 
expected to doze through mountain piles of written evi¬ 
dence ; and because, so long as this unnecessary review is 
required, the number of those Judges will not be reduced. 

And on principle I object, because the verdict of a jury 
should be conclusive in all matters of fact. I object, be¬ 
cause of the utter disregard which is manifested for the 
will of the people, as heretofore expressed by two Legisla¬ 
tures, as to the number 6f these Judges, their salaries and 
their tenure of office. 

And lastly, because, that of the two thousand five hun¬ 
dred freemen I am trying to represent in this Convention, 
two thousand four hundred of them would vote against 
this whole Judiciary Department, were it submitted to 
them separately from the balance of the Constitution. 

[Signed] John M. Sandidge. 

I * 

We fully concur with our Senatorial Delegate in the 
reasons assigned for his opposition to the report of the 
Judiciary Committee. 

[Signed] R. Hodge3, of Bossier. 

[Signed] B. W. Pierce, of Bienville. 

[Signed] R. A. Hargis, of Claiborne. 

ORDER OF THE DAY—UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of the report 
of the majority of the Committee on the Legislative De¬ 
partment. 

The first paragraph of the report being before the Con¬ 
vention, as also the substitute offered by Mr. Hunt, and 
the amendment offered by Mr. Guion, when the Conven¬ 
tion adjourned. 

Mr. Guion withdrew the amendment offered by him on 
Saturday, the 24th inst. 

Mr. Carter then offered the following as a proviso to Mr. 
Hunt’s substitute, to-wit: 

“ Provided, that no parish or city shall be entitled to 
more than one-fourth of the whole number of Represen¬ 
tatives.” 

Mr. Guion moved to lay the proviso on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows: 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Addison, Bartlett, Bradford, Benjamin, Besancon. 
Bienvenu. Brother, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Collens. Cotton. Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, Declouet, Dos- 
son, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards 
of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Ivey, King of St. Lan¬ 
dry. Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lyle, Mcllbenny, 
Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Mather, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St Mary, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Preaux. Price, Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh. 
Reeves, Rixner, Risk. Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Robin¬ 
son, Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith of Winn. Sibley, Tatman, Taliaferro. Thompson, 
Villere, Williams, Whittington and Wilcoxon—90 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Beale, Beard, Boyer, 
Carter, Campbell, Delouy. Hatch, Herron, King of Jack- 
son, McMillen, Moss, Parham. Phillips, Richardson of 
Ouachita, Roysden, Scarborough. Smith of West Feliciana, 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Todd, YanWickle and Waddill— 
24 nays. 


Consequently the motion prevailed, and the proviso was 
laid on the table. 

Mr. Guion then renewed his motion to strike out from 
the substitute offered by Mr. Hunt the words “ number of 
electors,” and insert “ total population.” 

Pending the consideration of the above motion, Mr, 
Dalferes called for the previous question. 

On said motion Mr. Mcllhenny called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St Landry, Avery, Bradford, 
Benjamin, Beard. Bienvenu, Brother. Buisson, Byrne, 
Campbell. Collens, Dalferes, Declouet,Dufour, Dugue, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards of Orleans . Edwards of Washington, Eggle¬ 
ston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Ilayes, Hough, Isaacks, 
Jennings, Jones, Key, Lapeyre, LeBlanc, Lyle, Mathews of 
Orleans, Marrero, Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. 
Mary, Olivier of St. Martin, Palfrey, Preaux, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, 
Roselius, Sandidge, Smart, Smith of W. F.. Sibley, Tat¬ 
man, Thompson, Villere, Williams and Whittington—58 
yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Anderson of Carroll, Addison, 
Besancon, Beale, Boyer, Bullard, Castellanos, Carter, Cot¬ 
ton, Conrad, Dosson. Farmer, Hatch, Hargis, Harris, Her¬ 
ron, Hebert. Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, Jourdan. King of 
St. Landry, King of Jackson, Leefe, Leeds, Mcllhenny, 
McMillen, Mathews. Martin, Moss, Parham, Paxton, Pat¬ 
terson, Price, Phillips, Pujo, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Richardson of St. Mary, Risk, Robinson. St. Paul, Staes, 
Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Todd. Van Wickle and 
Waddill—55 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed. 

The first question being on the proposition of Mr. 
Guion to strike out from Mr. Hunt’s substitute the words 
‘•number of electors,” and to insert in lieu thereof “total 
population,” 

On motion, the yeas and nays were called, and resulted 
as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery. An] 
derson of Carroll, Benjamin. Beale, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, 
Castellanos. Carter, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, 
Dalferes, Delony, DecloQet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Herron, Her¬ 
nandez. Isaacks, Jennings, Key, KiDg of St. Landry, La¬ 
peyre, Leefe. LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews 
of Orleans, Mathews of P. C., Marrero, Martin, Mather, 
Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. 
Mary, Parham, Palfrey. Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Phil¬ 
lips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Ro- 
selius, Roman. Roysden, Ronquillo, St. Paul, Staes, Swa¬ 
zey, Shaw, Smith of West Feliciana, Sibley, Simms, Stew¬ 
art. Tatman, Talbot, Van Wickle, Waddill, Williams, 
Whittington and Wilcoxon—76 yeas. 

And Messrs. Andrews, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Be¬ 
sancon, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bullard, Cotton, Dos¬ 
son, Edwards of Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, 
Hayes. Harris, Hargis, Hebert, Hough, Hodges,Hunt,Jour¬ 
dan. Jones, King of Jackson, Leeds, Mcllhenny, Price, 
Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, Richardson of Ouachita, Risk, Rob¬ 
inson, Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of 
Winn, Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd and Villere—43 nays. 

Consequently the amendment was adopted. 

The following named delegates offered the following as 
their reasons for the votes given by them respectively on 
the motion to adopt the proposition of Mr. Guion, and 


P 


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moved that the same should he spread on the journal, 
which was granted, to»wit: 

I vote for Representation upon the basis of total popu¬ 
lation, because I believe that if the other basis should be 
adopted NewOrleans will be restricted in her delegation. 

[Signed] Jennings, of Orleans. 

I vote against the basis of total population, as I con¬ 
sider the electoral the only true democratic basis of Rep¬ 
resentation ; and being a democrat, vote in accordance 
with my views of the principles and professed doctrines 
of the party to which I belong. 

[Signed] P. O. Hebert. 

I vote for the basis of total population, because I be¬ 
lieve that there is among the members from the country 
a strong feeling of opposition towards the City of New 
Orleans, and that in presence of this feeling. I have been 
compelled to choose between the basis of total population 
on the one hand, and a permanent and never to be re¬ 
moved restriction to one-fourth of the representation on 
the other. 

In the first alternative a hope is left that by means of 
the great improvements now progressing and to be planned 
hereafter, NewOrleans may, by the increase of her popu¬ 
lation, with commerce, soon regain the small less she now 
makes. 

In the second alternative, all hope is extinguished, and 
a final blow is given to the equality of the city with the 
rest of the State. 

My choice cannot he doubtful, believing as I do, that 
that there is no hope of carrying the electoral basis, 
which is the true one in principle, without the permanent 
restriction to a limited number imposed upon the city ; 
and believing in the words of the Chairman of the Legis¬ 
lative Committee, that the friends of the total population 
basis desire, and will vote for no further restriction. 

[Signed,] Robert Preaux. 

The question being put on the adoption of the substi¬ 
tute, as amended— 

Mr. Guion moved to reject the same, which motion pre¬ 
vailed. 

Mr. Guion then moved to adopt the original paragraph, 
as reported by the majority of the Committee on the Le¬ 
gislative Department. 

On said motion Mr. Hunt called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead. Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll, Benjamin, Beale, Brother, Boyer, Buis- 
son. Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Con- 
nely. Conrad, Dalferes, Delony, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, 
Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, 
Herron. Hernandez, Isaacks, Jennings, Key, King of St. 
Landry, Lapeyre. Leefe, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, McMil- 
len, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of Point Coupee, Mar¬ 
rero. Martin, Mather, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St 
Martin, Olivier of St Mary, Parham, Palfrey. Paxton, 
Patterson, Preaux. Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of 
St Mary, Rixner, Roselius, Roman, Roysden. Ronquillo, 
St Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Van Wickle, 
Waddill, Williams, Whittington and Wilcoxon—77 yeas. 

And Messrs. Andrews, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Be- 
sancon, Beard, Bienvenu, Bullard, Cotton, Dosson, Ed¬ 
wards of Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hayes, Har¬ 
ris, Hargis, Hebert, Hough. Ilodges, Hunt, Jourdan, Jones, 
King of Jackson, Leeds, Mcllhenny, Price, Preaux, Pier 
son, Pujo, Richardson of Ouachita, Risk, Robinson, San- 


didge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Talia¬ 
ferro, Thompson, Todd and Villere—42 nays. 

Consequently the proposition of Mr. Guion prevailed, 
and the first paragraph of the report was adopted. 

The following named delegates offered the following a# 
their reasons for the votes given by them respectively, on 
the motion of Mr. Guion to adopt the original paragraph. 
as reported by the committee, and moved that the sam« 
should be spread on the journal, which was granted, to- 
wit : 

We vote yea because, on consulting statistics, we pereeivo 
that it would be deti'imental to the section of the city w® 
represent to vote differently, inasmuch as it would he the 
cause of making it lose one additional representative, to 
which it would otherwise be entitled. 

[Signed] H. C. Castellanos, 

E. Staes. 

I vote yea because I believe the electoral basis would 
give an undue influence of the commercial over the agri 
cultural interest of the State. 

[Signed] A. J. Moss. 

The undersigned hereby beg leave to enter their solemn 
protest against the adoption of the total population as the 
basis of representation in this State, for the following rea¬ 
sons, via : They believe the adoption of the total popula¬ 
tion to be the destruction of the principles of Republican- 
Government, and all political equality ; and that the adop¬ 
tion of that basis would be to take the power out of the 
hands of the qualified electors—the source of all genuine 
Republicanism—and to transfer the same into the hands 
of the large slaveholders, thereby stamping upon this Gov¬ 
ernment the odious principles and character of an aristo¬ 
cratic Government; and for the further reason that the 
electoral basis, for the lower House, has existed since 
eighteen hundred and twelve, and no interest of the State 
has been injured by it, and no complaint ever made against 
it by the people, and we do not see any good reason to ap¬ 
prehend any injury from re-adopting the electoral basis. 

[Signed] * Wade H. Hough, 

James G. Taliaferro, 
Wm. II. Dosson, 

Jno. M. Shelton, 

John It. Smart. 

On the second paragraph of the report being taken up- 

and read as follows, to-wit: 

The first enumeration by the State authorities under 
this Constitution, shall be made in the year 1853, the se¬ 
cond in the year 1858, the third in the year 1863; after 
which time the General Assembly shall direct in what 
manner the census shall be taken, so that it be made at 
least once in every period of ten years, for the purpose of 
ascertaining the total population in each parish and Elec ¬ 
tion District. 

Mr. Connely moved to strike out in the above paragraph, 
“1863,” and to insert in lieu thereof “ 1865,” which motion 
prevailed. 

On motion the paragraph as amended was adopted. 

On the 3d paragraph being read as follows, to-wit: 

At the first regular Session of the Legislature after the 
making of each enumeration, the Legislature shall appor¬ 
tion the representation among the several parishes and 
Election Districts on the basis of the total population as 
aforesaid. A R epresentative number shall he fixed, and 
each parish and Election District shall have as many 
Representatives as its aggregate population shall entitle 
it to, and an additional Representative for any fraction 





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exceeding one-half the Representative number. The num¬ 
ber of Representatives shall not be more than one hun¬ 
dred nor less than seventy. 

Mr. Todd moved to strike out in the same the words 
“ one hundred,” and to insert in lieu thereof the words 
“ one hundred and ten.” 

Mr. Guion moved to lay the amenment on the table. 

On said motion. Mr. Todd called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows. 

Messrs. Adderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, Ad¬ 
dison, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Beale, Beard. Bien- 
venu. Brother, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanas, Car¬ 
ter, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet. Dosson, 
Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of 
Washington, Eggleston, Eustis. Farmer, Gardere, Guion, 
Harris, Hargis, Ilerron, Hernandez, Hough. Ilodges, Hunt 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jones. Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdeil, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillin, 
Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Mather, Moss. 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin. Olivier of St. Mary, 
Parham, Palfrey. Paxton, Patterson. Preaux, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Pugh, Reeves. Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, 
Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St. Paul. 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith of West Feliciana. Sibley, 
Tatman. Talbot, Thompson, Villere, Williams, Whittington, 
and Wilcoxon—91 yeas. 

And Messrs. Besancon, Boyer. Cotton. Hebert, Jourdan, 
King of Jackson. Mathews of Point Coupee, Price, Rich¬ 
ardson of Ouachita. Robinson, Smart, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith of Winn, Simms, Stewart, Taliaferro, Todd, 
VanWickle and Waddill—29 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid on the table ; and on motion the paragraph was 
adopted without amendment. 

The fourth and fifth paragraphs being taken up and 
read as follows, were, on motion, adopted without amend¬ 
ment : 

“ Until an apportionment shAll be made, and elections 
held under the same, in accordance with the first enu¬ 
meration to be made as directed in this article, the repre¬ 
sentation in the Senate and House of Representatives 
shall be and remain as at present established by law. 

“ The limits of the Parish of Orleans arc hereby ex¬ 
tended, so as to embrace the whole of the present City of 
NewOrleans, including that part of the Parish of Jeffer¬ 
son formerly known as the City of Lafayette.” 

On the sixth paragraph being taken up and read as fol¬ 
lows. to-wit: 

“ All that part of the Parish of Orleans which is situ¬ 
ated on the left hank of the Mississippi River shall be di¬ 
vided by the Legislature into not more than ten Repre¬ 
sentative Districts, and until a new apportionment shall 
be made according to the first census to be taken under 
this Constitution, that part of the City of NewOrleans 
which was comprised within the former limits of the City 
of Lafayette shall be attached to and form part of the 
First Representative District, and the other Representa 
tive Districts shall remain as they are now established.” 

Mr. Gardere moved to strike out the following words in 
the above paragraph : “ Be attached to and form part of 
the First.” and to insert, in lieu thereof, the words “ form 
the Tenth ” and also to insert after the words “District 
and ” the following words: 11 Shall elect tyro out of the 
three Representatives now appointed by law to the Parish 
of Jefferson.” which motion prevailed, 

Mr. St. Paul then moved to strike out from the amend¬ 


ment of Mr. Gardere the word “ Tenth,” and to insert 
“ Fourth,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Eustis asked and obtained leave to have his vote 
recorded, and voted in favor of the proposition of Mr. St. 
Paul. 

Mr. Conrad moved to strike out the word “ more,” and 
to insert “ less,” which motion was lost. 

And on motion the sixth paragraph, as amended, was 
adopted. 

The Convention then took up article 15 of the report, 
which reads as follows, to-wit: 

Article 15. The Legislature, in every year in which 
they shall apportion representation in the House of Re¬ 
presentatives, shall divide the State into Senatorial Dis¬ 
tricts. No Parish shall be divided in the formation of a 
Senatorial District—the Parish of Orleans excepted. And 
whenever a new Parish shall be created, it shall be at¬ 
tached to the Senatorial District from which most of its 
Territory was taken, or to another contiguous District, at 
the discretion of the Legislature ; but shall not be at¬ 
tached to more than one District. The number of Sen¬ 
ators shall he thirty-two, and they shall be apportioned 
among the Senatorial Districts according to the total 
population contained in the several Districts ; provided, 
that no Parish shall be entitled to more than one-eighth 
of the whole number of Senators. 

Mr. Pierce moved to insert after the word “total” the 
word “ white.” 

Mr. Guion moved to lay the amendment on the table. 

On said motion Mr. Smart called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll, Bradford, Benjamin, Brother, Bryer, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Collens. Connely 
Conrad, Dalferes, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed; 
wards of Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Her¬ 
nandez, Isaacks, Key. King of St. Landry. Lapeyre, Leefe, 
LeBlanc, Dobdell, Lyle, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of 
P. C., Martin, Moss, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier 
of St. Mary, Palfrey, Paxton. Patterson, Preaux, Pugh, 
Reeves, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Roman, St. Paul, 
Staes. Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, 
Tillere, Waddill, Williams, Whittington and Wilcoxon— 
63 yeas. 

And Messrs. Andrews, Addison. Besancon, Beale. Beard, 
Bienvenu, Bullard, Cotton, Delony, Dosson, Edwards of 
Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Her¬ 
ron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Jennings. Jourdan, Jones, 
King of Jackson, Leeds, Mcllhenny, McMiilen, Price, 
Pierce, Pierson. Richardson of Ouachita, Risk, Roselius, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Scarbo¬ 
rough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Taliaferro, Thompson and 
Todd—44 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Hunt moved to strike out after the words “ to more 
than,” to the end of the article, and to insert in lieu 
thereof “ five Senators.” 

Mr. Richardson of Ouachita moved to lay the amend¬ 
ment on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows: 

Messrs. Anderson, of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Addison, Bradford, Benjamin, Bienvenu, Brother, 
Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Collens, Cotton, Dal- 
feres, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Eg- 




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gleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion. Hayes. Hebert, Hernan¬ 
dez, Hunt. Jpnnings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King of St. 
Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds. Le Blanc. Lobdell, Lyle? 
Mcllhenny. Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Moss, Olivier of 
St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey. Paxton. Preaux, 
Price, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of St. 
Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Robinson, St. Paul 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Tatman, 
Taliaferro, Yillere, Waddill, Williams, Whittington and 
Wilcoxon—72 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Bartlett, Besanqon, 
Beale, Beard. Carter, Campbell, Connely, Conrad, Delony, 
Dosson, Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Hatch, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron. Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, King of 
Jackson, McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Monge, 
Nicholls, Parham. Patterson, Pierce, Richardson of Oua¬ 
chita, Roysden. Ronquillo, Sandidge. Smart, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith of W. F., Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Thomp¬ 
son and Todd.—42 nays. 

Consequently the motion of Mr. Hunt prevailed, and the 
amendment inserted accordingly. 

Mr. Pierce moved to strike out the words “total popu¬ 
lation,” and to insert the following words, “qualified 
electors.” 

Mr. Reeves moved to lay the amendment on the table, 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson of Carroll, Bradford, Benjamin, Brother, Boyer, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos. Carter, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Dalteres Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans. Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hays, 
Hernandez, Isaacks, Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mathews of Orleans. Math¬ 
ews of P. C,, Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge, Olivier of St- 
Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Patterson, Preaux, Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Roselius, Ro¬ 
man, Ronquillo, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith of 
West Feliciana, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman. Talbot, Yillere. 
Waddill, Williams, Whittington.and Wilcoxon—68 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Bartlett, Besancon, Beale, Beard. 
Bienvenu, Campbell, Cotton, Delony, Dosson, Edwards of 
Washington, Farmer, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, King of Jack- 
son, Mcllhenny. McMillen, Nicholls, Price, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Pujo, Richardson of Ouachita. Risk, Roysdon, Rob¬ 
inson, Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of 
Winn. Simms, Taliaferro, Thompson and Todd—42 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amend¬ 
ment was laid on the table ; and on motion the article 
was adopted, as previously amended. 

The 16th article was then taken up, and being read, 
was, on motion, adopted without amendment. 

Article 16. In all apportionments of the Senate, the po¬ 
pulation of the City of NewOrleans shall be deducted from 
the population of the whole State, and the remainder of 
the population divided by the number twenty-seven, and 
the result produced by this division shall be the Senato¬ 
rial ratio entitling a Senatorial District to a Senator. 
Single or contiguous Parishes shall be formed into Dis¬ 
tricts, having a population the nearest possible to the 
number .entitling a District to a Senator ; and if, in the 
apportionment to be made, a Parish or District shall fall 
short of or exceed the ratio one-fifth, then a District igay 
be formed having not more than two Senators, but not 
otherwise. No new apportionment shall have the effect 


of abridging the term of service of any Senator al¬ 
ready elected at the time of making the apportionment. 
After an enumeration has been made as directed in the 
(eighth) article, the Legislature shall not pass any law 
until an apportionment of Representation in both Houses 
of the General Assembly be made. 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow, 
at 9 o’clock, a. m. 


Tuesday, July 27,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Gache opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present—Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the Chair, and ninety-one delegates. 

Mr. Williams offered the following resolution, which, 
being read, was. on motion, referred with articles under 
the title of Schedule to the Committee on Schedule. 

Resolved, That immediately after the adjournment of 
this Convention, the Governor shall issue writs of elec¬ 
tion to the Sheriffs of the different Parishes in the State, 
to open and hold an election in the several Parishes in 
the State, at the places fixed by law. on the first Monday 
in November next, for the purpose of taking the sense of 
the people of the State upon the adoption or rejection of 
this amended Constitution. Each voter shall write on 
his ticket " accepted ’or “rejected,” and the Commis¬ 
sioners shall carefully count each ballot so deposited, and. 
shall forthwith make returns thereof to the Sheriffs, who 
shall in like manner make their returns according to the 
existing law. And if it shall appear from said returns 
that a majority of all the votes polled in said election, are 
in favor of accepting the amended Constitution, the Go¬ 
vernor shall forthwith make proclamation of the fact— 
whether it be accepted or rejected, and cause the same to 
be published in the State paper, showing the number of 
votes cast for or against. 

It shall be the duty of the Governor, immediately after 
it is known, that this amended Constitution is accepted 
by the people, to issue his writs of election to the Sher¬ 
iffs of the different Parishes in this State, requiring them 
to hold an election at the places fixed by law on the first 
Monday in January, for members to the General Assembly, 
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and all other officers 
whose election is provided for by this amended Constitu¬ 
tion (except the Judges) and make due returns thereof, 
according to the existing law concerning State elections. 
And that the General Assembly so elected, shall convene 
at the State House fixed by this Constitution, on the third 
Monday of the same month (January) and that the Go¬ 
vernor and Lieutenant Governor so elected, shall be duly 
installed in office the first week of their session, and be¬ 
fore it shall be competent for the General Assembly to 
proceed in the transaction of business. 

Mr. Herron, on behalf of the Committee appointed for 
the districting of the State into Judicial Districts, sub¬ 
mitted the following report: 

The Committee appointed to divide the State into Dis¬ 
tricts to elect Judges of the Supreme Court, submit the 
following Districts: 

First District. —That portion of the Parish of Orleans 
on the left bank of the Mississippi River, that part of the 
City of NewOrleans, formerly known as Lafayette, ex¬ 
cepted. 





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Second District. —The Parishes of Plaquemines, St. 
Bernard, that portion of the Parish of Orleans on the right 
hank of the Mississippi, Jefferson including that portion 
of NewOrleans formerly known as Lafayette. St John the 
Baptist, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, 
Lafourche. Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge and Iberville. 

Third District.— The Parishes of St. Tammany, Wash¬ 
ington. Livingston, St. Helena. East Baton Rogue, East 
Feliciana, West Feliciana. Point Coupee, Avoyelles, Ten¬ 
sas, Concordia, Lafayette, Vermillion, St. Mary, St. Martin 
and St. Landry. 

Fourth District. —The Parishes of Calcasieu, Rapides, 
Sabine, Natchitoches, DeSoto, Caddo, Bossier, Claiborne, 
Bienville, Caldwell, Union. Ouachita, Morehouse, Jackson, 
Franklin, Catahoula, Madison. Carroll and Winn. 

[Signed,] Andrew S. Herron, Chairman. 

On motion of Mr. Dufour, 200 copies were ordered to be 
printed, and the report was made the special order of the 
day for to-morrow. 

Mr. Simms moved to take up a resolution introduced 
by him on a previous day,“ to submit this Constitution to 
the people for approval, etc , etc.,” and which was laid on 
the table subject to call, which motion was granted. 

On motion of the same delegate, the above resolution 
was referred to the Committee on Schedule. 

Mr. Waddill moved to take up for consideration the ad¬ 
ditional article offered by him on yesterday, and laid on 
the table subject to call. On motion of the same delegate, 
the last clause of the article was stricken out, and 

On motion of Mr. Sandidge the article was laid on the 
table. 

Mr. Connely offered the following resolution, which 
reads as follows, to-wit: 

Resolved , That the Committee on Contingent Expenses 
be instructed to report to this Convention some plan for 
raising money to pay the members and officers their sala¬ 
ries and per diem. 

Mi. Gardere- moved to lay the resolution on the table, 
which was lost, and 

On motion of Mr. Connely, the resolution was adopted. 

Mr. Olivier, of St. Mary, having on yesterday voted with 
the majority on the adoption of the sixth paragraph of 
the report of the Committee on the Legislative Depart¬ 
ment, moved for a reconsideration of thp same, which was 
granted. 

The sixth paragraph being before the Convention. 

Mr. Jourdan moved to strike out from the above para¬ 
graph all from and after the words “ Representative Dis¬ 
tricts,” to the end of the same which motion was lost. 

Mr. Benjamin then moved to amend the above para¬ 
graph by inserting after the words “City of Lafayette” 
the following words : “ shall vote for Senators from the Pa- 
ish of Orleans, and.” 

Mr. Cotton moved - as a sub-amendment, to insert after 
the words “ City of Lafayette,” the following words, to- 
wit : “ shall vote for the fifth Senator from the Parish of 
Orleans.” 

Mr. Dufour moved to lay Mr. Cotton’s amendment on 
the table. On said motion the yeas and nays were called, 
and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Anderson of Carroll, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin. 
Brother, Buiss$n, Byrne, Castellanos, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans, Eggleston. Gardere, Guion, Hays, Har¬ 
ris, Hernandez, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King of St. Lan¬ 


dry. Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews of Orleans, Martin, Mather. Nicholls, Olivier of St. 
Mary, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pugh, 
Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Rlxner, Risk, Koselius, Roman, St. Paul, Staes, Shaw, 
Scarborough, Smith of JVest Feliciana, Tatman, Williams 
and Wilcoxon—63 yeas. fp 

And Messrs. Besancon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Cotton, 
Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hargis, 
Herron. Hough, Jourdan, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews of 
P. C., Marrero, Moss. Pearce, Phillips, Ronquillo, Robin¬ 
son, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Simms, 
Taliaferro, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill and Whittington 
—34 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amend¬ 
ment was laid on the table. 

The question being then on the motion of Mr. Benja¬ 
min. the same was adopted, and on motion, the sixth para¬ 
graph as amended was re-adopted. 

Mr. Richardson, of 0., having on yesterday voted with 
the majority on the motion to adopt the fourth paragraph 
of the report of the Committee on the Legislative De¬ 
partment, moved for a reconsideration of the same. 

Mr. Guion moved to lay the motion on the table. On 
said motion Mr. Richardson of 0. called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead. Avery, An¬ 
drews, Bradford, Benjamin. Brother, Buisson, Byrne, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, 
Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hays, Harris, Hernandez, Hunt, 
Jennings, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, 
Marrero, Martin, Mather, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, 
Palfrey, Patterson. Preaux, Price, Pierson. Pugh. Reeves, 
Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Roselius, Roman, San¬ 
didge, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey. Shaw, Smith of West Feli¬ 
ciana, Taliaferro, Tatman, Villere, Williams and Wilcoxon 
—65 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison. Bartlett, Be- 
sancon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Cotton Daheres. Dosson, 
Douglass, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Hargis. Her¬ 
ron, Hodges, Jones, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, McMillen, 
Mathews of P. C., Paxton, Pierce, Phillips, Richardson of 
Ouachita, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson. Smart, Scarbor¬ 
ough. Shelton, Smith of Winn, Sibley. Simms, Stewart, 
Todd, VanWickle, Waddill and Whittington—39 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the motion to 
reconsider was laid on the table. 

On motion of Mr. Rbman the report of the majority of 
the Committee on General Provisions was taken up to be 
acted upon article by article. 

On the 113th article, the first article reported by the 
committee, being taken up and read as follows, to-wit: 

Article 113. The credit of the State shall not in any 
manner be loaned to or given in aid of any individual as¬ 
sociation or corporation, except those exclusively insti¬ 
tuted for purposes of Internal Improvements within the 
limits of the State ; and the faith of the State shall not 
be pledged for the benefit of any such corporation or joint- 
stock company, for more than one-fifth of the capital 
thereof, nor shall bonds be given or payments made but 
in the same ratio of the capital actually paid in by the 
stockholders. 

Mr. Hunt moved to strike out in the same the words 
“ within the limits of the State.” 




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Mr. Herron offered the following as a substitute for the 
above article : 

u The credit of the State shall not in any manner be 
loaned or given in aid of any individual association or 
corporation, and the faith of the State shall not be pledged 
for the benefit of any such corporations or joint-stock 
company.” # 

Mr. Risk moved to lay the substitute on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re- 
sulted.as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews. Anderson of Carroll, Bradford. Bartlett. Benjamin, 
Brother, Bullard. Buisson. Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, 
Collens, Cotton, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, 
Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Farmer, Gardere, 
Guion, Hays, Harris. Hernandez. Hunt, Jennings. Jones ; 
Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell. 
Lyle, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Nicholls, Olivier of St. 
Mary, Palfrey. Paxton, Preaux, Price, Richardson of Oua¬ 
chita, Richardson of St Mary. Rixner, Risk, Roselius. 
Roman, Roysden, Robinson, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, 
Smith of West Feliciana, Sibley, Tatman, Todd, Villere, 
Williams and Wilcoxon—65 yeas. 

Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Boyer, Carter, Dalferes, Edwards of Washington, Eustis, 
Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough. Hodges, Isaacks, 
Jourdan, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, McMillen. Mathews 
of Point Coupee, Marrero. Moss, Patterson, Pierce. Pier¬ 
son. Phillips. Pugh, Reeves, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, 
Shaw. Scarborough. Shelton, Smith of Winn. Simms, 
Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, VanWickle, Waddill and Whit¬ 
tington—44 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
was laid on the table. 

Mr. Phillips then moved to take up as a substitute for 
the article reported by the Committee on General Provi¬ 
sions. the article 113 of the Constitution of 1845, which 
reads as follows, to wit: 

“ Article 113. The Legislature shall not pledge the faith 
of the State for the payment of any bonds, bills or other 
contracts of obligation for the benefit or use of any per¬ 
son or persons, corporation or body politic whatever. But 
the State shall have the right to issue new bonds in the 
payment of its outstanding obligations or liabilities, 
whether due or not; the said new bonds, however, are not 
to be used for a larger amount or at a higher rate of inter¬ 
est that the original obligations they are intended to re¬ 
place.” 

Mr. Benjamin moved to reject the above substitute. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and 
resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry. Akenhead. Avery, An¬ 
drews. Anderson of Carroll. Bradford. Bartlett, Benjamin, 
Brother, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, 
Conntiy. Conrad, Declouet. Douglass. Dufour. Dugue. Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston. Farmer, Gardere, 
Guion, Hays. Harris, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings. Jones, 
Key. King of St. Landry. Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds. Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Nicholls. 
Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey. Preaux. Price. Pierson. Rich¬ 
ardson of Orleans. Richardson of St. Mary. Rixnex. Risk, 
Roselius. Roman, Roysden, Robinson, St. Paul. Staes, 
Swazey. Scarborough, Sibley, Tatman, Todd, Williams and 
Wilcoxon—65 yeas. 

And Messrs, Addison, Besancon. Beale, Beard, Bien¬ 
venu, Boyer, Bullard, Carter, Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, 


Edwards of Washington, Eustis, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, 
j Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, Jourdan. King of Jack- 
son, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Mar 
rero, Moss, Paxton, Patterson, Pierce. Phillips, Pugh, 
Reeves, Ronquillo. Sandidge, Smart. Shaw, Shelton, Smith 
j of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn. Simms, Stewart, Tal¬ 
bot, Taliaferro, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill and Whiting- 
ton—48 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
was rejected. 

Mr. Martin moved to insert after the words l * associa¬ 
tion or corporation,” in the original article, the following 
words, “ or subscribe for stock in the same.” which mo¬ 
tion prevailed. 

Mr. Lobdell then offered the following amendment, to 
be inserted after the words, “ limits of the State 

And for the protection of the low lands of this State 
from inundation, expressly predicated upon a pledge of 
the swamp lands, which have been donated to the State 
for that purpose by the United States Gorernment, the 
proceeds of the sales of which land to be used for that 
purpose alone.” 

On motion the above amendment was laid on the table. 

The Chair then announced that the next proposition on 
which the Convention was called upon to vote was on the 
motion of Mr. Hunt, to strike out “ within the limits of 
the State.” in the article reported by the Committee. 

Mr. Richardson, of 0.. moved to lay the amendment on 
the table, on said motion the yeas and nays were called, 
and resulted as follows : 

Messrs Anderson, of Carroll. Addison, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvieu. Brother. Bullard. Buisson, Castellanos, Carter, 
Collens.Cotton.Counely.Oonrad. Dalferes. Delony. Declouet, 
Dosson. Douglasss. Dufour. Dugue. Duffel. Edwards of 
Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Gar¬ 
dere, Guion. Hatch. Harris, Hargis. Herron. Hebert, Her¬ 
nandez, Hough, Hodges. Isaacks. Key. Ktng of Jackson, 
Lapeyre, LeBlanc, McMillen. Mathews of Orleans, Mat¬ 
thews of P. 0., Marrero. Moss, Nicholls, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Patterson, Preaux, Phillips. Pugh, Reeves. Richardson of 
Ouachita, Rixner, Roselius. Roman. Roysden. Ronquillo, 
Sandidge, Staes, Shaw, Scarborough. Shelton. Sibley, 
Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Taliaferro, Todd. Van¬ 
Wickle, Villere and Wadd'll—75 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry. Akenhead. Avery, 
Andrews, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin. Besancon, Boyer. 
Byrne, Campbell. Eggleston, Hays. Hunt, Jennings Jour¬ 
dan, Jones. King of St. Landry. Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mcllhenny, Martin. Olivier of St. Mary, Price, Pier¬ 
son, Risk. Robinson. St. Paul. Smart, Swazey, Smith of 
Winn, Williams, Whittington and Wilcoxon—36 nays. 

Consequently the motion of Mr. Hunt to strike out was 
laid on the table. 

Mr. Eustis offered the following amendment to be inser¬ 
ted at the end of the article : 

In which cases all the property of said individual as¬ 
sociation or corporation, shall be specially mortgaged in 
favor of the State.” 

Mr. Jennings moved to lay the amendment on the ta¬ 
ble ; on said motion the yeas and nays were called and 
resulted as follows: 

Messrs. Anderson of. St Landry, Akenhead, Avery. An¬ 
drews. Benjamin, Brother. Buisson. Byj^je, Castellanos, 
Collens, Connelly. Conrad, Declouet, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion. Hays, Har¬ 
ris, Hernandez, Hunt. Jennings, Jones. Key. King of St 





STATE CONVENTION, 


71 


Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, LoMell, Lyle. Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews of Orleans. Martin, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, 
Palfrey. Preaux. Price, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, 
Risk. Roselius, Roman. Robinson, Staes, Swazey. Tatman, 
Villere, Williams and Wilcoxon—51 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Bi’adford, 
Bartlett, Besancon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer. Bul¬ 
lard, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Dosson, Douglass. Dufour. 
Edwards of Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hargis, 
Herron. Hebert, Hough. Hodges, Isaacks. Jourdan, King of 
Jackson. Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews of Point 
Coupee, Marrero, Moss, Paxton, Patterson, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Phillips, Pugh. Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Roy s- 
den, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St. Paul, Smart, Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough. Shelton, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, 
Talbot. Taliaferro, Todd, Van Wickle, Waddill and Whit¬ 
tington—60 nays. 

Consequently the Convention refused to lay the amend¬ 
ment of Mr. Eustis on the table. 

Mr. St. Paul offered the following as a substitute to the 

amendment offered by Mr. Eustis to article 113 of the re¬ 
port : 

Provided, that in case any such corporation or joint 
stock*company becoming insolvent, the amount subscribed 
by the State shall, after due payment of just outstanding 
liabilities and the reimbursement of the loans made by 
the State, have the preference in the distribution of the 
remaining assets. 

Mr. Lapeyre called for the previous question, 

Pending which, on motion, the Convention adjourned 
until to-morrow at 9 o’clock a. m. 


Wednesday, July 28, 1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present, Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the Chair, and eighty-nine Delegates. 

On motion leave of absence was granted to Messrs Dos¬ 
son andGuion. 

Mr. Eggleston on, behalf of the minority of the Com¬ 
mittee appointed to District the State judicially, submit¬ 
ted the following report: 

We. the undersigned, members of the Committee to Dis¬ 
trict the State for the election of Judges of the Supreme 
Court, dissent from the report made by the Hon. Chair¬ 
man of said Committee, they believe that the apportion¬ 
ment of Judges made by the Committee, is unjust to por¬ 
tions of the people of the State, and is contrary to sound 
policy, the undersigned therefore can not concur in the 
distribution made by said report and ask that their dis¬ 
sent may be entered on the Journal of the Convention. 

[Signed] H. B. Eggleston 

E. A. Bradford. 
John W. Price. 
Chs. IJjenvenu. 

Mr. Waddill offered the following additional article to 
be inserted under the head of u General Provisions,” to- 
wit: 

Art. — No money shall be appropriated by special act 
or resolution for the payment of any claim or compensa¬ 
tion, unless sanctioned by a majority vote of all the mem¬ 
bers elected to each House of the General Assembly. 

On motion to adopt the above article Mr. Phillips called 
for the yeas and nays, which resulted as follows: 


V 

Messrs. Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard. Bienyenu^ 
Boyer, Carter, Dalferes, Delony, Farmer, Hatch. Herron, 
Hough, Isaacks, Jourdan. King of Jackson. LeBlanc, Mc¬ 
Millen. Matthews of Point Coupee. Moss, Patterson, Phil¬ 
lips. Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita. Roquillo, Rob¬ 
inson, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton. Smith of West Feli¬ 
ciana, Smith of Winn. Sibley. Simms, Stewart. Taliaferro, 
Todd, Van Wickle, Waddill and Whittington—10 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St Landry, Akenhead. Avery, 
Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Bartlett, Benja¬ 
min, Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Collens, Cotton. Connely, Douglass, Dufour, 
Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Wash¬ 
ington, Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Hays, Harris, Hargis, 
Hernandez, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, Key, King of St. 
Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe. Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
Matthews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Monge, Nichols, 
Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Pax¬ 
ton, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pierson, Richardson of St. 
Mary, Rixner, Risk. Roselius, Roman. Roysden, Sandidge, 
St. Paul, Shaw, Tatman, Villere and Williams—66 nays. 

Consequently the motion was lost and the additional ar¬ 
ticle was not adopted. 

Mr. Benjamin, on behalf of the Committee on Style, 
submitted the following report, which on motion was 
adopted. 

The Committee on Style respectfully report to the Con¬ 
vention the result of their revision of the first and second 
titles of the Constitution as passed by the Convention. 

They have no change to recommend in the articles from 
one to five inclusively. 

They propose the following change in article six. In¬ 
stead of the proviso as adopted by the Convention, the 
Committee propose: 

(i Provided that no person shall be a Representative or 
Senator unless he be, at the time of his election, a duly 
qualified voter of the Representative or Senatorial Dis¬ 
trict from which Jie is elected.” 

The articles seven, eight and nine to remain unchanged. 
The article ten to be amended as follows : 

Art. 10. Every free white male who has attained the 
age of twenty-one years, and who has been a resident of 
the State twelve months next preceding the election, and 
the last six months thereof in the Parish in which he 
offers to vote, and who shall be a citizen of the United 
States, shall have the right of voting ; but no voter, on re¬ 
moving from one Parish to another within the State, shall 
lose the right of voting in the former until he shall have 
acquired it in the latter. Electors shall in all cases, ex¬ 
cept treason, felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged 
from arrest during their attendance at, going to, or re¬ 
turning from elections. 

The article eleven to read as follows : 

Art. 11. The Legislature shall provide by law, that the 
names and residences of all qualified electors of the City 
of NewOrleans shall be registered, in order to entitle them 
to vote; but the registry shall be free of cost to the 
elector. , v 

No further change is proposed until the article twenty- 
seven is reached. The Committee propose to strike out 
the words “ or surety ” in that article. The rest of the 
second title to remain unchanged. 

Respectfully submitted, 

[Signed] J. P. Benjamin, Chairman. 





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obdeh of the day—unfinished business. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of article 
113, as reported by the majority of the Committee on 
General Provisions. 

The subjects before the Convention at the moment of 
adjournment on yesterday, were the amendment of Mr. 
Eustis. the substitute of Mr. St. Paul, and a call for the 
previous question by Mr. Lapeyre. 

Mr. Lapeyre withdrew his motion for the previous ques¬ 
tion. 

The first question then being on the proposition of Mr. 
St. Paul, the same was, on motion of Mr. Richardson of 
O., laid on the table. 

The amendment of Mr. Eustis being before the Conven¬ 
tion. 

Mr. Phillips offered the following sub-amendment to the 
same, which was accepted by Mr. Eustis, to-wit : 

“ To secure the amount loaned them by the State.” 

Mr. Delony offered the following proviso as a sub-amend¬ 
ment to Mr. Eustis’ amendment, to-wit: 

“ Provided that all the liabilities for which the State is 
now bound for works of Internal Improvements shall be 
first discharged.” 

Mr. Roman moved to lay the proviso on the table, which 
motion prevailed. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, then offered the following 
substitute to Mr. Eustis’ amendment, which was accepted 
by him. to-wit: 

“ Provided that in all cases when the credit of the State 
shall be loaned or given in aid of any individual associa¬ 
tion or corporation for the above purposes, the State shall 
be secured by special mortgages on all the works and ma¬ 
terials of said associations or corporations.” 

Mr. Benjamin offered the following substitute to the 
original article, as reported by the Committee on General 
Provisions, to-wit: 

“ The State shall neither become a subscriber to the 
stock of any individual association or corporation, nor 
shall it make a loan to or pledge its faith for the benefit 
of any such association or corporation ; but when com¬ 
panies, formed for the exclusive purpose of making works 
of public improvement, wholly or partially within the 
State, shall apply for aid, the Legislature shall have 
power to grant aid to the extent only of one-fifth of the 
capital of such companies, by subscription of stock or 
loan of money or public bonds ; but any aid thus granted 
shall be paid to the company only in the same proportion 
as the remainder of the capital shall be actually paid in 
by the stockholders of the company, and in case of loan, 
such adequate security shall be required as to the Legis¬ 
lature may seem proper.” 

Mr. Harris offered the following amendment to the above 
substitute, to-wit: 

“ And this Convention recognizes as works justly enti¬ 
tled to, and that shall equally receive the fostering aid of 
the State, ‘The NewOrleans, Jackson and Great Northern 
Railroad,’ •' The NewOrleans, Opelousas and Great Western 
Railroad,’ and the proposed railroad from Red River, 
through the Parishes of this State, contiguous to the line 
of the State of Arkansas, to the Mississippi River.” 

Mr. Bullard offered the following sub-amendment to be 
inserted after the words “ Opelousas and Great Western 
Railroad,” in the amendment offered by Mr. Harris : 

“ Through the valley of Red River to the Texas line, at 
or near the 32d of north latitude.” 

Mr. Hernandez called for the previous question, which 
was carried. 


| Mr. Dufour moved for a reconsideration of the vote 
just given on the previous question, which motion pre¬ 
vailed. 

'1 he same delegate then moved to lay on the table the 
amendment offered by Mr. Harris and the sub-amendment 
offered by Mr. Bullard, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Sandidge asked and obtained leave to have his vote 
recorded, and voted against the motion of Mr. Dufour to 
lay the above amendments on the table. 

Mr. Herron offered the following amendment to the sub¬ 
stitute offered by Mr. Benjamin, to-wit: 

“ No corporation or individual association instituted for 
purposes of Internal Improvements, and to which the 
credit of the State may be loaned or given, or for the* 
benefit of which the faith of the State may be pledged, 
shall possess banking or discounting privileges.” 

Mr. Avery moved to lay the amendment on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows: 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett. Benjamin, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson. Byrne, Castellanos, Camp¬ 
bell, Declouet, Dugue, Duffel. Edwards of Orleans, Eggle¬ 
ston, Gardere. Hays. Hernandez. Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lyle. Mcllhenny. Mathews of Or¬ 
leans, Martin, MoDge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, Price, 
Pierson, Richardson of St Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roman, 
Staes, Swazey, Tatman and Williams—46 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Besancon, 
Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, Collens, Cotton, 
Conrad, Dalferes. Delony, Douglass, Dufour, Edwards of 
Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Her¬ 
ron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King 
of St. Landry, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Mc- 
Millen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Marrero, Moss, Olivier 
of St. Martin, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, 
Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Richardson Reeves. Roselius, Roys- 
den, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St. Paul. Smart, Shaw, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of 
Winn. Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot. Taliaferro, Todd, 
Yan Wickle, Yillere, Waddiil, Whittington and Wilcoxon 
—69 nays. 

Consequently the motion to lay on the table was lost; 
and on a further motion, the amendment of Mr. Herron 
was adopted. 

Mr. Palfrey moved to strike out from the substitute the 
words “ or partially.” 

Mr. Simms moved to l^r the substitute and amend¬ 
ments on the table, which motion was lost. 

Mr. Dufour then moved to lay the amendment of Mr; 
Palfrey on the table, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Herron offered the following additional amendment 
to the substitute of Mr. Benjamin : 

This article shall, at the time this Constitution is sub¬ 
mitted for approval to the people, be submitted so that a 
separate vote may be taken on it ; if a majority of the 
qualified electors of the State as ascertained by the census 
of 1849, vote in favor thereof, it shall be a part of this 
Constitution ; otherwise article 113 of the Constitution of 
1845 shall supply its place.” 

Mr. King, of St. Landry .moved to lay the above amend¬ 
ment on the table, on said motion the yeas and nays were 
called, and resulted as follows • 

Messrs. Adderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Armant, Bradford. Bartlett, Benjamin, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Bullard. Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Camp¬ 
bell, Collens. Connely, Conrad, Declout, Douglass, Dufour) 




STATE CONVENTION. 


73 


Bugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washing¬ 
ton, Eggleston. Gardere. Ilays, Harris, Hernandez. Hunt, 
Jennings, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle. Mcllhenny. Mathews of Orleans, 
Marrero, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, 
Olivier of St. Mary, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, 
Price, Pierson. Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. 
Mary. Rixner, Risk. Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Robinson, 
St. Paul. Staes, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Tatman, 
Todd. Villere, Williams and Wilcoxon—72 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Besancon, 
Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, 
Delony, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert. 
Hodges, Isaacks. Jourdan, LeBlanc, McMillan, Mathews 
of P. C., Moss, Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Ronquillo, 
Sandidge, Shaw. Shelton, Smith of W. F.. Smith of Winn, 
Sibley. Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, VanWickle, 
Waddill and Whittington—42 nays. 

Consequently the motion of Mr. King, of St. Landry, 
prevailed, and the amendment was accordingly laid upon 
the table. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, called for the previous ques¬ 
tion. which was carried. 

The first question being on the adoption of the proviso 
previously offered by Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, to the 
original article of the report, and accepted by Mr. Eustis, 

Mr. Eustis withdrew the same and then offered it as a 
proviso to the substitute offered by Mr. Benjamin. 

On the adoption of said proviso the yeas and nays were 
called, and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Besancon, Beale, 
Beard, Bienvenu. Boyer, Carter, Cotton. Dalferes, Delony, 
Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, 
Hodges. Isacks, Jourdan, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, Mc- 
Millen, Mathews, Marrero, Mather, Moss, Patterson, Pierce, 
Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Ron¬ 
quillo, Sandidge, Shaw, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn, Sibley. Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, 
VanWickle, Villere, Waddill and Whittington—49 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Brother. 
Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Camp¬ 
bell, Collens. Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, 
Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washing¬ 
ton, Eggleston, Gardere, Hays, Harris, Hernandez, Hunt, 
Jennings, Jones, Key. King of St. Landry, Leefe, Leeds, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin. Olivier of St. Mary, 
Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, Rich¬ 
ardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk. Roselius, Roman, Roys¬ 
den, Robinson, St. Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Scar¬ 
borough. Tatman, Todd, Williams and Wilcoxon—69 nays. 

Consequently the proviso was not adopted. 

Mr. Preaux submitted the following as his reasons for 
the above vote given by him on the adoption of the above 
proviso, to-vit: 

I vote no, being under the impression that the article 
114. as reported by the Committee on General Provisions, 
will be adopted by this Convention.” 

[Signed] R. Preaux. 

The question then being on the adoption of the substi¬ 
tute offered by Mr. Benjamin as amended by Mr. Herron, 
the yeas and nays were called, and resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Camp¬ 


bell, Collens, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, 
Dufour. Dugue, Duffel, Edwards ofO, Edwards of Washing¬ 
ton, Eggleston, Gardere, Hays, Hernandez, Hunt, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, King of Jackson, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell. Lyle. Mcllhenny. Mathews 
of Orleans, Martin. Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, 
Olivier of St. Mary. Parham, Paxton, Preaux, Price. Pier¬ 
son, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roysden, Robinson, St. Paul, 
Staes, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Tatman, Todd, Vil¬ 
lere, Williams—69 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Besancon, 
Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, Dalferes, Delony, 
Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Isaacks. Jourdan, LeBlanc, McMillen, 
Mathews of Point Coupee, Marrero, Palfrey, Patterson, 
Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Roman, Ronquillo, San¬ 
didge, Shaw. Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of 
Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, 'Van 
Wickle, Waddill and Whittington—40 nays. 

Consequently the substitute as amended was adopted. 

Mr. Jourdan submitted the following as his reasons for 
the vote given by him on the adoption of the above sub¬ 
stitute, and asked to have the same spread on the jour¬ 
nal, which was granted, to-wit: 

I vote no, because, first, this Convention has, by its 
vote, expressed an opinion unfavorable to securing the 
payment of existing debts due by the State, before pledg¬ 
ing its faith for other purposes. Secondly, because there 
is no guarantee that the bonds and loans granted by the 
State, will not be used, together with the stock of the in¬ 
corporation so assisted, as a basis for banking purposes, 
and thus the State become an involuntary aid to banking 
companies. Thirdly, because I believe that unless the 
State is secured by mortgage or otherwise, by a proviso in 

he Constitution, there is every reason, judging from the 
experience of the past, to fear that a spirit of speculation 
will be engendered, based upon the responsibility of the 
State, and resulting in loss and injury to the people at * 
large. Fourthly, because a healthful spirit of enterprise 
and internal improvements can only be secured by re¬ 
strictions upon the Legislature, and protection to the 
people against the unwarranted abuse of a representative 
power for the benefit of a very few. 

[Signed.] Aug. W. Jourdan, of Jefferson. 

The Convention then took up for consideration the 
114th article, as reported by the majority of the Commit¬ 
tee on General Provisions, which reads as follows, to-wit: 

Art. 114. No liability shall be contracted by the State 
as above mentioned, unless the same be authorized by 
some law, for some single object or work, to be distinctly 
specified therein, which shall not take effect until it shall, 
at a general election, have been submitted to the people, 
and have received a majority of all the votes cast for or 
against it at such election. And the aggregate amount 
of debts or liabilities hereafter incurred under this and 
the preceding article, shall never at any one time exceed 
the sum of eight millions of dollars. 

Mr. St. Paul moved to strike out in the same the words 
;c a majority,” and to insert in lieu thereof the words 
“ two-thirds,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Martin moved as a sub-amendment to strike out 
all after the words specified therein ” to the word “ elec¬ 
tion.” 

Mr. Phillips offered as a substitute for the above article 
the 114th, as reported by Mr. Eustis on behalf of the 


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minority of the Committee on General Provisions, to-wit: 

Art. 114. 'The aggregate amount of debts hereafter con¬ 
tracted by the Legislature shall never exceed the sum of 
one hundred thousand dollars, except in case of war, to 
repel invasions or suppress insurrections, unless the same 
be authorized by some law, for some single object or work, 
to be distinctly specified therein ; which law shall provide 
ways and means, by taxations, for the payment of run¬ 
ning interest during the whole time for which said debt 
shall be contracted, and for the full and punctual dis¬ 
charge at maturity of the capital borrowed ; said law 
shall not be put into execution until after its enactment 
by a majority of all the members elected to each branch 
of the General Assembly, and its approval by a majority 
of the qualified electors of the State, at the general elec¬ 
tion next eusuing, and then shall be irrepealable until 
principal and interest be fully paid and discharged. 

Mr. Roman moved do lay the substitute upon the table. 

On said motion Mr. Phillips called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry. Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Brother, Boudous- 
quie. Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell. Collens, Con- 
nely, Conrad. Beclouct, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel. 
Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, 
Farmer, Gardere, Hays, Harris, Hernandez, Hunt, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, King of Jackson, 
Lepoyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Math¬ 
ews of Orleans, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. 
Martin, Olivier of Mary. Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price. 
Pierson. Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St.Mary, 
Elxner. Risk, Roselius. Roman, Roysden, R,obinson. St. 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Scarborough, Sibley, Tatman, Todd 
and Williams—68 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Beale, Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard. 
Carter. Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Eustis, Hatch, Hargis. 
Herron, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, LeBlane, Mathews of 
P. C., Marrero, Moss, Parham, Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, 
• Pugh, Reeves, Ronquillo, Sandidge. Smart, Shelton, Smith 
of Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, YanWickle, 
Villere and Whittington—38 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the subsitute 
offered by Mr. Phillips was laid upon the table. 

The question then being on the adoption of the propo¬ 
sition of Mr. Martin, 

Mr. Roman moved to lay the same on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called and resul¬ 
ted as follows : 

Messrs. Armant, Addison, Bartlett. Besancon, Beale. 
Beard, Bienvinu. Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard. 
Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Douglass, Dugue, Ed¬ 
wards of Washington. Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, Jourdan, 
Jones. King of Jackson, LeBlane. Lobdell. Mathews of P. 
C., Moss, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Par¬ 
ham, Palfrey, Patterson, Preaux. Pierce, Phillips, Pugh. 
Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary. 
Rixner, Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson. Sandidge, St. Paul. 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of W. F.. Smith of 
Winn,Sibley. Simms. Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Waddill, Villere and Whittington—68 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead. Avery. 
Andrews, Bradford. Benjamin, Buisson, Byrne, Castella¬ 
nos, Campbell, Collens. Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Dufour. 
' Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Hays, 
Hernandez. Hunt, Jennings, Key, King of St. Landry, 


Lapeyre, Leefe. Leeds, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Or¬ 
leans, Marrero, Martin. Monge, Nicholls, Paxton, Price, 
Pierson. Risk, Roselius, Roysden. Staes, Swazey, Tatxnaia 
and Williams—45 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment, 
offered by Mr. Martin was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Price moved to strike out the following words in 
the original article, reported by the majority of the Com¬ 
mittee : “ for or against it,” which motion prevailed, and 
the words were accordingly stricken out. 

Mr. Herron moved to strike out in the above article all 
after the words “tothe people.” down to the word “ elec¬ 
tion.” and to insert in lieu thereof the following words : 
“ and have received a majority of the votes of all the 
qualified voters of the State, as ascertained by the most 
recent census of voters, at the time such vote is taken.” 

On motion of Mr. Dufour, the above amendment was 
laid on the table. 

Mr. Deloney moved to strike out in the article the word 
“eight,” and to insert the word “ five,” which motion was 
lost. 

Mr. Hargis then moved to strike out the word :t eight,- 
which motion was lost. 

Mr. Benjamin offered the following as a substitute to 
the above article: 

Article 114. No liability shall be contracted by the State 
as above mentioned, unless the same be authorized by 
some law for some single object, or work, to be distinctly 
specified therein, which shall not take effect unless passed 
by a majority of the members elected to both branches of 
the General Assembly. And the aggregate amount of 
debts or liabilities hereafter iocurred under this and the 
preceding article, shall never at any one time exceed eight 
millions of dollars. 

Mr. Herron moved to strike out in the above substitute 
the words “ a majority,” and to insert in lieu thereof the 
words “ two-thirds.” 

Mr. Connely moved to lay the motion of Mr. Herron on 
the table. 

On said motion, the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs, Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews. Armant, Bradford. Benjamin, Brother, Boudous¬ 
quie. Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Con¬ 
nely, Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, 
Duffel. Edwards ofOrleans, Eggleston.Gardere, Hays. Har¬ 
ris, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings. Jones, Key, King of St. 
Landry. Lapeyre, Leefe. Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle. Mcllhenny, 
Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Monge, Nicholls. Olivier of 
St. Mary, Parham, Paxton. Preaux, Price, Pierson, Rich¬ 
ardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk. Roselius, Roman, Roys¬ 
den, Robinson, St. Paul. Staes, Swazey, Scarborough, Tat¬ 
man, Todd, Villere and Williams—64 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison. Bartlett, Be¬ 
sancon, Beale, Beard Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard. Carter, 
Cotton, Dalferes, Edwards of Washington. Eustis, Farmer, 
Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, 
Jourdan. King of Jackson, LeBlane, McMillen, Mathews 
of P. C., Moss. Olivier of St. Martin, Palfrey, Patterson, 
Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart. Shaw, Shelton, Smith of W. 
F., Smith of Winn. Sibley, Simms, Stewart. Talbot, Talia¬ 
ferro, Van Wickle, Waddill and Whittington—51 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed and the preposition 
of Mr. Herron was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Preaux presented the following as his reasons for 





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the above vote given by him, and asked to have the same 
spread upon the journal, which was granted : 

In principle, I am opposed to give to the Legislature the 
right to pledge the faith of the State, except for public 
purposes and with the assent of the people; or otherwise 
unless the State is perfectly secured .and that a majority 
of the elected members of both houses vote for the mea¬ 
sure. The amendment proposed by Mr. Benjamin, con¬ 
taining these requisites. 1 have no objection to vote for, 
and consequently, I vote to lay on the table Mr. Herron’s 
amendment. (Singned) R. Preaux. 

Mr. Avery called for the previous question, which was 
^carried. 

The question being on the adoption of the substitute 
•offered by Mr. Benjamin, 

Mr. Beard called for the yeas and nays, which resulted 
as follows; • 

Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead. Avery, An- 
-drews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin. Brother, Boudous- 
quie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Con- 
nely, Conrad. Declouet, Douglass, Dufour. Dugue, Duffel, 
Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Hays, Hernan¬ 
dez. Hunt, Jennings, Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle. Mcllhenny, Mathews of Or¬ 
leans, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, Paxton, 
Preaux, Price, Pierson, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius, Roysden, Robinson, St. Paul, Staes, Swa- 
zey, Tatman, Todd and Williams—57 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Bartlett, 
Besancon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard, Carter, 
Cotton. Dalferes, Delony, Edwards of Washington, Eustis, 
Parmer, Hatch, Harris, Ilargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, 
Hodges, Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, King of Jackson, Le 
Blanc, McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee. Moss. Olivier 
of St Martin, Parham, Palfrey. Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, 
Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Roman, Ronquillo, 
Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, 
Van Wickle, Waddill and Whittington—56 nays. 

Fifty-seven delegates having voted in the affirmative, 
and fifty-six delegates having voted in the negative, and 
the President voting nay, declared the question lost, and 
the substitute offered by Mr. Benjamin was accordingly 
laid upon the table. 

Mr. Connely having yoted with the majority on the call 
for the previous question, moved for a reconsideration of 
the vote on the previous question. 

Pending the consideration of said motion— 

Mr. Benjamin moved 4i that the Convention do now ad¬ 
journ.” 

The President having declared the motion of Mr. Ben¬ 
jamin to adjourn out of order— 

Mr. Benjamin appealed from the decision of the Chair, 
and the question being put, “ shall the appeal bo sus¬ 
tained,” the Convention decided in the negative, conse¬ 
quently the decision of the Chair was sustained. 

The question then being on the adoption of article 114, 
as reported by the majority of the Committee on General 
Provisions, and the yeas and nays having been called for, 
resulted as follows: 

Messrs. Avery. Armant, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Besancon. Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard, Buis¬ 
son, Byrne, Carter, Cotton. Connely, Dalferes, Delony, Du¬ 
four, Dugue, Edwards of Washiugton, Eggleston, Eustis, 
Parmer, Gardere, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Isacks. Jourdan, Jones, King of St. Lan¬ 


dry, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, Lobdell, McMillen. Ma¬ 
thews of Point Coupee, Moss, Oiivier of St. Martin, Olivier 
of St. Mary, Parham, Palfrey. Paxton, Patterson. Preaux, 
Pierce, Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of 
Ouachita, Roman, Ronquillo, Sandidge. Staes Smart, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart. Tatman. Talbot, 
Taliaferro, Todd, VanWickle, Villere, Waddill, Williams 
and Whittington—77 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of St. Landry, Akenhead, An¬ 
drews, Anderson of Carroll, Benjamin, Brother, Boudous- 
quie, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, Declouet, 
Douglass. Duffel. Edwards of Orleans, Hays, Hernandez, 
Hunt, Jennings, Key, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lyle, Mcll- 
benny, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, 
Price, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, 
Roysden, Robinson, St. Paul. Swazey—38 nays. 

Consequently the article 114 of majority was adopted 
as amended. 

On motion the Convention adjourned until to-morrow 
at 9 o’clock a m. 


Thursday, July 29, 1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Woodbridge opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present, Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the chair, and eighty-two delegates. 

The President laid before the Convention a communi- 
cation from the ladies of the Presbyterian Church, asking 
the use of the Rotunda of the State House for the pur¬ 
pose' of giving an entertainment and concert on Monday, 
the 2d day of August. 

Mr. Benjamin, on behalf of the Committee on Style, 
submitted the following report: 

The Committee on Style respectfully report that they 
have no change to recommend in Title Three, Executive 
Department. 

In Title Four, Judiciary Department, the only change 
recommended is in the phraseology of article 68, which 
they propose as follows : 

Article 68. Any vacancy that may occur in the Supreme 
Court, from resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by 
election for the remainder of the unexpired term, but if 
such remainder do not exceed one year the vacancy shall 
be filled by Executive appointment. 

In Title Five, Impeachment, the committee propose no 
change. Respectfully submitted, 

J. P. Benjamin, Chairman. 

On motion the above report was concurred in. 

Mr. Phillips offered the following additional article/ 

Article—, Whenever the Legislature shall contract a 
debt exceeding in amount the sum of ono hundred thou¬ 
sand dollars, unless in case of war, to repel invasion, or 
suppress insurrection, they shall, in the law creating the 
deljt, provide adequate ways and means for the payment 
of the current interest and of the principal, when the 
same shall become due. 

And said law shall be irrepealable until principal and 
interest are fully paid and discharged. 

On motion of Mr. Connely the above article was laid on 
the table, subject to call. 


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Mr. Roman offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the Convention will hereafter hold after¬ 
noon sessions, commencing at 5 p. m.. and that when the 
Convention adjourn this morning it adjourn to 5 o’clock 
r. m. 

Mr. Sandidge moved to strike out in the above resolu¬ 
tion “• 5 o’clock,” and to insert “ 6 o’clock.” 

Mr. Conuely moved to lay the resolution and amend 
ment on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs. Addison, Castellanos, Connely, Hatch, Hays, 
Ilargis, Herron, Hernandez, McMillen, Ronquillo, Staes, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Tatman, Talbot, Waddill and Whit¬ 
tington—17 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson of 
Carroll, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, 
Beard, Bienvenu. Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, 
Carter, Collens, Cotton, Conrad, Delony.Deelouet. Dufour, 
Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eg¬ 
gleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Harris, Hough, Hodges, 
Hunt Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King of 
Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhen- 
ny, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of P. C., Marrero, Mar¬ 
tin. Mather, Monge. Nicliolls, Olivier of St. Martin, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton. Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Phillips, 
Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. 
Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Robin¬ 
son, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn. Simms, Stewart, Taliaferro, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Yillere, Williams and Wilcoxon—S3 nays. 

Consequently the motion was lost, and the resolution 
was not laid on the table. 

Mr Roman then moved to lay upon the table the 
amendment offered to the above resolution by Mr.^San- 
didge, which motion prevailed, and the amendment ac¬ 
cordingly was laid upon the table ; and on a further mo¬ 
tion, the resolution was ad >pted without nmendment. 

Mr. Palfrey presented the following as his reasous for 
the vote given by him on yesterday, on the substitute of¬ 
fered by Mr. Benjamin to article 114, as reported by the 
majority of the Committee on General Provisions, and 
asked that the same should be spread on the jourual, which 
was granted: 

July 29.1852. 

I voted on yesterday against the substitute of Mr. Ben- 
j amin, of Orleans, to the article 114 as proposed by the 
Committee on General Provisions, for the reason that, in¬ 
asmuch as the next preceding article adopted by the Con¬ 
vention gives authority incidentally for pledging the 
credit of the State of Louisiana in aid of works of internal 
improvement, beyond the limits of the State, I consider 
that a restriction requiring the consent of the people to 
such a pledge for a specific purpose is essential to pre¬ 
serve such authority from abuse. 

[Signed] tF. T. Palfrey. 

Mr. Pierson having on yesterday voted with the major¬ 
ity against the adoption of the article offered by Mr. Wad- 
dill. under the head of General Provisions, moved for a re¬ 
consideration of the same, which motion was lost. 

Mr. Shaw offered the following resolution, which reads 
as follows, to-wit: 

Resolved, That ten thousand copies of the Constitution 
be printed in English, and five thousand copies in French, 
for distribution in the several Parishes of this State. 


Mr. Staes moved to strike out 11 fire ” and insert “ ten, 
which motion was lost; and. 

On motion the, resolution was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

On motion of Mr. Phillips, the Convention took up for 
consideration the article previously offered by him this 
morning, and which was, on motion of Mr. Connely, laid 
on the table subject to call. 

The article being read, Mr. Phillips moved for its adop¬ 
tion. On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and 
resulted as follows: 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson of Car- 
roll, Addison. Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besancon, 
Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Carter, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, 
Delony, Declouet. Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of 
Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Far¬ 
mer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hays, Harris, Ilargis, Her¬ 
ron, Hernandez. Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks. Jennings, 
Jourdan, Key, King of Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen. Mathews of Orleans, 
Mathews of Point Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Mather, Moss, 
Monge, Nicholls. Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, 
Richardson of St. Mary. Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Staes, Smart, Swazey, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, Talbot, Taliaferro, 
Todd, Yillere, Waddill, Williams, Whittington and Wil¬ 
coxon—103 yeas ; and 

Messrs. Armant, Castellanos, Collens Jones and Sibley—> 
5 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the article was 
adopted 

Mr. McMillen offered the following resolution, which be¬ 
ing read, was on motion laid on the table. 

Resolved , That in taking the census of this State, it shall 
be the duty of officers appointed for that purpose, to ex¬ 
clude aliens, and all other persons who are not perma¬ 
nent residents of this State. 

On motion of Mr. King, of St. Landry, the Convention 
took up for consideration the majority report of the spe¬ 
cial committee appointed to district the State judicially. 

The report being read, Mr. Phillips offered the following 
as a substitute to the same, to-wit: 

First District. —That part of the Parish of Orleans 
situated on the left bauk of the river, except Lafayette. 

Sfcond District.— Jefferson, Lafayette included ; that 
part of the Parish of Orleans on the right bank, St. John 
Baptist,«St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, East Baton 
Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Livingston, St. 
Helena, St. Tammany, Washinhton, St. Bernard, Plaque¬ 
mines. 

Third District. —Assumption, YJest Baton Rouge, Iber¬ 
ville, Pointe Coupee, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Avoyelles, 
Calcasieu, Lafayette, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. 
Mary, Yermillion. 

Fourth District. —Madison, Ouachita, Union, Tensas, 
Rapides, Natchitoches. Morehouse. Jackson, Winn, Frank¬ 
lin, DeSoto. Concordia, Claiborne, Catahoula, Carroll, 
Caldwell, Caddo, Bossier, Bienville. 

Mr. Bradford moved to lay the substitute on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

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Mr. Bradford then offered the following as a substitute 
for the report of the majority of said select committee, 
to wit : 

First District. —The Parishes of Plaqumines, St. Ber¬ 
nard. That portion of the Parish of Orleans on the right 
bank of the Mississippi, and that portion of the city of 
New Orleans which lies below the line extending from the 
river Mississippi, along the middle of Julia street until it 
strikes the New Orleans Canal, and thence down said ca¬ 
nal to the Lake. 

Second District —That portion of the city of New Or¬ 
leans, which is situated above the line extending along 
the middle of Julia street until it strikes the New Orleans 
Canal, and thence down said canal to the Lake and the 
Parishes of Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles. St. 
James, Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Terebonne, 
West Baton Rouge and Iberville. 

Third District. —The Parishes of St. Tammany, Wash¬ 
ington, Livingston, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, East 
Feliciana, West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, Ten¬ 
sas, Concordia, Lafayette, Vermillion, St. Mary, St. Martin 
and St. Landry. 

Fourth District. —The Parishes of Calcasieu, Rapides, 
Sabine, Natchitoches, DeSoto, Caddo. Bossier, Claiborne, 
Bienville, Caldwell, Union, Ouachita, Morehouse, Jackson, 
Franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Carroll and Winn. 

On motion, the above substitute was adopted without 
amendment. 

Mr. Williams having, on yesterday, voted with the ma¬ 
jority on the adoption of article 114, as reported by the 
majority of the Committee on General Provisions, moved 
for a reconsideration of the same. 

On said motion Mr. Waddill called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, 
Benjamin. Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Du- 
four .Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of 0., Eggleston, Gardere, Gui- 
on. Hays, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King of 
St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcll- 
henny, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero. Martin, Mather, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Paxton, Preaux, 
Price, Pierson, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. 
Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roysden, Staes. Swazey, 
Scarborough, Stewart, Tatman, Todd, Williams, and Wil- 
coxon—61 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Besancon, 
Beale, Beard. Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, Cotton, Delferes, 
Delony, Edwards of Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert. Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, 
Jour dan, King of Jackson, McMillen, Mathews of P. C., 
Moss, Olivier of St. May, Palfrey, Pierce, Pugh, Reeves, 
Roman, Ronquillo. Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Shelton, Smith 
of W. F., Smith of Winn, Simms, Talbot, Taliaferro, Villere, 
Waddill and Whittington—46 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the reconsider¬ 
ation was granted. 

Mr. Williams then offered the following as a substi¬ 
tute to said article: 

Art. 114. No liabilities shall be contracted by the State 
as above mentioned, unless the same be authorized by 
some law for some single object or work, to be distinctly 
specified therein, which shall be passed by a majority of 
the members elected to both houses of the General Assem¬ 
bly, and the aggregate amount of debts or liabilities in¬ 
curred under this and the preceding article, shall never at 


any one time, exceed the sum of eight millions of dollars. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, moved to insert after the 
words “ three-fifths ” the following words “of the mem¬ 
bers elected,” which motion was lost. 

Mr. Hatch asked to have his vote recorded, and voted 
in favor of the proposition of Mr. Richardson, of 0. 

Mr. Hargis offered the following proviso to be inserted 
at the end of the substitute : 

“ Provided that two millions shall be reserved for the 
contemplated Northern Railroad to run from the Missis¬ 
sippi river to Shreveport.” 

On motion, the proviso was laid on the table. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following amendment, to be 
inserted after the words “ General Assembly : ” 

“ And shall have been submitted to the people at a gen¬ 
eral election, and been senctioned by a majority of all the 
votes cast at such election.” 

Mr. Nicholls moved to lay the amendment on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, 
Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, 
Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, 
Gardere, Guion, Hays. Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, 
Key, King of St. Landry, Lapevre. Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, 
Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, Paxton, 
Preaux, Price, Pierson, Richardson of Ouachita, Richard¬ 
son of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roysden. Staes, 
Swazey. Scarborough, Tatman, Todd, Williams and Wil- 
coxon—60 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Bartlett, Be¬ 
sancon, Beale, Beard. Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard, Carter, 
Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Edwards of Washington, Eustis, 
Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, 
Hodges, Isaacks, Jourdan, King of Jackson, Le 
Blanc, McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss. Palfrey, 
Patterson, Pearce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Roman, Ron- 
quil*o, Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Shelton, Smith of West 
Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot 
Taliaferro, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill and Whittington 
—53 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amend¬ 
ment was accordingly laid on the table. 

Mr. Scarborough having voted with the majority on the 
adoption of the above substitute, moved for a re-consider¬ 
ation of the same. 

On said motion Mr. Waddill called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Besancon, Beale, 
Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, Dalferes, Delony, Ed¬ 
wards of Washington, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Herron, He¬ 
bert, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, 
Mathews of Point Coupee, Marrero. Moss, Patterson, Phil¬ 
lips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Ronquillo, 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, 
Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, 
Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill and Whittington—44 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, Brad¬ 
ford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Bullard. Buisson, Castellanos, Collens, Cotton, Connely, 
Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hays, Har¬ 
ris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, 



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Key, King of St. Landry. Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, Martin, 
Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Preaux. Price, Pierce, Pierson, Richardson of St 
Mary, Rixner, Risk. Roselius, RomaD. Roysden, Staes, 
Swazey, Tatman. Todd, Williams and Wilcoxon—67 nays. 

Consequently the motion was lost, and the reconsidera¬ 
tion was not granted. 

The following named Delegates submitted the following 
as their reasons, for the vote given by them respectively, 
on the motion to adopt the substitute offered by Mr. Wil¬ 
liams, to article 114 of the majority report of the Commit- 
tee on General Provisions. 

<; I vote no. because I deem it highly improper in this 
Convention to enable the Legislature to pass any law, of 
the kind now contemplated, unless the same be previously 
submitted to the people of the State.” ** 

[Signed] A. J. Isaacks. 

I vote against the substitute, because I prefer the 
original article 114, reported by the Committee.” 

[Signed] J. R. Smart. 

u I vote nay. because I believe that a majority of the 
people of Louisiana are decidedly opposed to granting to 
the Legislature, under any circumstances, the power to 
pledge or lend the faith or credit of the State in favor of 
any individual association or corporation. Because I be¬ 
lieve that the people of Louisiana would approve by a dis¬ 
tinct vote the giving the credit of the State in aid of any 
practicable and useful public work. Knowing the will of 
my constituents, I believe it my duty to obey it. 

[Signed] James G. Taliaferro. 

For the reasons assigned by Jas. G. Taliaferro, I vote 
nay on the adoption of the substitute offered by Mr. Ben¬ 
jamin, giving the Legislature the power to pledge the 
faith of the State, without referring the same to the peo¬ 
ple. [Signed] Wade H. Hough. 

The 121st article of the Constitution having been refer¬ 
red to the Committee on General Provisions, and said 
Committee in the report of the majority, now under con¬ 
sideration. suggested the propriety of striking out the 
same. 

Mr. Conrad offered the following substitute in lieu 
thereof: 

Art. 121. The State shall not become subscriber to the 
stock of any Corporation or Joint Stock Company created 
or established for Banking purposes, nor pledge the faith 
of the State for the benefit of any such company. 

Mr. Dufour moved to reject the 121st article of the Con¬ 
stitution, and to lay on the table the substitute offered by 
Mr. Conrad. 

On said motion Mr. Conrad called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows: 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bernard, 
Brother, Boudousquie. Buisson, Castellanos. Collens. De- 
clouet, Dufour, Dugue. Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggle¬ 
ston, Gardere, Hernandez, Hunt, Key, Lapeyre Leefe. 
Leeds, Mcllhenny. Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin. 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Mary. Preaux. Price. Rich¬ 
ardson of St. Mary, Rixner. Risk, Roman, St. Paul, Staes, 
Swazey, Tatman, Villere and Williams—42 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison. Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, 
Besancon. Beale, Beard, Bienvenu. Boyer, Bullard, Carter. 
Cotton, Conrad, Dalferes, Delony, Douglass, Edwards of 
Washington. Farmer, Hatch. Hays. Harris, Hargis, Herron. 
Hebert, Hodges, Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, King of St. Lan 
dry, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, McMillen, 


Mathews of Point Coupee, Moss, Palfrey, Paxton, Patter¬ 
son, Pierce. Pierson, Phillips, Pugh. Reeves, Roselius, 
Roysden. Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton. Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of Winn, Sibley, 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Van Wickle, Waddill 
and Whittiugton—62 nays. 

Consequently the motion of Mr. Dufour was lost. 

And on motion of Mr. Conrad the substitute offered by 
him was adopted. 

On the 122d article, as reported by the majority of the 
Committee on General Provisions, being taken up and 
read as follows, to-wit: 

Article 122 Corporations with banking or discounting 
privileges may be either created by special acts, or formed 
under general laws ; but the Legislature shall in both 
cases provide for the registry of all bills or notes issued or 
put in circulation as money, and shall require ample 
security for the redemption of the same in specie. 

Mr. Eustis moved to strike out all the words from the 
beginning of the article to the word laws inclusive, and to 
insert in lieu thereof the following words : “ Corporations 
with banking or discounting privileges shall not be created 
by special laws, but may be formed under general laws ;” 
and also to strike out the words “ in both cases.” 

Mr. Swazey offered the following as a substitute to the 
above article: 

i: Corporations with banking or discounting privileges 
may be either created by special acts or formed under 
general laws, provided that the faith of the State shall 
not be pledged therefor.” 

Pending which, on motion the Convention adjourned 
until 5 o’clock p. m. 

EVENING SESSION. 

Thursday, July 29,1852—5 o’clock p. m. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present: Hon. D. F. Kenner. President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the chair, and eighty-nine delegates. 

On motion, leave of absence was granted to the follow¬ 
ing named delegates, to wit: Messrs. Byrne, Robinson, and 
Anderson, of St. Landry. 

On motion of Mr. Bienvenu, the reading of the journal 
was dispensed with. 

ORDER OF THE DAT—UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of the report 
of the majority of the Committee on General Provisions. 

The 122d article of said report being before the Conven¬ 
tion at the time of adjournment, also the amendment of 
Mr. Eustis and the substitute of Mr. Swazey. 

The substitute offered by Mr. Swazey being first in order, 
and the question being on its adoption, Mr. Roman moved 
to lay the same on the table. 

On said motion, Mr. Akenhead called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Avery. Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Addison, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale. Beard, Bienv nu. 
Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson. Bullard. Castella¬ 
nos, Carter, Collens, Cotton. Conrad. Dalferes, Delony. De- 
clouet. Douglass, Dufour. Dugue, Duffel. Eggleston, Eustis, 
Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch. Hays, Harris. Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough. Hunt. Isaacks, Jenuings, Jones, 
King of Jackson. Key. Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds. LeBlanc, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, 
Mathews of Point Coupee. Mather, Moss. Olivier of St. Mar¬ 
tin.Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Paxton. Patterson, Preaux, 
Price, Pierce, Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson 




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of Ouachita. Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, 
Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana. Smith of Winn, Sibley, 
Simms, Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson. Todd, Van 
Wickle, Villere, Waddill and Whittington—95 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, King of St. Landry, Martin, 
Monge, Nicholls, Richardson of St. Mary. Roysden, Swa- 
zey—8 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
was laid upon the table. 

The question being then on the adoption of the amend¬ 
ment offered by Mr. Eustis, 

Mr. Roman moved to lay the same on the table. 

On said motion Mr. Carter called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery. Anderson of Carroll. Armant, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, Buis- 
son, Castellanos, Collens, Conrad, Dalferes, Declouet, 
Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Eggleston, Farmer, Gar- 
dere, Guion, Hays, Harris, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings 
Jones, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre. Leefe, Leeds. LeBlanc 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews of Orleans, 
Martin. Monge, Nicholls. Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of 
St. Mary. Palfrey. Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pier¬ 
son. Pugb. Richardson of St. Mary. Rixner, Risk. Roselius, 
Roman. Roysden, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough. Smith of West Feliciana, Tatman, Thompson, 
Todd, Williams, Whittington and Wilcoxon—69 yeas. 

And Messrs. A ddison. Bradford. Beale. Beard. Bienvenu. 
Boyer, Bullard, Carter, Cotton. Delony, Edwards of Wash¬ 
ington. Eustis, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert. Hough, 
Jourdan. King of Jackson. Mathews of Point Coupee, 
Mather, Moss. Pierce, Phillips, Reeves, Richardson of Oua¬ 
chita, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton. Smith of Winn, 
Sibley, Simms. Talbot, Taliaferro, Van Wickle, Villere and 
Waddill—38 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendment 
was laid on the tabie. 

Mr. Taliaferro offered the following as a substitute to 
the original article, as reported by the majority of the 
committee, to-wit: 

“ I* o corporate body shall be hereafter created, renewed 
or extended, with banking or discounting privileges, ex¬ 
cept under a general law of the Legislature, which shall 
be first submitted to the people and approved by a ma¬ 
jority of the voters of the State.” 

Mr. St. Paul moved to lay the substitute upon the table. 

Cn said motion Mr. Taliaferro called for the yeas and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead. Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, 
Bradford. Bartlett. Benjamin, Bernard. Brother. Boudous¬ 
quie, Bullard, Buisson, Castellanos, Collens, Cotton, Con¬ 
rad, Dalferes, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue. Duffel, 
Eggleston, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hays, Harris, Hunt, 
Jennings, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Lobdell, LeBlanc, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Ma¬ 
thews of Orleans, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. 
Mary, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, Pugh, 
Richardson of St. Mary. Rixner. Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Roysden, Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough, Smith of West Feliciana. Tatman, Thompson, 
Todd, 'Williams and Whittington—70 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Beale, Beard. Bienvenu, Boyer, 
Carter, Delony, Edwards of Washington, Hatch, Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Jourdan, King of Jack- 
son, Mathews of Point Coupee, Mather, Moss, Patterson, 


Pierce, Phillips, Richardson of Ouachita, Ronquillo, 
Smart, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Sibley. Simms, Talbot, 
Taliaferro, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill and Whittington 
—35 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed and the substitute 
offered by Mr. Taliaferro was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Swazey moved to lay on the table article 122, re¬ 
ported by the majority of the Committee on General Pro¬ 
visions. 

On said motion, the yeas and nays were called for and 
resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Boyer, Isaacks. King of St. Landry, 
King of Jackson, Martin. Monge, Nicholls, Phillips, Rich¬ 
ardson of St. Mary. Roysden, Swazey, Shelton—13 yeas. 

And Messrs. Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Addi¬ 
son. Dradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Brother. Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Carter, Collens, Conrad, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, 
Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of 
Washington, Eustis, Eggleston, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch, Hays, Harris, Hargis. Herron, Hebert, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc. Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMil¬ 
len, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of Point Coupee, Ma¬ 
ther, Moss. Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pearce, Pierson, 
Pugh, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita. Rixner, Risk, Ro¬ 
selius, Roman, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St Paul, Staes. Smart, 
Shaw. Scarborough, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of 
Winn. Sibley. Simms. Tatman, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thomp¬ 
son, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill, Williams, Whit¬ 
tington and Wilcoxon—96 nays. 

Consequently the motion was lost and the article was 
not laid upon the table. 

Mr. Phillips offered the following substitute to the 
original article, to-wit: 

“ Corporations shall not be created in this State by spe¬ 
cial laws, except for political or municipal purposes. The 
Legislature shall provide by general laws for the organiza¬ 
tion of all other corporations.” 

Mr. Hargis offered the following amendment, to be in¬ 
serted at the end of the original article : 

And that no bank snail ever be authorized to issue 
more than the amount of capital actually paid in.” 

Pending which Mr. Declouet called for the previous 
question, which was ordered. 

The first question being on the substitute offered by 
Mr. Phillips, the same was decided in the negative. 

Consequently the substitute was laid on the table. 

T! e next question before the Convention being the 
amendment offered by Mr. Hargis, the same was also laid 
on the table. 

The question then before the Convention being the 
adoption of the original article, as reported by the major¬ 
ity of the Committee on General Provisions, the same was 
adopted without amendment. 

The 123d article being taken up and read as follows, was 
on motion adopted without amendment: 

Art. 123. The Legislature shall have no power to pass 
any law sanctioning in any manner, directly or indirectly, 
the suspension of specie payments, by any person, asso¬ 
ciation or corporation issuing bank notes of any descrip¬ 
tion. 

The 124th article was taken up and read as follows, to- 
wit ; • 

Art. 124. In case of insolvency of any bank or banking 



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association, the bill holders thereof shall be entitled to 
preference in payment over all other creditors of such 
bank or association. 

Mr. Cotton offered the following, to be inserted at the 
end of the article, to wit: 

“ The stockholders in every corporation and joint stock 
company, for banking purposes, issuing tank notes or any 
kind of paper credits, to circulate as money, shall be indi¬ 
vidually responsible to the amount of their respective 
share or shares of stock in any such corporation or asso¬ 
ciation, for all its debts and liabilities of every kind.” 

Mr. St. Paul moved to lay the amendment on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Jennings then offered the following amendment, 
which was also laid upon the table : 

a All Banks shall be opened to inspection of their books, 
papers and accounts under such regulations as may be 
prescribed by law.” 

On motion of Mr. Roman, the original article as report¬ 
ed by the majority of the Committee, was adopted without 
amendment. 

Mr. Martin offered the following additional article, 
which reads thus: 

Art. —. “ In all cases when the Legislature shall either 
by general or special law authorize the establishment of a 
corporation with banking powers, it shall require the com¬ 
pany to establish at least one branch out of the Parish of 
Orleans.” 

Mr St. Paul moved to lay the above additional article 
on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows: 

Messrs. Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Addison, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Castellanos, Car¬ 
ter, Collens, Cotton, Declouet, Douglass. Dufour, Dugue, 
Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gar- 
dere, Guion, Hatch, Hays, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Ile- 
qert, Hough, Hodges. Hunt, Jennings, Jones, King of St. 
Landry, King of Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mcllhenuy, Mathews of Orleans, Mather, Paxton, 
Patterson, Preaux, Price, Peirce, Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, 
Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St. 
Paul, Staes, Smart, Shaw, Smith of W. F., Smith of 
Winn, Sibley, Tatman, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson, 
Villere, Williams and Wilcoxon—80 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Beard, Boyer, Conely. Dalferes / 
Duffel, Isaacks, Key, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews ofP. C., 
Martin. Moss, Monge. Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Oli¬ 
vier of St. Mary, Roysden, Swazey, Scarborough, Shelton. 
Simms, Todd, VanWickle, Waddill and Whittington—26 
nays. 

Consequently the additional article was laid on the 
table. 

Mr. Eustis offered the following additional article, to 
wit: 

Article —. Corporations may be formed under general 
laws, but shall not be created by special act, except for 
municipal purposes, and in cases wherein the judgment of 
the Legislature the objects of the corporation cannot be 
attained under general laws. 

On motion, the above article was laid on the table. 

The 125th article being taken up, and read follows, to 
wit: 


Article 125. The Legislature shall have power to pass 
such laws as it may deem expedient for the j'elief and re¬ 
vival of the Citizens’ Bank of Louisiana, and the acts 
already passed for the same purpose are ratified and con¬ 
firmed. 

Mr. Simms offered the following proviso, which was. on 
motion, adopted : 

Provided that the said Bank is subjected to the restric¬ 
tions contained in articles 123 and 124. 

On motion, the original article as amended was then 
adopted. 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow, 
at 9 o’clock a. m. 


Friday, July 30,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

The Rev. Mr. Crenshaw opened the proceedings with 
prayer. 

Present, Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the Chair, and ninety-one delegates. 

The President laid before the Convention a communica¬ 
tion from Mr. J. S. Barrows and others, extending to this 
Convention an invitation to attend a whig ratification 
meeting and barbecue, in the vicinity of the town of Ba¬ 
ton Rouge, on Monday next, the 2d day of August. 

On motion of Mr. Beale the invitation was accepted. 

Mr. Paxton presented to the Convention the creden¬ 
tials of Mr. A. Toulouse, member elect from the Parish of 
Lafayette. 

Mr. Pugh offered the following resolution, which being 
read, was on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That the Postmaster of this Convention be 
continued in office for the term of twenty days after the 
adjournment, for the purpose of forwarding the papers 
and letters to the address of members. 

Mr. St. Paul offered the following additional article, to 
be inserted after article 130 of the Constitution already 
adopted, to-wit: 

Article —. The office of any State officer, member of 
the General Assembly, or of any other person holding of¬ 
fice of profit or trust under this Constitution and the 
laws made in pursuance thereof, shall be ipso facto vacated 
by the fact of any such person committing the offence 
mentioned in article 130, and the Legislature shall pro¬ 
vide by law for the ascertaining and declaration of such 
forfeiture. 

On motion the above article was adopted. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, offered the following reso¬ 
lution, which being read, was on motion adopted: 

Resolved , That the Journal of Debates of this Conven¬ 
tion, when printed, shall be deposited in the State Libra¬ 
ry, to be disposed of in the following manner : One copy 
to each member and officer of this Convention ; one copy 
to each Parish iD the State, to be be delivered on the order 
of the Clerk of the District Court; one copy to each of 
the public libraries in the State ; one copy to each State 
in the Union—the remainder to be disposed of by the 
State Librarian, on such terms as the Legislature may di¬ 
rect. 

Mr. Jennings offered the following resolutions, which 
being read, were, on motion of the same delegate, laid on 
the table subject to the call of the Convention: 





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1. Resolved, That a period not to exceed thirty days af¬ 
ter the adjournment of this Convention be allowed to the 
Reporter of ihis House, to enable him to complete the du¬ 
ties devolving on him. and the per diem compensation 
therefor to be paid by the Treasurer upon his warrant 
countersigned by the Secretary. 

2. Resolved, That tie Secretary. Assistant Secretary 

and such other Clerks of the Convention as the Secretary 
may require, be continui d in their duties for a period not 
to exceed-days after the adjournment of this Con¬ 

vention. to complete the labors devolving upon them, and 
that the Secretary be directed to superintend the printing 
and distribution of the Debates and Constitution, and 
completion of the Journals, and that the compensation 
therefor be paid by the Treasurer upon the warrant of the 
Secretary. 

Mr. Benjamin having on yesterday voted in the major¬ 
ity “ on the adoption of the aditional article offered by 
Mr. Phillips, under the head of General Provisions, and 
adopted by this Convention.” moved for a reconsideration 
of the same, which was ordered. 

The said article being then before the Convention, 

Mr. Benjamin offered the following amendment, to be 
inserted at the end thereof, to wit: 

“ Or unless the repealing law contain some other ade¬ 
quate provision for the payment of the principal and in¬ 
terest of the debt.” 

On motion, the amendment was adopted ; and on a fur¬ 
ther motion, the article as amended was re-adopted. 

ORDER OF THE DAY—UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the Consideration of the re¬ 
report of the majority of the Committee on General Pro¬ 
visions. 

The 7th title, under the head of Internal Improvements, 
as reported by said Committee, being before the Conven¬ 
tion, and read as follows, to wit: 

TITLE VII. 

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 

Article —. There shall be a Board of Public Works, to 
consist of four Commissioners. The State shall be divi¬ 
ded iuto four Districts, containing as nearly as may be an 
equal number of voters, and one Commissioner shall be 
elected in each District, for the term of four years ; but, 
of the first elected, two, to be designated by lot, shall re¬ 
main in office for two years only. 

Art. —. The General Assembly, at its first session after 
the adoption of this Constitution, shall provide for the 
election and compensation of the Commissioners and the 
organization of the Board. The Commissioners first 
elected shall assemble on a day to be appointed by law, 
and decide by lot the order in which their terms of ser¬ 
vice shall expire. 

Art. —. The Commissioners shall exercise a diligent 
and faithful supervision of all public works in which the 
State may be interested. They shall communicate to the 
General Assembly, from time to time, their views concern¬ 
ing the same, and recommend such measures as they may 
deem necessary, in order to employ to the best advantage 
and for the purposes for which they were granted, the 
swamps and overflowed lands conveyed by the United 
States to this State. They shall appoint all officers en¬ 
gaged on the public works, and shall perform such other 
duties as may be prescribed by law. 

Art. —. The Commissioners may be removed by the 
concurrent vote of a majority of all the members elected 
to each House of the General Assembly ; hut the cause 


of the removal shall be entered on the journal of each 
House. 

Art. —. The General Assembly shall have power, by a 
vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each House, 
to abolish said Board, whenever in their opinion a Board 
of Public Works shall no longer be necessary. 

Mr. Williams offered the following substitute for the 1st 
and 2d article of the above report, under the head of In¬ 
ternal Improvements, to wit: 

Art. —. There shall be a board of Internal Improve¬ 
ments. The General Assembly shall, at its first session af¬ 
ter the adoption of this Constitution, divide the State into 
three Internal Improvement Distriets, and one Commis¬ 
sioner shall be elected in each District for two years. 

Art. —. The General Assembly, at its first session after 
the adoption of this Constitution, shall provide for the 
election of the Commissioners and organization of the 
Board, and shall provide for the compensation of said 
Commissioners, which compensation shall not be increased 
nor reduced during their term of office. 

Mr. Williams also moved to insert after the word “Com¬ 
missioners,” in the 3d article of the report, the words “ the 
Board of Internal Improvements and Public Works” j 
and also to insert in the 4th article, after the word “ Com¬ 
missioners,” the following words : •• the State Engineer, 
Surveyor General and Commissioners.” 

The same delegate also offered the following as an addi¬ 
tional article, to wit : 

Art. —. The General Assembly shall, at its first session 
after the adoption of the Constitution, provide for the 
cbction of a State Engineer and Surveyor General, who 
shall hold their offices for the term of two years, and, 
shall fix the compensation of said Engineer and Surveyor, 
which shall not be increased or reduced during their term 
of office, and the said State Engineer, Surveyor and Com¬ 
missioners, shall compose the Board of Internal Improve¬ 
ment and Public Works. 

Mr. Key moved to amend the substitute offered by Mr. 
Williams by striking out the words '• Engineer and Sur¬ 
veyor General.” 

Mr. Roman moved to lay the substitute, amendment 
and sub-amendment, on the table, which motion pre¬ 
vailed. 

Mr. Jennings offered the following articles as a substi¬ 
tute for articles one ami two of the majority report, under 
the head of Internal Impi-ovements : : 

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 

Article 1. There shall be a Board of Public Works, to 
consist of three Commissioners. The State shall he di¬ 
vided into three Districts, entitled First. Second and Third, 
containing as nearly as may be an equal number of voters. 
The term of office of the member to be elected in the First 
District shall be for one year ; that in the Second for two 
years, and that in the Third for three years, so that one 
member of said Board shall be annually i lected, who shall 
hold his office for three years. This Board to continue so 
long as the public works in which the State is interested 
require superintendence. 

Article 2. The General Assembly,at its first session after 
the adoption of this Constitution, shall prescribe the 
powers and duties of said Board, particularly directing 
their attention to employ to the best advantage the swamp 
and overflowed lands conveyed by Jthe United States to 
this State. The General Assembly shall moreover provide 
i for the compensation and election of the members com- 


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posing said Board, and for filling all vacancies occurring 
therein. 

Mr. Simms offered the following resolution : 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 

Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Legislature, 
at the first session after the adoption of this Constitution, 
to create an Internal Improvement Department, for the 
purpose of preventing the inundations of the alluvial 
lands of the State and developing its resources and facili¬ 
ties for communication. The Legislature shall have power 
to discontinue said Department, if at any future period 
its continuance should be deemed unnecessary. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the minority report, signed by 
Messrs. Van Wickle and Delony, as a substitute for the 
report of the majority of the Committee on General Pro¬ 
visions now under consideration, to-wit: 

The Genei’al Assembly shall, at its first session after the 
adoption of this Constitution, create a Levee or Internal 
Improvement Department, foi*| the purpose of protecting 
the low lands of this State from inundation, predicated 
upon a pledge of the swamp lands, which have been 
donated to the State by the United States ; the proceeds 
of sales of which lands to be used for that purpose only. 
And the General Assembly shall make all laws necessary 
for the sale of said lands, and also enact a general system 
of levees, dykes, outlets, etc., under the superintendence 
of Engineers or Commissioners, or such other officers of 
this State as they may deem necessary for the protection 
of said lands. 

Mr. Connely moved to adopt the first article of title 
seven, as reported by the majority of the Committee on 
General Provisions. 

Mr. Preaux called for the previous question, which was 
ordered. 

The questions being on the propositions offered by 
Messrs. Jennings, Simms and Sandidge. the same were 
severally laid on the table. 

The next question in order being the motion of Mr. 
Connely to adopt the first article of the report of the ma¬ 
jority, 

Mr. Smart, on said motion, called for the yeas and nays, 
which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson of Car- 
roll, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin. Besancon, Bernard, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie. Bullard, Buissou, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, Dufour, 
Dugue. Duffel. Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washing¬ 
ton, Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Ilayes, Hebert, 
Hernandez. Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key. King of St. Lan¬ 
dry, Lapeyre, Leefe, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of Point Coupee, Marrero, 
Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of 
St. Mary, Palfrey. Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pugh, Richard¬ 
son of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, Risk, 
Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, 
Scarborough, Smith of West Feliciana, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thompson, Van Wickle, Villere, 
Waddill, Williams and Whittington—79 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Beale, Carter, Delony, Declouet, 
Douglass, Parmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron Hough, 
Hodges. King of Jackson, Leeds, McMillen, Pierce, Phil¬ 
lips. Reeves, Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Shelton, Smith, 
Taliaferro. Toulouse, Todd—27 nays. 

Consequently the'article, as reported by the Committee 
on General Provisions, was adopted without amendment. 


The second article of the above report being taken up, 
was also adopted without amendment. 

On the third article being read as follows, to-wit : 

Article —. The Commissioners shall exercise a diligent 
and faithful supervision of all public works in which the 
State may be interested. They shall communicate to the 
General Assembly, from time to time, their views con¬ 
cerning the same, and recommend such measures as they 
may deem necessary, in order to employ to the best ad 
vantage and tor the purposes for which they were granted, 
the swamps and overflowed lands conveyed by the United 
States to this State. They shall appoint all officers en¬ 
gaged on the public works, and shall perform such other 
duties as may be prescribed by law. 

Mr. Todd moved to insert after the word “ interested,” 
the words “ and of all navigable rivers, bayous and public 
roads in their respective districts.” and to insert also after 
the words “to this Stale,” the following words: “And 
for the improvement of said rivers and bayous and public 
roads.” 

Mr. Martin offered as a sub-amendment to insert after 
the word “ interested,” the following words : “ Except 
those made by Joint Stock Companies.” 

Mr. Roman moved to lay the amendments offered by 
Mr. Todd on the table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were ealled and re¬ 
sulted as follows: 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery. Andrews, Anderson. Armant, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bou¬ 
dousquie, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Connely, Declouet, Du¬ 
four, Dugue, Duffel. Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, Gar¬ 
dere, Guion, Iiays, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, 
Key, Lapeyre. Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mell'- 
henny. Mathews of Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, Olivier of St Mary, Palfrey, 
Paxton. Preaux, Price, Pierce, Richardson of St. Mary, 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius. Roman. Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sib¬ 
ley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Toulouse, Van Wickle, Vil¬ 
lere and Waddill—63 yeas. 

Messrs. Addison, Beale, Bullard, Buisson, Castellanos, 
Delony, Douglass, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Hebert, Herron, Hough, Hodges, 
LeBlanc, Mathews of Point Coupee, Patterson, Phillips, 
Pugh, Richardson of Ouachita, Ronquillo. Sandidge, 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Simms, 
Thompson, Todd, Williams and Whittington—33 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the amendr 
ment was laid on the table. 

The question being put by the President on the adop¬ 
tion of the proposition of Mr. Martin, the same was de¬ 
cided in the affirmative, consequently the amendment 
was adopted. 

Mr. Dougjass offered the following proviso, to be in¬ 
serted at the end of the article, to wit: 

“ Provided, That the Commissioner in each District 
shall have the appointment of the officers within that 
District.” 

Mr. Roman moved to lay the proviso on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, moved to strike out all the 
words after “ necessary ” to the words “ to this State.” 

Mr. Roman moved to lay the amendment on the table. 
On said motion the yeas and nays were called for and 
resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, 
Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, 




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Huisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Cotton, Connelly, Conrad. 
X>eclouet. Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eg¬ 
gleston, Gardere, Guion, Hays, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, 
Key, Lapeyfe, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
Mathews of Oaleans, Mathews of Point Coupee, Marrero. 
Martin, Mather, Monge. Nicholls, Olivier of St. Martin, 
Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Paxton. Preaux, Price, Pugh, 
Reeves. Kixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, St. Paul, Staes, 
Shaw, Smith, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tou¬ 
louse) Van Wickle, Villere and Williams—66 yeas. 

And Messrs. Anderson, of Carroll, Beale, Delony, Doug¬ 
lass, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, 
Herron, Hodges, IviDg of Jackson, McMillen, Patterson, 
Pearce, Richardson of Ouachita, Roysden, Ronquiilo, 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Sibley, 
Thompson. Todd, Waddill and Whittington—27 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed and the amendment 
was laid upon the table. 

Mr. Delony offered the following proviso, which being 
read, was, on motion, laid on the table, to wit: 

Provided that no other of the public moneys but those 
arising from the said swamp or overflowed lands shall be 
applied to the purposes herein designated. 

On motion, the original article as amended was adopted. 

Messrs. Richardson, of 0., and Todd asked to have their 
votes recorded against the adoption of the above article. 

The fourth article being read, was, on motion, adopted 
without amendment. 

On the fifth article of the report being taken up, was 
read as follows, to wit: 

Article —. The G eneral Assembly shall have power, by 
a, vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each 
House, to abolish said Board, whenever in their opinion a 
Board of Public Works shall no longer be necessary. 

Mr. Todd moved to strike out “ three-fiiths,” and insert 
In lieu thereof the word “ majority .” 

On motion to adopt the above amendment, Mr. Smart 
called for the yeas and nays. 

Messrs. Addison, Bradford, Beale, Byrne, Declouet, De¬ 
lony, Douglass, Edwards of Washington, Farmer, Hatch, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges. King of Jackson, 
Leeds. McMillen, Paxton, Patterson, Price, Pierce, Phil¬ 
lips, Reeves, Richardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. 
Mary, Roysden, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith of Winn, 
Taliaferro, Thompson. Todd—31 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, Ben¬ 
jamin, Besancon, Bernard. Bienvenu, Brother, Boudous- 
quie, Boyer, Buisson, Castellanos, Cotton, Conrad, Dal- 
feres, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of Orleans, Eggle¬ 
ston, Gardere. Guion, Hays, Hebert, Hernandez, Jennings, 
Jourdan, Jones. Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre. Leefe, 
LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, 
Mathews of Point Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Mather, 
Monge, Nicholls, Oliv’er of St. Martin, Olivier of St. Mary, 
Palfrey, Preaux. Pugh, Rixner, Risk, F.oselius, Roman, 
Ronquillo. St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Sbaw, Scarborough, 
Smith of West Feliciana, Sibley. Simms, Stewart, Tatman, 
Talbot, Toulouse, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill. Williams 
and Whittington—71 nays. 

Consequently the motion to adopt was lost, and the 
amendment was accordingly rejected. 

Mr. Smart then moved to strike out the words “ by a 
vote of three-fifths of the members elected to ” and to 
insert in lieu thereof “ by a three-fifths vote of members 
ef.” 

Mr. Hough offered the following substitute to the above 
article, to-wit: 


i; The General Assembly shall have power to abolish said 
Board whener in their opinion the same shall be no longer 

necessary.” 

On motion the above substitute was laid on the table. 

And on motion the article was adopted without amend¬ 
ment. 

Mr. Farmer offered the following additional article, to 
be inserted under the head of “Internal Improvements,” 
to-wit: 

“ The swamp lands on each stream shall be exclusively 
appropriated for the benefit of such stream, unless after 
examination by competent engineers, it be found imprac¬ 
ticable to reclaim the lands thereon.” 

Mr. Roman moved to lay the above article on the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Benjamin, on behalf of the Committee on Style, 
submitted the following report, which being read, was, on 
motion, adopted, to-wit : 

The Committee on Style report the following revision of 
the articles in Title VI, General Provisions : 

113. The State shall not subscribe for the stock of, nor 
make a loan to, nor pledge its faith for the benefit of any 
corporation or joint stock company created or established 
for banking purposes, nor for any other purposes than 
those described in the following article. 

114. The Legislature shall have power to grant aid to 
companies or associations of individuals formed for the 
exclusive purpose of making works of internal improve¬ 
ment wholly or partially within the State, to the extent 
only of one-fifth of the capital of such companies, by sub¬ 
scriptions of stock, or loan of money or public bonds ; but 
any aid thus granted shall be paid to the company only 
in the same proportion as the remainder of the capital 
shall be actually paid in by the stockholders of the com¬ 
pany : and in case of loan, such adequate security shall 
be required as to the Legislature may seem proper. 

No corporation nor individual association receiving the 
aid of the State, as herein provided, shall possess banking 
or discounting privileges. 

115. No liability shall be contracted by the State, as 
above mentioned, unless the same be authorized by some 
law, for some single object or work, which shall be dis¬ 
tinctly specified therein, which shall be passed by a ma¬ 
jority of the members elected to both houses of the Gene¬ 
ral Assembly, and the aggregate amount of debts and 
liabilities incurred under this and the preceding article 
shall never at any one time exceed the sum of eight mil¬ 
lions of dollars. 

116. Whenever the Legislature shall contract a debt ex¬ 
ceeding in amount the sum of one hundred thousand dol¬ 
lars, unless in case of war, to repel invasion or suppress 
insurrection, they shall, in the law creating the debt, pro¬ 
vide adequate ways and means for the payment of the 
current interest and of the principal when the same shall 
become due. 

And the said law shall be irrepealable until principal 
and interest are fully paid and discharged, or unless the 
repealing law contain some other adequate provision for 
the payment of the principal and interest of the debt. 

The committee further recommend that the additional 
article offered by Mr. St. Paul, be added to the end of 
article 130, the word “ and ” being put at the beginning 
and the words “article 130” being changed into this 
article. 

The committee suggest no other changes in this Title. 

[Signed] J P. Benjamin, Chairman. 






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Mr. Key then moved that the Convention should now 
proceed to take into consideration the report of the ma¬ 
jority of the Committee on Public Education, which mo¬ 
tion prevailed. 

On the report of the majority of the Committee being 
read as follows, to-wit: 

TITLE YU. 

PUBLIC EDUCATION. 

Article —. The General Assembly shall establish free 
Public Schools throughout the State, and shall provide 
for their support by general taxation on property or other¬ 
wise ; and all moneys so raised or provided shall be dis¬ 
tributed to each Parish in proportion to the number of 
children between such ages as shall be fixed by the Gen¬ 
eral Assembly. 

Art. —. The proceeds of all lands heretofore granted 
by the United States to this State for the use or support 
of schools, and of all landj which may hereafter be granted 
or bequeathed to the State, and not expressly granted or 
bequeathed for auy other purpose, which hereafter may 
be disposed of by the State, and the proceeds of the 
estates of deceased persons to which the State may be¬ 
come entitled by law, shall be held by the State as a loan, 
and shall be and remain a perpetual fund, on which the 
State shall pay an annual interest of six per cent. ; which 
interest, together with the interest on the trust funds de¬ 
posited with this State by the United States, under the 
act of Congress approved June 23,1836. and all the rents 
of the unsold lands shall be appropriated to the support 
of such schools, and this appropriation shall remain in¬ 
violable. 

All moneys arising from the sales which have been, or 
may hereafter be made, of any lands heretofore granted 
by the United States to this State, for the use of a Sem¬ 
inary of Learning, and from any kind of donation that 
may hereafter be made for that purpose, shall be and re¬ 
main a perpetual fund, the interest of which, at six per 
cent, per annum, shall be appropriated to the support of a 
Seminary of Learning for the promotion of Literature 
and the Arts and Sciences, and no law shall ever be made 
diverting said fund to any other use than to the estab¬ 
lishment and improvement of said Seminary of Learning. 

Mr. Hebert offered the following as a substitute to the 
same, to wit : 

Article —. The Legislature shall provide for the elec¬ 
tion by the people of a Superintendent of Public Instruc¬ 
tion, who shall hold his office for four years, and whose 
duties shall be prescribed by law, and who shall receive 
such compensation as the Legislature may direct. 

The Legislature shall encourage by all suitable means, 
the promotion of intellectual, scientific and moral improve¬ 
ment. The proceeds of all lands that may be granted by 
the United States to this State, and not required to be 
applied to a specific object, and all estates of deceased per¬ 
sons to which the State may become entitled by law, and 
also such per cent, as may be granted by Congress for the 
sales of public lands in this State. shall remain a perpetual 
fund, the interest of which, and such other means as the 
Legislature may provide, shall be appropriated to the use 
of Common Schools throughout the State. 

The Legislature shall provide for a system of Common 
Schools, by which a school shall be kept up and supported 
in each District, at least three months in every year ; and 
any School District neglecting to keep up such a school, 
may be deprived of its proportion of the interest of the 
school fund during such neglect. 


The University shall be retained as at present, subject 
to such laws as the Legislature may make for its improve¬ 
ment and prosperity. 

On motion of Mr. St. Paul, the above substitute was laid 
on the table. • 

Mr. Preaux then offered the following as a substitute to 
the report of the majority of the Committee on Public 
Education, to wit: 

TITLE VII, 

PUBLIC EDUCATION. 

Article —. Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, 
diffused generally among the body of the people, being 
necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties, 
and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and 
advantages of education in the various parts of the coun¬ 
try, and among the people, it shall be the duty of the 
Legislature aud magistrates, in all future periods of this 
Government, to cherish the interest of literature and the 
sciences, and all Universities and Seminaries cf them ; 
especially the University of Louisiana and the Public 
Schools of the State ; to encourage private societies and 
public institutions, even by rewards and immunities for 
the promotion of agriculture, arts, sciences, commerce, 
trades, manufactures and a natural history of the coun¬ 
try ; to countenance and inculcate the principles of hu¬ 
manity and general benevolence, public and private 
charity, industry and frugality, honesty aud punctuality 
in all their dealings ; sincerity, good humor, and ail social 
affections and generous sentiments among the people. 

Art. —. The University of Louisiana, established in the 
city of NewOrleans. shall continue to be composed of four 
faculties, to wit: one of Law. one of Medicine, one of 
Natural Sciences, and one of Letters. 

Art. —. The Legislature shall have power to pass such 
laws as may be necessary for the further regulation of the 
University and for the promotion of the interests of Litera¬ 
ture and the Sciences.. But shall be under no obligations 
to contribute to the support of said University by appro¬ 
priations. 

Art. —. The Legislature shall establish free Public 
Schools throughout the State, and shall provide means for 
their support by taxation on property or otherwise. 

Article —. The proceeds of all lauds heretofore granted 
by the United States to this State, for the use or support 
of schools, and of all lands which may hereafter be 
granted or bequeathed to the State aud not expressly 
granted or bequeathed for any other purpose, which 
hereafter may be disposed of by the State, and the pro¬ 
ceeds of the estates of deceased persons to which the State 
may become entitled by law.shall be held by the State as 
a loan, and shall be aud remain a perpetual fuud. on 
which the State shall pay an annual interest of six per 
cent., which interest, together with all the rents of unsold 
lands, shall be appropriated to the support of the Public 
Scho Is and the appropriation shall remain inviolable. 

Art. —. All moneys arising from the sales which have 
been or may hereafter be made of any lands heretofore 
granted to this State for the use of a Seminary of Learning, 
and from any kind of donation that may hereafter be 
made for that purpose, shall be and remain a perpetual 
fund, the interest of which, at six per cent, per annum, 
shall be appropriated to the support of a Seminary of 
Learning for the promotion of Literature and the Arts and 
Sciences, and no law shall ever be made devoting said 
fund to any other use than to the establishment and im¬ 
provement of said Seminary of Learning. 





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Art. —. The Legislature shall provide by law for a just 
distribution among each parish in proportion to the 
number of the children between such ages as shall be 
fixed by the General Assembly. of all moneys raised by 
taxation for the use or support of Public Schools. 

Art. —. There shall be a Superintendent of Public Ed¬ 
ucation who shall hold his office for two years ; he shall 
be elected by the qualified voters of the State ; his duties 
shall be prescribed by law ; he shall receive such com¬ 
pensation as ihe Legislature may direct. 

Mr. Avery then moved to lay on the table the substi¬ 
tute offered by Mr. Preaux and the report of the majority 
of the Committee on Public Education, which motion 
prevailed. 

Mr. Avery then moved to take up for consideration title 
seven of the Constitution of 1845. under the head of Public 
Education, in lieu of the report of the majority of the Com¬ 
mittee on Public Education, which motion prevailed. 

The first article of said title being the 133d article of the 
present Constitution and being read as follows, to wit: 

TITLE VII. 

PUBLIC EDUCATION. 

Article 133 There shall be appointed a Superintendent 
of Public Education, who shall hold his office for two 
years. Ilis duties shall be prescribed bj r law. He shall 
receive such compensation as the Legislature may direct 

Mr. Lobdell offered the following substitute to the above 
article, to wit: 

Article 133. Public Education in this State shall be 
under the superintendence of the police juries of the re¬ 
spective parishes, and the municipal authorities of the 
respective cities and towns of the State. 

Mr. Avery moved to lay the substitute upon the table, 
which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Todd asked leave to have his vote recorded, and 
voted against the motion of Mr. Avery to lay on the table 
the substitute offered by Mr. Lobdell. 

Mr. Pugh then offered the following substitute to the 
133d article of the present Constitution, to wit : 

Article 133. There shall be elected at each general election 
of the people of this State a Superintendent of Public Edu¬ 
cation, who shall hold his office for two years. Ilis du¬ 
ties shall be prescribed by law, and he shall receive such 
compensation as the Legislature may direct. 

Pending which, on motion, the Convention adjourned 
until 5 o'clock p. m. 


EVENING SESSION. 

Friday, July 30,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present—Hon. D. F. Kenner. President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the chair, and eighty-one delegates. 

On motion of Mr. Risk, the reading of the journal was 
dispensed with. 

ORDER OF THE DAY—UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of article 
133 of the present Constitution, under the title of Public 
Education, with the substitute offered by Mr. Pugh, 
which were under consideration when the Convention 
adjourned. 

Mr. Jennings moved to strike out from the substitute 


now under consideration, the word two,” and insert in 
lieu thereof the word •• four.” 

Mr Key moved to lay on the table the motion offered 
by Mr. Jennings, which motion prevailed. 

Mr. Key then moved to lay on the table the substitute 
offered by Mr. Pugh. 

On said motion Mr. Richardson, of 0., called for the 
yeas and nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Addison, Bernard. Beale, Bullard, Byrne, Car¬ 
ter, Cotton, Conrad, Delony, Declouet. Douglass. Duffel, 
Edwards. Eustis, Farmer. Guion, Hatch. Harris, Hargis, 
Herron. Hough. Hodges. Jones, Key, King of Jackson, 
Lobdell. McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Monge, 
Patterson, Pierce, Phillips. Richardson of Ouachita, Rich¬ 
ardson of St. Mary, Sandidge. St. Paul, Smart, Shaw, 
Scarborough. Shelton. Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of 
Winn. Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd, Toulouse. Williams 
and Wilcoxon—48 yeas. 

Messrs. Avery, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Besancon, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Castellanos, 
Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Gardere, Hays, He¬ 
bert, Hernandez. Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Or¬ 
leans, Moss, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Pugh, Reeves, Rix- 
ner, Risk. Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Staes, Sibley, 
Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Van Wickle, Villere, 
Waddill and Whittington—48 nays. 

There being a tie, and the President voting in the ne¬ 
gative. declared the motion to lay on the table as lost. 

The motion then being on the adoption of Mr. Pugh’s 
substitute, 

Mr. Avery called for the yeas and nays* which resulted 

as follows: 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Armant, Bradford.Benjamin, 
Besancon. Bienvenu. Brother, Boudousquie. Buisson. Cas¬ 
tellanos, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gardere, Hays, Hebert, Hernandez. Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jourdan, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc. Lyle, Mc- 
Ilhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Moss, Paxton. Preaux, 
Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman. Ronquillo, 
Staes, Smart, Shaw, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Tal¬ 
bot, Villere, Waddill and Whittington—51 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison, Bernard, Beale, Bullard, Carter, 
Cotton. Connely. Conrad. Delony. Declouet. Douglass, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards of Washington. Farmer, Guion, Hatch, Har¬ 
ris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, Jones. Key. King of 
Jackson, Lobdell, McMillen, Mathews of P. C., Monge, 
Palfrey. Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, Richardson of Oua¬ 
chita. Richardson of St. Mary. Sandidge, St. Paul. Scar¬ 
borough. Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, Smith of 
Winn, Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd, Toulouse, VanWickle, 
Williams and Wilcoxon^-47 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
offered by Mr. Pugh was accordingly adopted. 

Mr. Palfrey having voted with the majority on the 
adoption of the substitute offered by Mr. Pugh to article 
133 of the Constitution, moved for a reconsideration of 
the same, which was granted. 

The substitute and original article being then before tho 
Convention, Mr. Palfrey moved to reject the article and 
the substitute. On said motion the yeas and nays were 
called, and resulted as follows: 

Messrs. Anderson of Carroll, Addison, Bernard, Beale, 
Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Delony, De¬ 
clouet, Douglass, Dufour, Edwards of Washington, Far¬ 
mer, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, 


m 





86 


JOUE.NAL OF THE 


Jourdan, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, King of Jackson, 
Lobdell; McMillen, Mathews of P. C., Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier, Palfrey, Patterson, Price, Pierce, Phillips, Rich¬ 
ardson of Ouachita, Richardson of St. Mary, Roysden, 
Sandidge, St. Paul, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith of 
W. F., Smith of Winn, Taliaferro, Thompson. Todd, Tou¬ 
louse, VanWickle, Williams and Wilcoxon—55 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Armant, Bradford. Ben¬ 
jamin. Besancon, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Baisson, Byrne,-Castellanos, Dalferes, Dufour, Dugue, Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans, Eggleston. Eustis, Gardere. Ilays, Hebert, 
Hernandez, Isaacks, Jennings, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le 
Blanc, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Moss, Paxton, 
Preaux, Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Ronquillo, Staes, Shelton. Sibley, Simms, Tatrnan, Talbot, 
Villere, Waddilland Whittington—50 nays. 

Consequently, the motion prevailed, and the original 
article of the Constitution and the substitute of Mr. Pugh 
were accordingly rejected. 

Messrs. Herron, Beale and Conrad offered the following 
as their reasons for voting against the substitute offered 
by Mr. Pugh, to article 133 of the Constitution, and asked 
that the same should be spread on the journal, which was 
granted, to-wit; 

We voted to lay Mr. Pugh’s substitute to article 133 of 
the Constitution on the table, because we are opposed to 
the creation of the office of Superintendent of Public 
Schools. If the office is to be created, we prefer his being 
elected by the people to any other mode of appointment. 

Mr. Bullard offered the following article, to be inserted 
in lieu of article 133 of the present Constitution : 

Article 133. The Secretary of State shall be ex-officio 
Superintendent of Public Education. His duties shall be 
prescribed by law. He shall receive such additional com¬ 
pensation as the Legislature may direct. 

Mr. Jennings moved to lay the above substitute on the 
table. 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows: 

Messrs. Akenhead. Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Addison, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Besancon, Bienvenu, Brother, Buis- 
son. Byrne, Castellanos. Carter, Cotton, Connely Dalferes. 
Delony, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel. Ed¬ 
wards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston. 
Eustis, Gardere. Hatch, Hebert, Hernandez, Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key, King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe. 
Leeds, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Moss, Monge, 
Nicholls. Olivier of St. Mary, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, 
Preaux, Price, Pugh, Richardson of St. Mary, Rixner, 
Risk, Ronquillo, St. Paul, Staes. Smart, Smith of Winn, 
Tatrnan, Talbot, Thompson, Toulouse, Whittington and 
Wilcoxon—64 yeas. 

And Messrs. Bernard, Beale, Boudousquie, Boyer. Bul¬ 
lard, Conrad, Farmer, Guion. Harris, Hargis, Herron. 
Hodges, Jourdan, King of Jackson, LeBlanc, Lobdell, 
McMillen, Mathews of Point Coupee, Pierce. Phillips, 
Reeves. Richardson of Ouachita. Roselius. Roysden, San¬ 
didge, Shaw, Shelton. Scarborough, Smith of West Felici¬ 
ana, Sibley, Simms, Taliaferro, Van Wickle, Villere, Wad- 
dill and Williams—36 nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the substitute 
offered by Mr. Bullard was laid on the table. 

On the 134th article of the present Constitution being 
taken up and read as follows, to wit: 

Art. 134. The Legislature shall establish free Public 
Schools throughout the State, and shall provide means for 
their support by taxation on property or otherwise. 


Mr. Hatch offered the following as a substitute to the 
above article, to wit: 

Art. —. The General Assembly shall establish free Pub¬ 
ic Schools throughout the State, and shall provide for their 
support by general taxation on property or otherwise ; and 
all moneys so raised or provided, shall be distributed to 
each Parish in proportion to the number of children be¬ 
tween such ages as shall be fixed by the General Assembl} 1 ". 

Pending which, on motion, the Convention adjourned 
until to-morrow at 9 o’clock, a. m. 


Saturday, July 31,1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present: Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the chair, and eighty-six delegates. 

On motion of Mr. Farmer, leave of absence was granted 
to Mr. Beard. 

Mr. Joffrion. delegate elect from the Parish of Avoyelles, 
appeared and took his seat. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita,offered the following reso-, 
lution, which being read, was on motion adopted: 

“ Resolved, That during this day’s session no member 
shall speak on any one question more than five minutes 
at any one time.” 

Mr. Dufour offered the following resolution, which being 
read, was on motion adopted : 

“ Resolved, That the Secretary of the Convention be 
and i3 authorized to employ an additional RecordingClerk 
ot assist in enrolling the Constitution.” 

Mr. Gardere, on behalf of the Committee on Contingent 
Expenses, offered the following resolution, which being 
read, was on motion adopted : 

“ Resolved, That the President of the Convention be 
authorized to effect a loan for the use of said Convention, 
which shall not exceed the sum of seven thousand dollars, 
and at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent, per 
annum.” 

Mr. Benjamin offered the following resolution, which 
being read, was on motion adopted : 

“ Resolved. That one thousand copies of the debates in 
English and five hundred in French be printed in addi¬ 
tion to the number already ordered.” 

On motion of Mr. Jennings the Convention took up for 
consideration the resolution offered by him on yesterday, 
concerning the time to be allowed to the Reporter and 
Clerks of the Convention to complete the labor devolving 
upon them in their respective capacities. 

That part of the resolution concerning the Reporter 
being read. 

On motion of Mr. Cotton the words “ thirty days” were 
stricken out, and “sixty days” inserted in lieu thereof. 

On motion the resolution as amended was adopted. 

The second part of the resolution concerning the Clerks 
of the Convention being taken up and read, 

On motion of Mr. Jennings the blank in the same was 
filled with the word “ twenty,” and on a further motion 
the resolution as amended was adopted. 

Mr. Benjamin, on behalf of the Committee on Style, 
submitted the following report, to-wit: 

The Committee on Style beg leave to report on title 
seven—Internal Improvements : 

That the only change recommended in this title is in 
the first article, by inserting in the second line, after the 







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word :{ divided,” the words^'by the Legislature.” and in 
the third line, after “ district,” the words “ by the vote 
thereof.” [Signed] J. P. Benjamin. 

On motion the report was concurred in. 

Mr. Williams having, on yesterday, voted with the ma¬ 
jority on the motion to reject article 133 of Ihe Constitu¬ 
tion, moved for a reconsideration of the same, which was 
granted. 

The 133d article being then before the Convention, Mr. 
Williams offered the following as a. substitute to the same, 
to-wit: 

“There shall be elected at the first general election 
after the adoption of this Constitution, and every two 
years thereafter, a Superintendent of Public Education, 
who shall hold his office for two years. His duties shall 
be prescribed by law, and he shall receive such compensa¬ 
tion as the Legislature may direct. Provided that the 
General Assembly shall have power, by a vote of three- 
fifths of the members elected to both Houses, to abolish 
the said office of Superintendent of Public Education 
whenever, in their opinion, said office shall be no longer 
necessary.” v 

On motion of Mr. Hatch the words “three-fifths ” were 
stricken out, and the words “ a majority ” were inserted 
in lieu thereof. 

Mr. Williams moved for the adoption of the above sub¬ 
stitute as amended. ' 

On said motion the yeas and nays were called, and re¬ 
sulted as follows : 

Messrs. Avery, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, Bradford, 
Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, 
Dalferes, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards of Orleans, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hatch. Harris, Hargis. Hebert, 
Hernandez, Hough, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, 
Jones, Joffrion. Key, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lob- 
dell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans, Mathews of 
Loint Coupee, Parham, Paxton, Preaux, Phillips, Pugh, 
Reeves. Rixner, Risk, Roselius. Roman, Ronquillo, Staes, 
Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thompson, Toulouse, VanWickle, 
Villere, Waddill, Williams, Whittington and Wilcoxon— 
74 yeas. 

And Messrs. Addison. Beale, Carter, Cotton, Connely 
Conrad, Douglass, Duffel, Edwards of Washington, Far¬ 
mer. Herron, Hodges, King of St. Landry, King of Jack- 
son, McMillen, Martin, Monge, Palfrey, Patterson. Pierce, 
Richardson of Ouachita, Roysden, Sandidge, Shelton, 
Taliaferro, Todd—26 nays. 

Consequently the substitute of Mr. Williams, as amended, 
was adopted. 

Mr. Staes offered the following resolution, which being 
read, was on motion laid on the table : 

Resolved, That the member from Lafayette, Mr. Ant. 
Toulouse, lately elected to this Convention, be fully en¬ 
titled to his pei- diem, to begin on the 5th of July, up to 
the adjournment of this Convention. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following resolution, which 
being read, was on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to 
present, in the name of the Convention, to each of the 
clerical gentlemen who have so promptly officiated at the 
opening of our daily sessions, a well bound copy of the 
Journal and Debates, as some small mark of the respect 
of its several members. 


Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, offered the following reso¬ 
lution, which being read, was on motion adopted : 

Resolved. That the fifteen thousand copies of the Con¬ 
stitution ordered to be printed shall be delivered to the 
Secretary of the Convention within twenty days, who 
shall superintend the proper distribution thereof to the 
members of this Convention, by mail or otherwise. 

ORDER OF THE DAV—UNFINISED BUSINESS. 

The Convention resumed the consideration of article 
134 of the Constitution, which was under consideration 
on yesterday when the Convention adjourned, and also 
the substitute offered by Mr. Hatch. 

Mr. Lobdell offered as an amendment to the substitute 
offered by Mr. Hatch, to insert after the words “ on 
property,” the following words : “ by the proceeds of the 
sale of the school lands within the respective parishes.” 

On motion the amendment was laid on the table. 

The question being on the adoption of the substitute, 
on motion to lay the same on the table Mr. Hatch called 
for the yeas and nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Armant, Bradford, Bienvenu, Brother, Buisson, 
Connely, Dufour, Duffel, Gardere, Leeds, Mathews of Or¬ 
leans. Mathews of I*. C., Parham, Phillips, Reeves, Rixner, 
Shaw, Sibley and VanWickle—19 yeas. 

And Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson of 
Carroll, Addison, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, Boudousquie, 
Boyer, Bullard, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, 
Conrad, Dalferes. DeloDy, Douglass, Dugue, Edwards of 
Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Far¬ 
mer, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Her¬ 
nandez, Hough, Hedges. Hunt. Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, 
Jones. Joffrion, Key, King of St. Landry. King of Jackson, 
Leefe, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen. Mar¬ 
rero, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, 
Preaux, Pierce, Pugh. Richardson of Ouachita, Risk, Ro¬ 
selius, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Swa- 
zey. Scarborough, Shelton, Smith of Winn, Simms, Stewart, 
Tatman, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd, VanWickle, 
Waddill, Williams and Wilcoxon—82 nays. 

Consequently, the motion to lay on the table was lost, 
and on a further motion the substitute of article 134 was 
adopted. 

Mr. Phillips asked leave to have his vote recorded 
against the adoption of the above substitute, which was 
granted. 

Mr. Duffel presented the following as bis reasons for vo¬ 
ting against the adoption of the above substitute : 

I vote yes, because I wish the distribution of the moneys 
to be left to the wisdom of the General Assembly. 

[Signed] Duffel. 

Mr. Connely submitted the following as his reasons for 
voting against the above substitute : 

I vote against the substitute because I prefer the arti¬ 
cle 134 of the Constitution of 1845. 

[Signed] G. F. Connely. 

The 135th article of the present Constitution being ta¬ 
ken up and read as follows, to-wit : 

Article 135. The proceeds of all lands heretofore grant¬ 
ed by the United States to this State for the use and sup¬ 
port of schools, and of all lands which may hereafter be 
granted or bequeathed to the State, an«fc not expressly 
granted or bequeathed for any other purpose, which here¬ 
after may be disposed of by the State, and the proceeds 
of the estates of deceased persons to which the State may 
become entitled by law, shall be held by the State as a 




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loan, and shall be and remain a perpetual fund, on which 
the State shall pay an annual interest of six par cent.; 
which interest, together with all the rents of the unsold 
lands, shall be appropriated to the support of such schools, 
and this appropriation shall remain inviolable. 

Mr. Key offered the following article of the report of 
the majority of the Committee on Public Education, as a 
substitute to the above article, to wit: 

Art. 135. The proceeds of all lands heretofore granted 
by the United States to this State for the use or support 
of schools, and of all lands which may hereafter be granted 
or bequeathed to the State, and not expressly granted or 
bequeathed for any other purpose, which hereafter may be 
disposed of by the State, and the proceeds of the estates of 
deceased persons to which the State may become enttled by 
law. shall be held by the State as a loan, ard shall be and re¬ 
main a perpetual fund, on which the State shall pay an 
annual interest of six per cent.; which interest, together 
with the interest on the trust funds deposited with this 
State by the United States, under the act of Congress ap¬ 
proved June 23, 1836. and all the rents of the unsold 
lands shall be appropriated to the support of such sclioolSj 
and this appropriation shall remain inviolable. 

On motion, the above substitute was adopted, in lieu of 
the original article 135, of the Constitution of 1845. 

The Convention then took up article 136 of the present 
Constitution, which read as follows, to wit: 

Art. 136. All moneys arising from the sales which have 
been or may hereafter be made of any lands heretofore^ 
granted by the United States to this State, for the use of a 
Seminary of Learning, and from any kind of donation 
that may hereafter be made for that purpose, shall be 
and remain a perpetual fund, the interest of which at six 
per cent, per annum,-shall be appropriated to the support 
of a Seminary of Learning for the promotion of Literature 
and the Arts and Sciences, and no law shall ever be made 
diverting said fund to any other use than to the estab¬ 
lishment and improvement of said Seminary of Learning. 

On motion, the above article was adopted without 
amendment. 

On the 137th article of the present Constitution being 
taken up and read as follows, to-wit: 

Article 137. An University shall be established in the 
City of NewOrleans. It shall be composed of four facul¬ 
ties, to-wit: one of Law. one of Medicine, one of the Natu¬ 
ral Sciences, and one of Letters. 

Mr. Eustis offered the following articles as substitutes 
for the above article, and also to articles 138 and 139, to- 
wit : 

Article 137. The University of Louisiana in NewOrleans 
as now established, shall be maintained. 

Art. 138. The Legislature shall have power to pass such 
laws as may be necessary for the future regulation of the 
University, and for the promotion of the interests of Liter¬ 
ature and the Sciences, but shall be under no obligation 
to contribute to the support of the University by appro¬ 
priations. 

On motion the above articles were adopted as substi¬ 
tutes to articles 137,138 and 139, of the present Constitu¬ 
tion. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, on behalf of the Committee 
on Schedule, submitted the following report, to-wit: 

TITLE —. 

SCHEDULE. 

Art. —. The Constitution adopted in eighteen hundred 


and forty-five is declared to b’fe superceded by this Consti- 
tion, and in order to carry the same into effect, it is 
hereby declared and ordained as follows : 

Art. —. All rights, actions, prosecutions, claims and 
contracts, as well as of individuals as of bodies corporate, 
and all laws in force at the time of the adoption of this 
Constitution, and not inconsistent therewith, shall con¬ 
tinue as if the same bad not been adopted. 

Art. —. In order that no inconvenience may result to 
the public service from the takiDg effect of this Constitu¬ 
tion, no office shall be superceded thereby ; but the laws 
of the State relative to the duties of the several officers, 
Executive, Judicial and Military, shall remain in full 
force, though the same be contrary to this Constitution, 
and the several duties shall be performed by the respec¬ 
tive officers of the State, according to the existing laws, 
until the organization of the Government uuder this Con¬ 
stitution, and the entering into office of the new officers 
to be appointed under said Government, and no longer. 

Art. —. Appointments to office by the Executive under 
this Constitution, shall be made by the Governor to be 
elected under its authority. 

Art.—. The Legislature shall provide for the removal 
of all causes now pending in the Supreme or other Courts 
of the State under the Constitution of 1845 to Courts 
created by or under this Constitution. 

Art. —. The time of service of all officers chosen by the 
people at the first election under this Constitution, shall 
terminate as though tbe election bad been holden on the 
first Monday of November. 1851. and they had entered on 
the discharge of their duties at the time designated 
therein. The first class of Senators designated in article 
seventeen, shall hold their seats until the day of the 
closing of the general elections in November, 1853, and the 
second class until tbe day of the closing of the general 
elections in November, 1855. 

Art. —. The first election for Judges of the Supreme 
Court, shall be held on the first Monday of April next, 
(1853,) and they shall enter into office on the first Mon¬ 
day of May. 1853. 

Art. —. The first term of office of the District Attor¬ 
neys, and the Clerks of the Inferior Courts, to be ordered 
and established under this Constitution, shall be regula- 
lated by the term of service of the first Governor ; so that 
a new election for these officers shall be held on the first 
Monday of November, 1855. 

TITLE —. 

ORDINA NCE. 

Article —. Immediately after the adjournment of the 
Convention, the Governor shall issue his proclamation, 
directing the several officers of this State authorized by 
law to hold elections for members of the General Assem¬ 
bly, to open and hold a poll in every Parish of the State, 
at the places designated by law, upon the first Tuesday of 
November next, for the purpose of taking the sense of the 
good people of this State in regard to the adoption or re¬ 
jection of this Constitution ; and it shall be the duty of 
said officers to receive the votes of all persons entitled to 
vote under the old Constitution and under this Constitu¬ 
tion Each voter shall express his opinion by depositing 
in a separate box, to be kept for that purpose, a ticket, 
whereon shall be written “ the Constitution accepted,” or 
“the Constitution rejected.” or some such word as will 
distinctly convey the intention of the voter. At the con¬ 
clusion of said election, which shall be conducted in every 
respect as the general State election is now conducted 


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th<> c'-mmissioners designated to preside over the same, 
ahull carefully examine and count each ballot so deposi¬ 
ted, and shall forthwith make due returns thereof to the 
Secretary of State, in conformity to the provisions of the 
existing law upon the subject of elections. 

Art. —. Upon the receipt of the said returns, or on the 
fifth Monday of November, if the returns be not sooner 
received, it shall be tfie duty of the Governor, the Secre¬ 
tary of State, the Attorney General and the State Trea¬ 
surer, in the presence of all such persons as may choose 
to attend, to compare the votes given at the said poll for 
the ratification and rejection of this Constitution, and if 
it shall appear from said returns that a majority of all the 
votes given are for ratifying this Constitution, then it 
shall be the duty of the Governor to make proclamation 
of that fact, and thenceforth this Constitution shall be 
ordained and established as the Constitution of the State 
of Louisiana. But whether this Constitution be accepted 
or rejected, it shall be the duty of the Governor to cause 
to be published in the official paper of the Convention the 
result of the polls, showing the number of votes cast in 
each parish for and against the said Constitution. 

Art. —. Should this Constitution be accepted by the 
people, it shall also be the duty of the Governor forthwith 
to issue bis proclamation, declaring the present Legisla¬ 
ture, elected under the old Constitution, to be dissolved,' 
and directing the several officers of the State authorized by 
law to hold elections for members of the General Assembly, 
to hold an election, at the places designated by law. upon 
the fourth Monday of December next, 1852, for Governor, 
Lieutenant Governor, members of the General Assembly, 
Secretary of State, Attorney General. Treasurer and Su¬ 
perintendent of Public Education. And the said election 
shall be conducted, and the returns thereof made, in con¬ 
formity to the existing laws upon the subject of State 
elections. 

Art. —. The General Assembly elected under this Con¬ 
stitution shall convene at the State House, in Baton 
Rouge, upon the third Monday of January next, 1853, 
after the election; and the Governor and Lieutenant 
Governor elected at the same time, shall be duly installed 
in office during the first week of their session, and before 
it shall be competent for the said Genei-al Assembly to 
proceed with the transaction of business. 

Art. —. All the publications herein ordered shall be 
made in the official journal of the Convention. 

Art. —. This Constitution shall be published in Fi’ench 
and English, in the official journal of the Convention, from 
the period of its adjournment until the first Tuesday of 
November, 1852. 

On motion of Mr. King, of St. Landry, the above report 
was taken up and read article by article. 

On the following article being taken up and read as fol¬ 
lows, to-wit: 

Upon the receipt of the said returns, or on the first 
Monday of December, if the returns be not sooner re¬ 
ceived. it shall be the duty of the Governor, the Secretary 
of State, the Attorney General, and the State Treasurer, 
in the presence of all such persons as may choose to at¬ 
tend, to compare the votes given at the said poll, for the 
ratification and rejection of this Constitution, and if it 
shall appear from said returns that a majority of all the 
votes given is for ratifying this Constitution, then it shall 
be the duty of the Governor to make proclamation of that 
fact, and thenceforth this Constitution shall be ordained 
and established as the Constitution of the State of Louis¬ 


iana. But whether this Constitution be accepted or re¬ 
jected, it shall be the duty of the Governor to cause to be 
published in the State paper the result of the polls, show¬ 
ing the number of votes cast in each parish for or against 
the said Constitution. 

Mr. Herron moved to strike out in the same the words 
“ votes given,” and to insert in lieu thereof the following 
words : “ All the voters of the State, as ascertained by 
the number of votes that may be cast at the Presidential 
election, which will be held on the said second Tuesday 
in November next.” 

On motion the above amendment was laid on the table, 
and on a further motion the report of the Committee on 
Schedule was adopted without amendment. 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, having voted in the majority 
on the motion to adopt the substitute offered by Mr. Wil¬ 
liams to article 133 of the Constitution, moved for a re¬ 
consideration of the same, which was granted. 

The substitute being then before the Convention, 

Mr. King, of St. Landry, moved to strike out from the 
same the following words : “ at the first general election 
after the adoption of this Constitution, and every two 
years thereafter ; ” which motion prevailed, and the words 
were accordingly stricken out, and, on motion, the 
substitute was re-adopted as amended. 

Mr. Todd moved that, by general copsent, the Conven¬ 
tion should reconsider the vote given on the adoption of 
Title Nine of the Constitution, under the head of Mode 
of Revising the Constitution, which motion prevailed. 

The article being then before the Convention, 

Mr. Todd moved to strike out in the same the words 
“and approved by the Governor,” which motion pre¬ 
vailed. and on a further motion the article as amended 
was re-adopted. 

Mr. Harris having voted in the majority on the adop¬ 
tion of the substitute offered by Mr. Hatch to article 134 
of the Constitution, moved for a reconsideration of the 
same, which was ordered. 

The substitute being then before the Convention, 

Mr. Harris moved to amend the same by inserting “ free 
white ” before the word “ children,” which motion pre¬ 
vailed, and, on motion, the substitute was re-adopted as 
amended. 

Mr. Sandidge offered the following, to be inserted un¬ 
der the title of ordinance : 

Recognizing the right, due to the people, that their will 
should be consulted in the most unequivocal manner on a 
subject of such universal interest as that of Public Educa¬ 
tion, this Convention,in requiring the Legislature to estab¬ 
lish such a system, deem it but just and right that a people, 
who are to be taxed annually for so large a sum of money 
as will be necessary to sustain it, should be privileged to 
vote directly upon its adoption ; and to that end, the sec¬ 
ond article under the title of Public Education shall be 
submitted to them, to be voted on separately from the 
balance of the Constitution. It reads thus : “ The Gen¬ 
eral Assembly shall establish free Public Schools through¬ 
out the State, and shall provide for their support by gen¬ 
eral taxation on property, or otherwise ; and all moneys 
so raised or provided shall be distributed to each Parish, 
in proportion to the number of free white children be¬ 
tween such ages as shall be fixed by the General As- 
embly. 

On motion the above article was laid on the table. 

Messrs. Sandidge and Todd asked leave to have their 
i votes recorded against the motion to lay on the table the 


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above article offered by Mr. Sandidge, which was accord¬ 
ingly done. 

On motion of Mr. Benjamin the Convention took a re¬ 
cess until one o’clock, v. m. 

The time having expired, the Convention was called to 
order. 

Mr. Guion offered the following resolution, which being 
read, was on motion adopted, to-wit: 

Resolved, That on the delivery of the work ordered to 
be performed by the Printer to the Secretary of the Con¬ 
vention and to the State Librarian, as already directed, 
and on his completing the publications ordered to be made 
in his newspaper, the President of this Convention, upon 
the certificates of said officers that the work has been 
performed in workmanlike style, shall be authorized to 
draw his warrant on the Treasurer, in favor of said Printer, 
for the amount which may be due to him, in accordance 
with his contract. 

Mr. Byrne offered the following resolution : 

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be continued in 
office for the same time allowed to the Secretary. 

Mr. Mcllhenny moved to amend the resolution, by 
adding after the words “Sergeant-at-Arms” the words 
“ Door-keeper.” 

Mr. Connely moved to insert also the word “ Messen¬ 
ger.” 

Mr. Cotton moved to lay the resolution and amend¬ 
ments on the table. 

On said motion Mr. Connely called for the yea3 and 
nays, which resulted as follows : 

Messrs. Avery, Andrews, Anderson of Carroll, Armant, 
Addison, Bradford, Beale, Boudousquie. Bullard, Carter, 
Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Delony, Dufour. Dugue. Duffel, 
Edwards of Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eustis, 
Guion. Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Hebert, Hodges, Isaacks, 
Jourdan, Jones, Key, King of Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mathews of Point Cou¬ 
pee, Marrero. Monge, Nieholls, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Phillips, Pugh, Rixner, Roselius, Roysden, Ronquillo. San- 
didge, Smart, Smith of Winn, Sibley, Simms, Thompson, 
Todd, Toulouse, Van Wickle, Villere, Williams and Whit¬ 
tington—62 yeas. 

And Messrs. Benjamin, Bienvenu. Boyer, Byrne, Castel¬ 
lanos, Campbell, Hunt, Jennings, Zoffrion, King of St. 
Landry. Mcllhenny, Mathews of Orleans. Mather, Preaux, 
Price, Risk, St. Paul. Staes. Swazey, Shaw, Smith of West 
Feliciana, Stewart, Tatman, Taliaferro and Waddill—25 
nays. 

Consequently the motion prevailed, and the resolution 
and amendments were laid on the table. 

Mr. King of St. Landry offered the following resolution, 
which, being read, was, on motion, adopted : 

Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Printer of the 
Convention to forward one copy of the paper in which the 
proceedings of the Convention are published to each mem¬ 
ber of the Convention during the entire period of the pub¬ 
lication of said proceedings. 

Mr. Benjamin offered the following resolution, which, 
being read, was, on motion adopted. 

Resolved, That the term of office of the Translator of 
the Debates be extended to the same time as that of the 
Reporter, and that he he paid in accordance with the 
resolution already passed providing for the payment of the 
Clerks. 

On motion, the Convention adjourned until 5 o’clock, 

T. M. 


EVENING SESSION. 

aturday, j'uiy SI, 1852. 

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. 

Present Hon. B. F. Kenner, President of the Conven¬ 
tion, in the chair, and one hundred and five delegates. 

Mr. Preaux was called to the chair. 

Mr. Carter offered the following Tesolution, which being 
read, was on motion unanimously adopted, to-wit: 

Resolved, That the Convention do hereby express their 
acknowledgments to the Hon. D. F. Kenner, President of 
his Convention, for the impartial, faithful and able man¬ 
ner with which he has presided over the deliberations of 
this body. 

Mr. Gardere, on behalf of the Committee on Contin¬ 
gent Expenses, offered the following resolution, which be¬ 
ing read, was on motion adopted, to-wit: 

Resolved, That the President of this Convention he, 
and is hereby, authorized to order the payment of th* 
following accounts to the persons hereinafter named : 


T. D. Lewis. Messenger of the Convention, one 

hundred and fifty dollars.— .$150 Off 

J. C. Lanoue for stationery for the use of the Con¬ 
vention, one hundred and ninety-one dollars 

thirteen cents. 191 13 

Morse’s Telegraph, for telegraphic dispatches, five 

dollars seventy-five cents... 5 75 

W. D. Mann, for ice up to 31st inst., twenty- 

eight dollars fifty-six cents. 28 56 

3. L. Wolff, for mending desks, etc., twenty-two 

dollars. 22 Off 

Largnier & Lanoue, for sundry articles,, fifteen 

dollars. 15 Off 

Michael Granary, for lard oil, nineteen dollars 

thirty-five cents. 19 35 

L. Ennicios, for two days’ services, twelve dollars 12 Off 


C. L. Marshall. Sergeant-at-Arms, amount of his 
bill, forty six dollars sixty cents.... $46 60 
Amount paid by him for ice-box, 

etc....•. 15 75 

For hire of four servants, as per 

his bill. 140 00== 201 35 

A. Regar. for three signs, six dollars..6 Off 

J. B. Haughton. Post-master, for disbursements 

made by him, two dollars fifteen cents..—. 2 15 

NewOrleaus Crescent, for 841 copies to members 
during the session, and 130 copies during 
two months after adjourning, eleven hun¬ 
dred and one dollars.. 1.101 Off 

Daily Delta, for 94 copies, ninety-four dollars.... 94 Off 

Democratic Advocate, 74 copies, seventy-four dol¬ 
lars..... 74 Off 

Daily Comet. 41 copies, forty-one dollars. 41 Off 

Commercial Bulletin, 37 copies, thirty-seven dol¬ 
lars. ....... 37 00 

NewOrleans Bee, 83 copies, eighty-three dollars..- S3 Off 

Daily True Delta. 40 copies, forty dollars. 40 Off 

Louisiana Courier, 94 copies, ninety-four dollars. 94 Off 

Daily Picayune, 84 copies, eighty-four dollars_ 84 Off 

Daily Orleanian, 17 copies, seventeen dollars. 17 Off 

Baton Rouge Gazette, 14 copies, fourteen dollars 14 Off 

Lafayette Republican. 9 copies, nine dollars.. 9 Off 

Southern Democrat, 32 copies, thirty-two dollars 32 QO 
To C. L. Marshall. Sergeant-at-Arms, for the pay¬ 
ment by him of the following newspapers,. 


viz : 

Campaign Union, two dollars.$2 Off 

Thibodaux Minerva, one dollar.. 1 00 

Concordia Intelligencer, one dollar.. 1 00 

Teche Courier, two dollars. 2 00 

Louisiana Spectator, four dollars.... 4 00 

Vigilant, one dollar. 1 Off 

Red River Republican, one dollar... 1 00 

Point Coupee Echo, one dollar. 1 Off 

Louisiana Statesman, one dollar.... 100 
Western Democrat, three dollars.... 3 00 

Ouachita Register, one dollar. 1 00 

Campaign Republic, one dollar. 1 00= 19 Off 




























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3&J <5. K. Maddox. Printer, for job work, as per 

bill approved by J. B. Walton, Secretary_ 393 00 

$2,785 79 

Baton Rouge Gazette, for printing lists of mem¬ 
bers and yeas and nays, as per bill approved 
by J. E. Layet, Secretary... 75 00 

$2,800 79 

Mr. Jennings offered the following resolution, which, 
"being read, was on motion adopted : 

Resolved, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars 
be allojved to E. R. Easten, who was employed to make 
out a tabular statement of the census of 1850, in com¬ 
pliance with a call of the Convention. 

Mr. Benjamin, on behalf of the Committee on Enroll¬ 
ments, reported the Constitution as having been duly en¬ 
rolled and ready for final adoption, as follows : 

PREAMBLE. 

We, the people of the State of Louisiana, do or¬ 
dain and establish this Constitution : 

TITLE I. 

DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS. 

Art. I. The powers of the government of the State 
•of Louisiana shall be divided into three distinct de¬ 
partments, and each of them be confided to a separ¬ 
ate body of magistracy, to-wit: those which are 
Legislative to one, those which are Executive to an¬ 
other, and those whieh are Judicial to another. 

Art. 2. No one ol these Departments, nor any 
.person holding office in one of them, shall exercise 
power properly belonging to either of the others, ex¬ 
cept in the instances hereinafter expressly directed 
or permitted. 

TITLE II. 

UEGISATIVE DEPARTMENT. 

Art. 3. The Legislative power of the State shall 
be vested in two distinct branches, the one to be 
styled the “House of Representatives,’ 1 the other 
the Senate, and both the “General Assembly” of the 
•State of Louisiana. 

Art. 4. The members of the House of Represen¬ 
tatives shall continue in service for the term of 
two years from the day of the closing of the general 
-elections. 

Art. 5. Representatives shall be chosen on the 
first Monday in November every two years; and the 
election shall be completed.in one day. The Gene¬ 
ral Assembly shall meet annually, on the third 
Monday in January, unless a different day be ap¬ 
pointed by law, and their sessions shall be held at 
the seat of government. 

Art. 6 . Every duly qualified elector, under this 
Constitution, shall be eligible to a seat in the Gen¬ 
eral Assembly, provided that no person shall be a 
Representative or Senator unless he be, at the time 
of his election, a duly qualified voter of the Repre¬ 
sentative or Senatorial District from which he is elect¬ 
ed. 

Art. 7. Elections for members of the General As¬ 
sembly shall be held at the several election pre¬ 
cincts established by law. The Legislature may 
delegate the power of establishing election precincts 
to the parochial or municipal authorities. 

Art. 8. Representation in the House of Repre¬ 
sentatives shall be equal and uniform, and shall be 
regulated and ascertained by the total population of 
each of the several parishes of the State. Each par¬ 
ish shall have at least one Representative. No new 
parish shall be created with a territory less than six 


hundred and twenty-five square miles, nor with a 
population lessthan the full number entitling it to a 
Represensentative, nor when the creation of such 
new parish would leave any other parish without the 
said extent of territory and amount of population. 

The first enumeration by the State authorities un¬ 
der this Constitution shall be made in the year 1853, 
the second in the year 1858, the third in the year 
1865; after which time the General Assembly shall 
direct in what manner the census shall be taken, so 
that it be made at least once in every period of ten 
years, for the purpose of ascertaining the total popu¬ 
lation in each parish and election district. 

At the first regular session of the Legislature, after 
the making of each enumeration, the Legislature shall 
apportion the representation among the several par¬ 
ishes and election districts on the basis of the total 
population, as aforesaid. A representative number 
shall be fixed, and each parish and election district 
shall have as many Representatives as its aggre¬ 
gate population shall entitle it to, and an additional 
Representative for any fraction exceeding one-half 
the Representative number. The number of Re¬ 
presentatives shall not be more than one hundred, 
nor less than seventy. Until an apportionment 
shall be made, and elections held under the same, 
in accordance with the first enumeration to be made 
as directed in this article, the Representation in 
the Senate and House of Representatives shall be 
and remain as at present established by law. 

The limits of the Parish of Orleans are hereby ex- * 
tended, so as to embrace the whole of the present 
city of New Orleans, including that part of the Pa¬ 
rish of Jefferson, formerly known as the city of La¬ 
fayette. 

All that part of the Parish of Orleans which is sit¬ 
uated on the left bank of the Mississippi river shall 
be divided by the Legislature into not more than 
ten Representative Districts, and until a new appor¬ 
tionment shall be made according to the first cen¬ 
sus to be taken under this Constitution, that part 
of the city of New Orleans which was comprised 
within the former limits of the city of Lafayette, 
shall vote for Senators from the Parish of Orleans, 
and form the Tenth Representative District, and 
shall elect two out of the three Representatives 
now apportioned by law to the Parish of Jefferson ; 
the other Representative Districts shall remain as 
they are now established. 

Art. 9. The House of Representatives shall choose 
its Speaker and other officers. 

Art. 10. Every free white male who has attained 
the age of twenty-one years, and who has been a 
resident of the State twelve months next preceding 
the election, and the last six months thereof in the 
Parish in which he offers to vote, and who shall be a 
citizen of the United States, shall have the right of 
voting ; but no voter on removing from one Parish 
to another within the State, shall lose the right of 
voting in the former until he shall have acquired it in 
the latter. Electors shall in all cases, except treason, 
felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from 
arrest, during their attendance at, going to, or return¬ 
ing from elections. 

Art. 11. The Legislature shall provide by law, 
that the names and residence of all qualified electors 
of the city of New Orleans, shall be registered, in or¬ 
der to entitle them to vote ; but the registry shall be 
free of cost to the elector. 

Art. 12. No soldier, seaman or marine in the army 
or navy of the United States, no pauper, no person 
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punishable with hard labor, shall be entitled to vote 
at any election in this State. 

Art. 13 No person shall be entitled to vote at any 
election held in this State, except in the Parish of his 
residence, and in cities and towns divided into elec¬ 
tion precincts, in the election precinct in which he 
resides. 

Art. 14. The members of the Senate shall be 
chosen for the term of four years. The Senate, when 
assembled, shall have the power to choose its officers. 

Art. 15. The Legislature, in every year in which 
they shall apportion representation in the House of 
Representatives, shall divide the State into Senato¬ 
rial Districts. No Parish shall be divided in the 
formation of a Senatorial District—the Parish of Or¬ 
leans excepted. And whenever a new Parish shall 
be created, it shall be attached to the Senatorial Dis¬ 
trict from which most of its territory was taken, or to 
another contiguous District, at the discretion of the 
Legislature, but shall not be attached to more than 
one District. The number of Senators shall be thirty- 
two, and they shall be apportioned among the Senato¬ 
rial Distiicts according to the total population con¬ 
tained in the several Districts—Provided, that no 
Parish shall be entitled to more than five Senators. 

Art. 1G. In all apportionments of the Senate, the 
population of the.city of New Orleans shall be deduc- j 
ted from the population of the whole State, and the j 
remainder of the population divided by the number 
twenty-seven, (27,) and the result produced by this 
•division shall be the Senatorial ratio entitling a Sena¬ 
torial District to a Senator. Single or contiguous 
Parishes shall be formed into Districts, having a 
population the nearest possible to the number en¬ 
titling a District to a Senator ; and if, in the appor¬ 
tionment to be made, a Parish or District fall short of 
or exceed the ratio one-fifth, then a District may be 
formed having not more than two Senators, but not 
otherwise. No new apportionment shall have the 
effect of abridging the term of service of any Sena¬ 
tor already elected at the time of making the appor¬ 
tionment. After an enumeration has been made as 
directed in the eighth Article, the Legislature shall 
not pass any law until an opportionment of Repre¬ 
sentation in both Houses of the General Assembly 
be made. 

Art. 17. At the first session of the General As¬ 
sembly after this Constitution takes effect, the Sena¬ 
tors shall be equally divided by lot into two classes. 
The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be 
vacated at the expiration of the second year ; of the 
second class, at the expiration of the fourth year ; so 
that one-half shall be chosen every two years, and a 
rotation thereby kept up perpetually. In case any 
District shall have elected two or more Senators, 
said Senators shall vacate their seats respectively at 
the end of two and four years, and lots shall be drawn 
between them. 

Art. 18. The first election for Senators shall be 
general throughout the State, and at the same time 
that the general election for Representatives is h^ld ; 
and thereafter there shall be biennial elections to fill 
the place of those whose time of service may have 
expired. 

Art. 19. Not less than a majority of the members 
of each house of the General Assembly shall form a 
quorum to do business, but a smaller number may 
adjourn from day to day, and shall be authorized by 
law to compel the attendance of absent members. 

Art. 20. Each house of the General Assembly 
shall judge of the qualification, election and returns 


of its members; but a contested election shall be 
determined in such manner as shall be directed by 
law. 

Art. 21. Each house of the General Assembly 
may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish a 
member for disorderly behavior, and with the con- 
currence > of two-thirds, expel a member, but not.a 
second time for the same offence. 

Art. 22. Each house,of the General Assembly 
shall keep and publish a weekly journal of its pro¬ 
ceedings ; and the yeas and nays of the members 
on any question shall, at the desire of any two of 
them, be entered on the journal. 

Art. 23 Each house may punish by imprisonment 
any person not a member, for disrespectlul and 
disorderly behavior in its presence, or tor obstruct¬ 
ing any oi its proceedings. Such imprisonment shall 
not exceed ten days for any one offence. 

Art. 24. Neither house, during the session of the 
General Assembly, shall, without the consent of 
the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to 
any other place than that in which they may be sit- 
ting. 

Afi.T. 25. The members of the General Assem¬ 
bly shall receive from the public treasury a compen¬ 
sation for their services, which shall be four dollars 
per day during their attendance, going to and return¬ 
ing from the session of their respective houses. 
The compensation may be increased or diminished 
by law ; but no alteration shall take effect during 
the period of service of the members of the Hou e of 
Representatives by whom such alteration shall have 
been made. No session shall extend to a period be¬ 
yond sixty days, to date from its commencement, 
and any legislative action had after the expiration 
of the said sixty days, shall be null and void. This 
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature 
which is to convene after the adoption of this Con¬ 
stitution. 

Art. 26. The members of the General Assembly 
shall, in all cases except treason, felony, breach of the 
peace, be privileged from arrest during their at¬ 
tendance at the sessions of their respective houses, 
and going to or returning from the same, and for 
any speech or debate in either house, they shall not 
be questioned in any other place. 

Art. 27. No Senator or Representative shali, dur¬ 
ing the term for which he was elected, nor for one 
year thereafter, be appointed or elected to any civil 
office of profit under this State, which shall have 
been created, or the emoluments of w'hich shall 
have been increased during the time such Senator 
or Representative was in office, except to such offi¬ 
ces 6r appointments as may be filled by the elec¬ 
tions of the people. 

Art. 28. No person who at any time may have 
been a collector of taxes, wffiether State, Parish or 
Municipal, or who may have been otherwise entrusted 
with public money, shall be eligible to the General 
Assembly, or to any office of profit or trust under 
the State Government, until he shall have obtained 
a discharge for the amount of such collections, and 
for all public moneys with which he may have 
been entrusted. 

Art. 29. No bill shall have the force of a law until 
on three several days it be read over in each house 
of the General Assembly, and free discussion allcwed 
thereon, unless in case of urgency four-fifths of the 
house, wdiere the bill shall be pending, may deem it 
expedient to dispense with this rule. 

Art. 30. All bills for raising revenue shall orig¬ 
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may propose amendments as in other bills; provided 
they shall not introduce any new matter under color 
of an amendment, which does not relate to raising 
revenue. 

Art. 31. The General Assembly shall regulate 
by law, by whom, and in what manner writs ot 
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which 
may happen in either branch thereof. 

Art. 32. The Senate shall vote on the confirma¬ 
tion or rejection of officers to be appointed by the 
Governor, with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, by yeas and nays, and the names of the Sen¬ 
ators voting for and against the appointments re¬ 
spectively, shall be entered on a journal to be kept 
for that purpose, and made public at the end of each 
session, or before. 

Art. 33. Returns of all elections for members of 
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary 
of State. 

Art. 34. In the year in which a regular election for 
aSenator of the United States is to take place, the 
members of the General Assembly shall meet in 
the Hall of the H ouse of Represen tatives, on the 
Monday following the meeting of the Legislature, 
and proceed to the said electiun. 

TITLE III. 

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. 

Art, 3-5. The Supreme Executive power of the 
State shall be vetted in a Chief Magistrate, who 
shall be styled the Governor of the State of Louisiana. 
He shall hold his office during the term of four 
years, and, together with the Lieutenant Governor 
chosen tor the same term, be elected as follows : 
The qualified electors for Representatives shall 
vote tor a Governor and Lieutenant Governor, at 
the time and place of voting for Representatives; 
the returns of every election shall be sealed up and 
♦ transmitted by the proper returning officer to the 
Secretary of State, who shall deliver them to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the 
second day of the session of the General Assem 
bly, then next to be holden. The members of the 
General Assembly shall meet in the House of Re¬ 
presentatives, to examine and count the votes. 
The person having the greatest number of votes for 
Governor, shall be declared du ly elected ; but if two 
or more persons shall be equal and highest in the 
number of votes polled for Governor, one of them 
shall immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote 
of the members of the General Assembly. The 
person having the greatest number of votes for 
Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor ; 
but if two or more persons shall be equal and highest 
in the number of votes polled for Lie tenant Gov¬ 
ernor, one of them shall be immediately chosen 
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members of 
the General Assembly. 

Art. 36. No person shall be eligible to the office 
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not 
have attained the age of twenty-eight years and been 
a citizen and a resident within the State for the 
space of four years next preceding his election. 

Art. 37. The Governor shall enter on the discharge 
of his duties on the fourth Monday of January 
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in 
office until the Monday next succeeding the day 
that his successor shall be declared duly elected, 
and shall have taken the oath or affirmation required 
by this Constitution. 

Art. 38. The Governor shall be ineligible for the 


succeeding four years after the expiration of the 
time for which he shall have been elected. 

Art. 39. No member of Congress or person hold¬ 
ing any office under the United States shall be eligible 
to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor. 

Art. 40. In case of the impeachment of the Gov¬ 
ernor, his removal from office, death, refusal or in¬ 
ability to qualify, resignation or absence from the 
State, the powers and duties of the office shall de¬ 
volve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi¬ 
due of the term, or until the Governor, absent or 
impeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legis¬ 
lature may provide by law for the case of removal, 
impeachment, death, resignation, disability, or refu¬ 
sal to qualify, of both the Governor and Lieutenant 
Governor, declaring what officer shall act as Gov¬ 
ernor: and such officer shall act accordingly, until 
the disability be removed, or for the residue of the 
term. 

Art. 41. The Lieutenant Governor, or other offi¬ 
cer discharging the duties of Governor, shall, during 
his administration, receive the same compensation 
to which the Governor would have been entitled, 
had he continued in office. 

Art. 42. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by vir¬ 
tue of his office, be President of the Senate, but 
shall have only a casting vote therein. Whenever 
he shall administer the Government, or shall be un¬ 
able to attend as President of the Senate, the 
Senators shall elect one of their own members as 
President of the Senate for the time being. 

Art. 43. While he acts as President of the Senate, 
the Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his ser¬ 
vices the s^me compensation which shall for the 
same period be allowed to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, and no more. 

Art. 44. The Governor shall have power to grant 
reprieves for all offences against the State, and, 
except in cases of impeachment, shall, with the con¬ 
sent of the Senate, have power to grant pardons and 
remit fines and forfeitures, after conviction. In 
cases of treason he may grant reprieves, until the 
end of the next session of the General Assembly, in 
which the power of pardoning shall be vested. 

Art. 45. The Governor shall at stated times re¬ 
ceive for his services a compensation, which shall 
neither be increased nor diminished during the 
term for which he shall have been elected. 

Art. 46. He shall be Comm nder-in-Chief of the 
Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia 
thereof, except when they shall be called into the 
service of the United States. 

Art. 47. He shall nominate and, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, appoint all offi¬ 
cers whose offices are established by this Constitu¬ 
tion, and whose appointment is not therein other¬ 
wise provided for : Provided, however, that the Le¬ 
gislature shall have a right to prescribe the mode of 
appointment to all other offices established by law. 

Art. 48. The Governor shall have power to fill 
vacancies that may happen during the recess ot 
the Senate, by granting commissions which shall 
expire at the end of the next session, unless other¬ 
wise provided for in this Constitution; but no person 
who has been nominated for office, and rejected 
by the Senate, shall be appointed to the same office 
during the recess of the Senate. 

Art. 49. He may require information in writing 
from the officers in the Executive Department, upon 
any subject relating to the duties of their respective 
offices. 

Art. 50. He shall, from time to time, give to the 



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General Assembly information respecting the situ¬ 
ation of the State, and recommend to their consid¬ 
eration such measures as he may deem expedient. 

Art. 51. He may on extraordinary occasions con¬ 
vene the General Assembly at the seat of Govern¬ 
ment, or at a different place if that should have 
become dangerous from an enemy or from epidemic; 
and in case of disagreement between the two houses 
as to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them 
to such time as he may think proper, not exceed¬ 
ing four months. 

Art. 52. He shall take care that the laws be faith¬ 
fully executed. 

Art. 53. Every bill which shall have passed both 
houses shall be presented to the Governor ; if he 
approve, he shall sign it, if not, he shall return it 
with his objections to the house in which it origina¬ 
ted, which shall enter the objections at large upon its 
journal, and proceed to reconsider it; if after such 
reconsideration two-thirds ©f all the members elec¬ 
ted to that house shall agree to pass the bill, it 
shall be sent, with the objections, to the other House, 
by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if 
approved by two-thirds of all the members elected 
to that house, it shall be a law ; but in such cases 
the vote of both houses shall be determined by yeas 
and nays, and the names of the members voting 
for and against the bill, shall be entered on the j our- 
nal of each house respectively. If any bill shall not 
be returned by the Governor within ten days (Sun¬ 
days excepted) after it shall have been presented to 
him, it shall be a law in like manner as if he had 
signed it, unless the General Assembly, by ad¬ 
journment, prevent its return; in which case it shall 
be a law, unless sent back within three days after 
their next session. 

Art. 54. Every order, resolution or vote, to 
which the concurrence of both houses may be ne¬ 
cessary, except on a question of adjournment, shall 
be presented to the Governor, and before it shall take 
effect, be approved by him, or being disapproved, 
shall be repassed by two-thirds of the members elec 
ted to each house of the General Assembly. 

Art. 55 There shall be a Secretary of State, who 
shall hold his office during the time for which the 
Governor shall have been elected. The records of 
the State shall be kept and preserved in the office of 
the Secretary ; he shall keep a fair register of the 
official acts and proceedings of the Governor, and 
when necessary shall attest them. He shall, when 
required, li#y the said register, and all papers, min¬ 
utes and vouchers relative to his office, before 
either house of the General Assembly, and shall 
perform such other duties as may be enjoined on 
liim by law. 

Art. 56. There shall be a Treasurer of the State 
who shall hold his office during the term of two 
years. 

Art. 57. The Secretary of State and Treasurer 
of State, shall be elected by the qualified electors of 
the State. And in case of any vacancies caused by 
the death, resignation, or absence of the Treasurer 
or Secretary of State, the Governor shall order an 
election to fill said vacancy. 

Art. 58. All commissions shall be in the name 
and by the authority of the State of Lousiana, and 
shall be sealed with the State seal and signed by 
the Governor. 

Art. 59. The free white men of the State shall 
be armed and disciplined for its defence ; but those 
who belong to religious societies whose tenets 
forbid them to carry arms, shall not be compelled ' 


so to do, but shall pay an equivalent for personal ser¬ 
vices. 

Art. 60. The Militia of the State shall be or¬ 
ganized in such manner as may be hereafter deem¬ 
ed most expedient by the Legislature. 

TITLE IV. 

JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT. 

Art. 61. The Judiciary power shall be vested in a 
Supreme Court, in such inferior courts as the Legis¬ 
lature may, from time to time, order and establish, 
and in Justices of the Peace. 

Art. 62. The Supreme Court, except in cases 
hereinafter provided, shall have appellate jurisdiction 
only ; which jurisdiction shall extend to all cases 
when the matter in dispute shall exceed three hun¬ 
dred dollars; to all cases in which the constitu¬ 
tionality or legality of any tax, toll, or impost what¬ 
soever, or of any fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed 
by a municipal corporation, shall be in contestation ; 
and to all criminal cases on questions of law alone, 
whenever the offence charged is punishable with 
death or imprisonment at hard labor, or when a fine 
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed. 
The Legislature shall have power to restrict the ju¬ 
risdiction of the Supreme Court in civil cases to 
questions of law only. 

Art. 63. The Supreme Court shall be cortiposed 
of one Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, a 
majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. The 
Chief Justice shall receive a salary of six thousand 
dollars, and each of the Associate Judges a salary of 
five thousand five hundred dollars, annually, until 
otherwise provided by law. The Court shall appoint 
its own Clerks ; the Judges shall be elected for the 
term of ten years. 

Art. 64. The Chief Justice shall be elected by 
the qualified electors of the State. The Legislature 
shall divide the State into four Districts, and the . 
qualified electors of each District shall elect one of 
the Associate Justices. The State shall be divided 
into the foliowing Districts, until the Legislature 
shall otherwise direct: 

first district. 

The Parishes of Plaquemines, St. Bernard, that 
portion of the Parish ol Orleans on the right bank of 
the Mississippi river, and that portion of the City of 
NewOrleans which lies below the line extending 
from the river Mississippi along the middle of Julia 
street, until it strikes the NewOrleans Canal, and 
thence down said canal to the Lake. 

SECOND DISTRICT. 

That portion of the City of NewOrleans which is 
situated above the line extending along the middle 
of Julih street until it strikes the NewOrleans Canal, 
and thence down said Canal to the Lake, and the 
Parishes of Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, St. 
Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, La¬ 
fourche Interior, Terrebonne, West Baton Rouge 
and Iberville. 

THIRD DISTRICT. 

The Parishes of St. Tammany, Washington, 
Livingston, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, East 
Feliciana, West Feliciana, Point Coupee, Avoyelles, 

Te nsas, Concordia, Lafayette, Vermillion, St. Mary, 
St. Martin and St. Landry. 

FOURTH DISTRICT. 

The Parish es of Calcasieu, Rapides, Sabine, Nat¬ 
chitoches, DeSoto, Caddo, Bossier, <'laiborne, Bien¬ 
ville, Caldwell, Union, Ouachita, Morehouse, Jack- 
son, Franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Carroll and 
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Art. 65. The office of one of the Associate Jus¬ 
tices shall be vacated at the expiration of the second 
year, of another at the expiration of the fourth year, 
of a third at the expiration of the sixth year, and of 
the fourth at the expiration of the eighth year—so 
that one of the Judges of the Supreme Court shall be 
elected every second year. 

Art. 66. The Secretary of State, on receiving the 
official returns of the first election, shall proceed im¬ 
mediately, in the presence and with the assistance ot 
two Justices of the Peace, to determine by lot among 
the tour candidates having the highest number of 
votes in their respective Districts, which of the As¬ 
sociate Justices elect shall serve for the term of two 
years, which shall serve for the term of four years, 
which for the term of six years, and which for the 
term of eight years, and the Governor shall issue 
commissions accordingly. 

Art. 67. Any vacancy that may occur in the Su¬ 
preme Court from resignation or otherwise, shall be 
filled by election for the remainder of the unexpired 
term ; but if such remainder do not exceed one year, 
the vacancy shall be filled by Executive appoint¬ 
ment. 

Art. 68. The Supreme Court shall hold its ses¬ 
sions in NewOrleans trom the first Monday of the 
month of November to the end of the month of June, 
inclusive. The Legislature shall have power to fix 
the sessions elsewhere during the rest of the year ; 
until otherwise provided, the sessions shall be held as 
heretofore. 

Art. 69. The Supreme Court and each of the 
Judges thereof shall have power to issue writs of 
habeas corpus , at the instance of all persons in actual 
custody under process in all cases in which they may 
have appellate jurisdiction. 

Art. 70. No judgment shall be rendered by the 
Supreme Court without the concurrence of a majority 
of the Judges comprising the court. Whenever a 
majority cannot agree, in consequence of the recusa¬ 
tion of any member or members of the court, the 
Judges not recused shall have power to call upon any 
Judge or Judges of the inferior courts, whose duty' it 
6hall be, when so called upon, to sit in the place of 
the Judges recused, and to aid in determining the 
case. 

Art. 71. All Judges, by virtue of their office, 
sha'l be conservators of the peace throughout the 
State. The style of all process shall be “ The State 
of Louisiana.” All prosecutions shall be carried on 
in the name, and by authority of the State of Loui¬ 
siana, and conclude against the peace and dignity 
of the same. 

Art. 72. The Judges of all courts within this 
State shall, as often as it may be possible so to do, in 
every definitive judgment, refer to the particular law 
in virtue of which such judgment may be rendered, 
and in all cases adduce the reasons on which their 
judgment is founded. 

Art. 73. The Judges of all courts shall be lia¬ 
ble to impeachment; but for any reasonable cause, 
which shall not be sufficient ground for impeach¬ 
ment, the Governor shall remove any of them on the 
address of three-fourths of the members present of 
each hcmse of the General Assembly. In every 
such case, the cause or causes for which such re¬ 
moval may be required shall be stated at length in 
the address, and inserted in the Journal of each 
house. 

Art. 74. There shall be an Attorney-General for 
the State, and as many District Attorneys as may be 
hereafter found necessary. They shall hold their 


office^ for four years; their duties shall be deter¬ 
mined by law. 

Art. 75. The Judges, both of the Supreme and 
inferior Courts, shall, at stated times, receive a 
salary, which shall not be diminished during their 
continuance in office ; and they are prohibited from 
receiving anv fees of office, or other compensation 
than their salaries, for any civil duties performed by 
them. 

Art. 76. The Legislature shall have power to 
vest in Clerks of Courts authority to grant such or¬ 
ders, and do such acts as may be deemed necessary 
for the furtherance of the administration of justice, 
and in all cases the powers thus granted shall be spe¬ 
cified and determined. 

Art. 77. The Judges of the several inferior courts 
shall have power to remove the Clerks thereof, for 
breach of good behavior, subject in all cases to an 
appeal to the Supreme Court. 

Art. 78. The jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace 
shall be limited in civil eases to cases where the mat¬ 
ter in dispute does not exceed one hundred dollars, 
exclusive of interest, subject to appeal in such cases 
as shall be provided for by law. They shall be elect¬ 
ed bv the qualified electors of each Parish, District 
or Ward, for the term of two years, in such manner, 
and shall have such criminal jurisdiction, as shall be 
provided for by law. 

Art 79. Clerks of the inferior Courts in this State 
shall be electedfor the term of four years, and should a 
vacancy occur subsequent to an election, it shall be 
filled by the Judge of the court in which such vacan¬ 
cy exists, and the person so appointed shall hlod his 
office until the next general election. 

Art. 80. A Sheriff and a Coroner shall be elected 
in each Parish, by the qualified voters thereof, who 
shall hold their offices for the term of two years, un¬ 
less sooner removed. The Legislature shall have 
the power to increase the number of Sheriffs in any 
Parish. Should a vacancy occur in either of these 
offices subsequent to an election, it shall be filled by 
the Governor; and the person so appointed shall 
continue in office until his successor shall be elected 
and qualified. 

Art. 81. The Judges of the several inferior courts 
shall be elected by the duly qualified voters of their 
respective Districts or Parishes. 

Art. 82. It shall be the duty of the Legislature to 
fix the time for holding elections for all Judges at a 
time, which shall be different from that fixed for all 
other elections. 

Art. 83. The Attorney General shall be elected 
by the qualified voters of the State, and the District 
Attorneys by the qualified voters of each District, 
on the day of the election for Governor of the State. 

Art. 84. The Legislature may determine the 
mode of filling vacancies in the offices of the inferior 
Judges, Attorney General, District Attorneys, and 
all other officers not otherwise provided for in this 
Constitution. 

TITLE Y. 

IMPEACHMENT. 

Art. 85. The power of impeachment shall be ves¬ 
ted in the House of Representatives. 

Art. 86. Impeachment of the Governor, Lieu¬ 
tenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of 
State, State Treasurer, and of the Judges of the in¬ 
ferior courts, Justices of the Peace excepted, shall 
be tried by the Senate ; and the Chief Justice of the 
Supreme Court,or the senior Judge thereof, shall pre¬ 
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peachments of the Judges of the Supreme Court, 
shall be tried by the Senate. When sitting as a 
Court of Impeachment, the Senators shall be upon 
oath or affirmation, and no person shall be convicted 
without the concurrence of two-thirds of the Sena¬ 
tors present. 

Art. 87. Judgments in cases of impeachment 
shall extend only to removal from office, and dis¬ 
qualification from holding any office of honor, trust 
or profit under this State, but the convicted parties 
shall, nevertheless, be subject to indictment, trial 
and punishment according to law. 

Art. 88. All officers against whom articles < f im¬ 
peachment may be preferred, shall be suspended 
from the exercise of their functions during the pen¬ 
dency of such impeachment. The appointing power 
may make a provisional appointment to replace any 
suspended officer until the decision of the impeach¬ 
ment. 

Art 89 The Legislature shall provide by law for 
the trial, nunishment and removal from office of all 
other officers of the State, by indictment or other¬ 
wise. 

TITLE VI. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

Art. 90. Members of the General Assembly, and 
all officers, before they enter upon the duties of their 
offices shall take the following oath or affirmation. 

“ I (A. B.) do solemnly swea- (or affirm,) that I 
will support the Constitution of the United States 
and of this State, and that I will faithfully and im¬ 
partially discharge and perform all the duties incum¬ 
bent on me as-, according to the best of my abil¬ 

ities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution 
and laws of the United States and of this State, 
and I do further solemnly swear (or affirm) that 
since the adoption of the present Constitution, I, be¬ 
ing a citizen of this State, have not fought a duel with 
deadly weapons within this State, nor out of it, with 
a citizen of this State, nor have I sent or accepted a 
challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons with 
a citizen of this State, nor have 1 acted as «econd 
in carrying a challenge, or aided, advised or assisted 
any person thus offending, so help me God.” 

Art. 91. Treason against the State shall consist 
only in levying war against it, or in adhering to its 
enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person 
shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimo¬ 
ny of two witnesses to the same overt act, or his own 
confession in open court. 

Art. 92. Every person shall be disqualified from 
holding any office of trust or profit in this State, who 
shall have been convicted of having given or offered 
a bribe to procure his election or appointment. 

Art. 93. Laws shall be made to exclude from of¬ 
fice, and from right of suffrage, those who shall here¬ 
after be convicted of bribery, perjury, forgery, or 
other high crimes or misdemeanors. The privilege 
of free suffrage shall be supported by laws regulating 
elections, and prohibiting under adequate penalties 
all undue influence thereon, from power, bribery, 
tumult or other improper practise. 

Art. 94. No money shall be drawn from the Trea¬ 
sury but in pursuance of specific appropriation made 
by law, nor shall any appropriation of money be 
made for a longer term than two years. A regular 
statement and accounts of the receipts and expendi¬ 
tures of the public money shall be published annual¬ 
ly, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. 

Art. 95. It shall be the duty of the General As¬ 
sembly to pass such laws as may be proper and 
necessary to decide difficulties by arbitration. 


Art. 96. All civil officers for the State at large 
shall reside within the State, and all District or P.Ir¬ 
ish officers within their Districts or Parishes and 
shall keep their offices at such places tin rein a- may 
be r equi red by law'. 

Art. 97. All civil officers, except the Govern r 
and Judges of the Supreme and interior courts shall 
be removable by an address of a rn ijority of the mem¬ 
bers of both houses, except those the removal of 
whom has been otherwise provided for by this Con¬ 
stitution. 

Art. 98. In all elections by the people the vote 
shall be by ballot, and in all elections by the Senate 
and House of Representatives, jointly or separately, 
the vote shall be given viva voce. 

Art. 99 No member of Congress nor person 
holding or exercising any office of trust or profit un¬ 
der the United States, or either of them, or under 
any foreign power, shall be eligible as a member of 
the General Assembly, or hold or exercise any office 
of trust or profit under the State. 

Art. 100. The laws, public records and the judi¬ 
cial and legislative written proceedings of the State 
shall be promulgated, preserved and conducted in 
the language in which the Constitution of the United 
States is written. 

Art. 101. The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk 
of the House of Representatives shall be conversant 
with the French and English languages; and mem¬ 
bers may address either house in the French or Eng¬ 
lish language. 

Art. 102. No power of suspending the laws of 
this State shall be exercised, unless by the Legisla2 
ture or by its authori'y. 

Art. 103. Prosecutions shall be by indictment or 
information. The accused shall have a speedy pub¬ 
lic trial by an impartial jury of the vicinag&; he 
shall not be compelled to give evidence against him¬ 
self; he shall have the right of being heard by him¬ 
self or counsel; he shall have the right of meeting 
the witnesses face to face, and shall have compulsory 
process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. 

Art. 104. All prisoners shall be bailable by suffi¬ 
cient sureties, unless for capital offences, where the 
proof is evident, or presumption great, or unless 
after conviction, for any offence or crime punishable 
with death or imprisonment at hard labor. The 
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be 
suspended, unless when in case of rebellion or inva¬ 
sion the public safety may require it. 

Art. 105. No ex post facto law, nor any law im¬ 
pairing the obligation of contracts, shall be passed; 
nor vested rights be divested, unless for purposes of 
public utility, and for adequate compensation pre¬ 
viously made. 

Art. 106. The press shall be free. Every citizen 
may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments 
on all subjects, being responsible for an abuse of this 
liberty. 

A t. 107 The Seat of Government shall be and 
remain at Baton Rouge, and shall not be removed 
without the consent of three-fourths of both houses 
of the General Assembly. 

Art. 108. The State shall not subscribe for the 
stock of, nor make a loan to, nor pledge its faith for 
the benefit of any corporation or joint stock com¬ 
pany, created or established for banking purposes, 
nor for other purposes than those described in the 
follow'ing article: 

Art. 109. The Legislature shall have power to 
grant aid to companies or associations of individuals 
formed for the exclusive purpose of .making works of 


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internal improvement, wholly or partially within the 
State, to the extent only of one-fifth of the capital of 
such companies, by subscription of stock, or loan of 
money or public bonds ; but any aid thus granted 
shall be paid to the company only in the same pro¬ 
portion as the remainder of the capital shall be actu¬ 
ally paid in by the stockholders of the company ; and 
in case of loan such adequate security shall be re¬ 
quired as to the Legislature may seem proper. No 
corporation or individual association receiving the 
aid of the State as herein provided, shall possess 
banking or discounting privileges. 

Art. 110. No liability shall be contracted by the 
State as above mentioned, unless the same be au¬ 
thorized by some law for some single object or work, 
to be distinctly specified therein, which shall be 
passed by a majority of the members elected to both 
houses of the General Assembly ; afM the aggregate 
amount of debts and liabilities incurred under this 
and the preceding article, shall never at any onetime 
exceed the sum of eight millions of dollars. 

Art. 111. Whenever the Legislature shall con¬ 
tract a debt exceeding in amount the sum of one hun¬ 
dred thousand dollars, unless in case of war ; to 
repel invasion or suppress insurrection, they shall, 
■in the law creating the debt, provide adequate ways 
and means for the payment of the current interest 
and of the principal when the same shall become due. 

And the said law shall be irrepealable until princi¬ 
pal and interest are fully paid and discharged, or 
unless the repealing law contain some other ade¬ 
quate provision for the payment of the principal and 
interest of the debt. 

Art. 112. The Legislature shall provide by law 
for a change of venue in civil and criminal cases. 

Art. 113. No lottery shall be authorized by this 
State, and the buying or selling of lottery tickets 
within the State is prohibited. 

Art. 114. No divorce shall be granted by the 
Le gislature. 

Art. 115. Every law enacted by the Legislature 
shall embrace but one object, and that shall be ex¬ 
pressed in the title. 

Art. 116. No law shall be revived or amended by 
reference to its title; but in such case, the act 
revised or section amended, shall be re-enacted and 
published at length. 

Art. 117. The Legislature shall never adopt any 
system or code of laws by general reference to such 
system or code of laws, but in all cases shall specify 
the several provisions of the laws it may enact. 

Art. 118. Corporations with banking or discount¬ 
ing privileges may be either created*by special acts, 
or formed under general laws ; but the Legislature 
shall in both cases provide for the registry of all bills 
or notes issued or put in circulation as money, and 
shall require ample security for the redemption of 
the same in specie. 

Art. 119. The Legislature shall have no power to 
pass any law sanctioning in any manner, directly or 
indirectly, the suspension of specie payments, by 
any person, association or corporation issuing bank 
notes of any description. 

Art. 120. In case of insolvency of any bank or 
banking association, the bill holders thereof shall be 
entitled to preference in payment, over all other 
creditors of such bank or association. 

Art. 121. The Legislature shall have power to 
pass such laws as it may deem expedient for the 
relief or revival of the Citizens* Bank of Louisiana, 
and the acts already passed for the same purpose are 
ratified and confirmed. Provided that the Bank is 


subjected to the restrictions contained in articles 119 
and 120 of this Constitution. 

Art. 122. No person shall hold or exercise, at the 
same time, more than one civil office of emolument, 
except that of Justice of the Peace. 

Art. 123. Taxation shall be equal and uniform 
throughout the State. All property on which taxes 
may be levied, in this State, shall be taxed in pro¬ 
portion to its value, to be ascertained as directed by 
law. No one species of property shall be taxed 
higher than another species of property of equal 
value, on which taxes shall be levied; the Legisla¬ 
ture shall have power to levy an income tax, and to 
tax all persons pursuing any occupation, trade or 
profession. 

Art. 124. The citizens of the City of NewOr- 
leans shall have the right of appointing the several 
public officers necessary for the administration of 
the police of the said city, pursuant to the mode of 
elections which shall be prescribed by the Legisla¬ 
ture ; provided, that the Mayor and Recorders shall 
be ineligible to a seat in the General Assembly; and 
the Mayor, Recorders, and Aldermen and Assistant 
Aldermen, shall be commissioned by the Governor 
as Justices of the Peace, and the Legislature may 
vest in them such criminal jurisdiction as may be 
necessary for the punishment of minor crimes and 
offences, and as the police and good order of said city 
may require. 

Art. 125. The Legislature may provide by law 
in what case officers shall continue to perform the 
duties of their offices until their successors snail 
have been inducted into office. 

Art. 126. Any citizen of this State who shall, 
after the adoption of this Constitution, fight a duel 
with deadly weapons with a citizen of this State, or 
send or accept a challenge to fight a duel with 
deadly weapons, oither within this State or out of it, 
with a citizen of this State, or who' shall act as sec¬ 
ond, or knowingly aid and assist in any manner 
those thus offending, shall be deprived of holding 
any office of trust or profit, and of enjoying the right 
of suffrage under this Constitution ; and the office of 
any State officer, member of the General Assembly, 
or of any other person holding office of profit or trust 
under this Constitution and the laws made in pur¬ 
suance thereof, shall be ipso facto vacated by the 
fact of any such person committing the offence men¬ 
tioned In this article ; and the Legislature shall pro¬ 
vide by law for the ascertaining and declaration of 
such forfeiture. 

Art. 127. The Legislature shall have power to 
extend this Constitution and the jurisdiction of this 
State over any territory acquired by compact with 
any State, or with the United States, the same being 
done by the consent of the United States. 

Art. 128. None of the lands granted by Congress 
to the State of Louisiana for aiding it in constructing 
the necessary levees and drains, to reclaim the 
swamps and overflowed lands in this State, shall be 
diverted from the purposes for which they were 
granted. 

Art. 129. The Constitution and laws of this State 
shall be promulgated in the English and French 
languages. 

TITLE VII. 

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 

Art. 130. There shall be a Board of Public 
Works, to consist of four Commissioners. The State 
shall be divided by the Legislature into four Dis 
tricts, containing as nearly as may be an equal num¬ 
ber of voters, and one Commissioner shall be elected 




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in each District, by the legal voters thereof, for 
the term of four years ; but, of the first elected, two, 
to be designated by lot, shall remain in office for 
two years only. 

Art. 131. The General Assembly, at its first ses¬ 
sion after the adoption of this Constitution, shall 
provide for the election and compensation of the 
Commissioners and the organization ol the Board. 
The Commissioners first elected shall assemble on a 
day to be appointed by law, and decide by lot the 
order in which their terms of service shall expire. 

Art. 132. The Commissioners shall exercise a 
diligent and faithful supervision over all public 
works, in which the State may be interested, except 
those made by joint stock companies, lhey shall 
communicate to the General Assembly, Irom time to 
time, their views concerning the same, and recom¬ 
mend such measures as they may deem necessary, 
in order to employ to the best advantage and lor the 
purposes for which they were granted, the swamps 
and overflowed lands conveyed by the United States 
to this State. They shall appoint all officers en¬ 
gaged on the public works, and shall perform such 
other duties as may be prescribed bylaw. 

Art. 133. The Commissioners may be removed 
by the concurrent vote of a majority ol all the mem¬ 
bers elected to each House ol the General Assem¬ 
bly ; but the cause of the removal shall be entered 
on the journal of each House. 

Art. 134. The General Assembly shall have 
power by a vote of three-fifths of the members 
elected to each house, to abolish said Board, when¬ 
ever in their opinion a Board of Public Works shall 
no longer be necessary. 

TITLE VIII. 

PUBLIC EDUCATION. 

Art. 13-5. There shall be elected a Superintendent 
of Public Education, who shall hold his office for the 
term of two years. ' His duties shall be prescribed 
by law, and he shall receive such compensation as 
the Legislature may direct; provided that the Gen 
eral Assembly shall have power by a vote of the 
majority of the members elected to both houses, to 
abolish the said office of Superintendent of Public 
Education, whenever in their opinion said office shall 
be no longer necessary. 

Art. 136. The General Assembly shall establish 
free Public Schools throughout the State, and shall 
provide for their support by general taxation on pro¬ 
perty or otherwise : and all moneys so raised or pro¬ 
vided, shall be distributed to each Parish in propor¬ 
tion to the number of free white clfildren between 
such agt^i as shall be fixed by the General Assembly. 

Art 137. The proceeds of all lands heretofore 
granted by the United States to this State for the 
use or support of schools, and of all lands which may 
hereafter be granted or bequeathed to the State, and 
not expressly granted or bequeathed for any other 
purpose, which hereafter may be disposed of by the 
State, and the proceeds of the estates of deceased 
persons to which the State may become entitled by 
law, shall be held by the State as a loan, and shall 
be and remain a perpetual fund, on which the State 
shall pay an annual interest of six per cent.; which 
interest, together with the interest on the trustfunds 
deposited with this State by the United States, un¬ 
der the act of Congress approved June 23, 1836, and 
all the rents of the unsold lands shall be appropri¬ 
ated to the support of such schools, and this appro¬ 
priation shall remain inviolable. 


Art. 138. All moneys arising from the sales which 
have been, or may hereafter be made, of any lands 
heretofore granted by the United States to this 
State, for the use of a Seminary of Learning, and 
from any kind of dotation that may hereafter be 
made for that purpose, shall be and remain a perpe¬ 
tual fund, the interest of which at six per cent, per 
annum, shall be appropriated to ihe support of a 
Seminary of Learning, for the promotion ol literature 
and the arts and sciences, and no law shall ever be 
made diverting said fund to any other use than to the 
establishment and improvement of said Seminary of 
Learning. 

Art. 139. The University of Louisiana, in New 
Orleans, as now established, shall be maintained. 

Art. 140. The Legislature shall have power to 
pass such laws as may be necessary for 'he further 
regulation of the University, and for the promotion 
of literature and science, but shall be under no obli¬ 
gation to contribute to the support of said Univer¬ 
sity by appropriations. 

TITLE IX. 

MODE OF REVISING THE CONSTITUTION. 

Art 141. Any amendment or amendments to this 
Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House 
of Representatives, and if the same shall be agreed 
to by two-thirds of the members elected to each 
house, such proposed amendment or amendments 
shall be entered on their journals* with the yeas and 
nays taken thereon, and the Secretary of State shall 
cause the same to be published three months before 
the next general election for Representatives to the 
State Legislature, in at least one newspaper, in 
French and English, in every Parish in the State in 
which a newspaper shall be published ; and such 
proposed amendment or amendments shall be sub¬ 
mitted t.o the people at said election ; and if a major¬ 
ity of the voters at said election shall approve and 
ratify such amendment or amendments, the same 
shall become a part of the Constitution. If more 
than one amendment be submitted at a time, they 
shall be submitted in such manner and form that the 
people may vote for or against each amendment 
separately. 

TITLE X. 

SCHEDULE. 

Art. 142. The Constitution adopted in eighteen 
hundred and forty-five is declared to be superceded 
by this Constitution, and in order to carry the same 
into effect, it is hereby declared and ordained as fol¬ 
lows : 

Art. 143. All rights, actions, prosecutions, claims 
and contracts, as well as of individuals as of bodies 
corporate, and all laws in force at the time of the 
adoption of this Constitution, and not inconsistent 
therewith, shall continue as if the same had not been 
adopted. 

Art. 144. In order that no inconvenience may re¬ 
sult to the public service from the taking effect of 
this Constitution, no office shall be superceded there¬ 
by, but the laws of the State relative to the duties 
of the several officers, Executive, Judicial and Mili¬ 
tary, shall remain in full force, though the same be 
coutrary to this Constitution, and the several duties 
shall jj^e performed by the respective officers of the 
State, according to the existing laws, until the or¬ 
ganization of the Government under this Constitu¬ 
tion, and the entering into office of the new officers, 
to be appointed under said Government, and no 
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Art. 145. Appointments to office by the Execu¬ 
tive under this Constitution, shall be made by the 
Governor to be elected under its authortty. 

Art. 146. The Legislature shall provide for the 
removal of all causes now pending in the Supreme 
Court or other Courts of the State under the Consti¬ 
tution of 1845, to Courts created by or under this 
Co nstitution. 

Art. 147. The time of service of all officers 
chosen by the people at the first election under this 
Constitution, shall terminate as though the election 
had been holden on the first Monday of November, 
1851, and they had entered on the discharge of 
their duties at the time designated therein. The 
first class Senators, designated in article 17, shall 
hold their seats until the day of the closing of the 
general elections in November, lo53, and the second 
class until the day of the closing of the general elec¬ 
tions in November, 1855. 

Art. 148. The fiist election for Judges of the Su¬ 
preme Court shall be held on the first Monday of 
April next, (18^3 ) and they shall enter into office on 
the first Monday of M ty, 1853. 

Art. 149. Tiie first term of service of the District 
Attorneys and the Cle ks of the inferior courts to be 
ordered and established under this Constitution, shall 
be regulated by the term of service of the first Gov¬ 
ernor ; so that a new election for these officers shall 
be held on the first Monday of November, 1855. 

TITLE XI. 

ORDINANCE. 

Art. 150. Immediately after the adjournment of 
the Convention, the Governor shall issue his Pro¬ 
clamation, directing the several officers of this State, 
authorized by law to hold elections for members of 
the General Assembly, to open and hold a poll in 
every Parish of the State, at the places designated 
by law, upon the first Tuesday of November next, 
for the purpose of taking the sense of the good peo¬ 
ple of this State in iegard to the adoption or rejec¬ 
tion of this Constitution ; and it shall be the duty of 
said officers to receive the votes of all persons 
entitled to vote under the old Constitution and under 
this Constitution. Each voter shall express his opin¬ 
ion by depositing in a separate box, kept for that 
purpose, a ticket, whereon shall be written “ the 
Constitution.accepted,” or “ the Constitution rejec¬ 
ted,” or some such words as will distinctly convey 
the intention of the voter. At the conclusion of 
said election, which shall be conduced in every res¬ 
pect as the general State election iiPviow conducted, 
the commissioners designated to preside over the 
same shall carefully examine and count each ballot 
so deposited, and shall forthwith make due returns 
thereof to the Secretary of State, in conformity to 
the provisions of the existing law upon the subject 
of elections. 

Art. 151. Upon the receipt of the said returns, or 
on the 5th Monday in November, if the returns be 
not sooner received, it shall be the duty of the Gov¬ 
ernor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, 
and the State Treasurer, in the presence of all such 
persons as may choose to attend, to compare the 
votes given at the said poll, for the ratification and re¬ 
jection of this Constitution, and if it shall appear from 
said return that a majority of all the votes given is 
for ratifying the Constitution, then it shall be the 
duty of the Governor to make proclamation of that 
fact, and thenceforth this Constitution shall be or¬ 
dained and established as the Constitution of the 
State of Louisiana. But whether this Constitution 
be accepted or rejected, it shall be the duty of the 


Governor to cause to be published in the official pa¬ 
per of the Convention the result of the polls, showing 
the number of votes cast in each Parish for and 
against the said Constitution. 

Art. 152. Should this Constitution be accepted 
by the people, it shall also be the duty of the Gover¬ 
nor forthwith to issue his proclamation, declaring 
the present Legislature, elected under the old Con¬ 
stitution, to be dissolved, and directing the several 
officers of the State, authorized by law, to hold elec¬ 
tions for members of the General Assembly, to hold 
an election at the placesde ignated by law, upon the 
fourth IV! onday of December next, for Governor,Lieu¬ 
tenant Governor, members of the General Assembly, 
Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer and 
Superintendent of Public Education. And the said 
election shall be conducted, and the returns thereof 
made in conformity with existing laws upon the sub¬ 
ject of State elections. 

Art 153. The General Assembly elected under 
this Constitution shall conveneat the State House, in 
Baton Rouge, upon the third Monday of January- 
next (1853,) after the elections; and the Governor 
and Lieutenant Governor, elected at the same time, 
shall be installed in office during the first week of' 
this session, and before it shall be competent for the 
said General Assembly to proceed with the transac¬ 
tion of business. 

Art. 154. All the publications herein ordered 
shall be made in the Official Journal of the Conven¬ 
tion 

Art. 155. This Constitution shall be published in 
French and English in the Official Journal of the 
Convention, from the period of its adjournment until 
ihe first Tuesday of November, (1852,) one thou¬ 
sand eight hundred and fifty-two. 

On motion of Mr. Benjamin the Constitution, as en- 
olled, was ordered to be read article by article, which 
having been done, was, on motion of the same delegate, 
adopted by yeas and nays, as follows : 

Honorable D. F. Kenner, President of the Convention, 
and Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson of Car- 
roll, Armant. Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu. Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Dal- 
feres, Delony, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards of 
Orleans, Edwards of Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Gar- 
dere, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis. Herron, Hernandez, 
Hough. Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, 
King of St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe. Leeds, LeBlanc, Lob- 
dell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen. Mathews of Orleans, 
Mathews of Point Coupee, Marrero, Martin,N^onge, 
Nicholls, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson. Preaua* 
Price, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Ro¬ 
man, Ronquillo, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton, Smith of West Feliciana, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart. Tatman, Talbot, Taliaferro, Thompson, Todd, 
Toulouse, VanWickle, Yillere, Waddill, Williams, Whit¬ 
tington and Wilcoxon—98 yeas. 

Messrs. Farmer, Isaacks, King of Jackson, ierce,P 
Richardson of Ouachita, Sandidge, Smart, and Smith of 
Winn—8 nays. 

Consequently the Constitution was adopted, and was so 
proclaimed by the President of the Convention. 

Mr. Smart submitted the following as his reason for the 
vote given by him on the final adoption of the Constitu¬ 
tion, and asked leave that the same should be spread on 
the journal, which was granted: 

I vote no, because, in my opinion, the total popula 



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tion, as established in this Constitution, places the African 
and the white man on a level, so far as representation in 
the General Assembly is concerned, which principle I can 
never sanction. [Signed.] J. R. Smart. 

State House, Baton Rouge, July 31,1852. 

Mr. Parham presented the certificates of Mr. ffm. Per¬ 
kins, Representative Delegate elected from the Parish of 
Madison, in place of Mr. A. Snyder, resigned. 

The following named delegates presented the following 
as their reasons for the vote given by them respectively 
on the final adoption of the Constitution, to-wit : 

I vote yes, not because I like the new Constitution in 
all of its details, but because I like it better than the Con- 
atitution of 1845. [Signed,] R. A. Hargis. 

I desire to state that I am entirely opposed to some of 
the provisions of the Constitution, but inasmuch as it has 
to be submitted to the people for adoption or rejection, 
and inasmuch, also, as the provision for amendment 
affords more facility for alteration or change, than the 
existing Constitution, I vote yes on its adoption. 

[Signed,] Delony. 

Mr. Preaux offered the following resolution, which being 
lead, was, on motion, adopted : 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention be re¬ 
spectfully tendered to the reverend gentlemen who daily 
attended this Convention, with their prayers, and who 
have invoked the blessings of the Almighty God upon the 
labors of this Convention. 

Mr.Herron offered the following resolution, which, being 
read, was, on motion, adopted : 

Resolved, That the members of this Convention who are 
now absent, may sign the Constitution at any time within 
three months from this date. 

Mr. Richardson, of Ouachita, offered the following reso¬ 
lution, which, being read, was, on motion, unanimously 
adopted: 

Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are 
hereby tendered to Col. J. B. Walton. Secretary of this 
Convention, for the able and efficient manner in which he 
has discharged his duties. 

On motion of Mr. Carter, the Secretary was ordered to 
call the delegates alphabetically, to sign the Constitution, 
and the following delegates affixed their signatures to the 
game, to-wit: 

Hon. Duncan F. Kenner, Senatorial Delegate of St. 
John the Baptist and Ascension, President of the Conven¬ 
tion ; Akenhead, of St. Landry ; Avery, Andrews ; of Or¬ 
leans ; Anderson, of Carroll; Armant. of St. James ; Ad¬ 
dison, of Livingston ; Bradford, of Orleans ; Bartlett, of 
Natchitoches ; Benjamin, of Orleans, (Senatorial Dele¬ 
gate) ; Bernard, of Lafourche Interior : Beale, of East 
Baton Rouge; Beard, of Catahoula ; Bienvenu. of Plaque¬ 
mines. St. Bernard and Orleans, (right bank) ; Brother, of 
Orlea^W Boudousquie, of St. John the Baptist; Boyer! of 
AvoyeiTes ; Bullard, of Natchitoches nad Winn. (Senato¬ 
rial Delegate) ; Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, of Orleans ; 
Carter, of East Feliciana; Campbell, of Nachitoches ; 
Oollens, of Orleans ; Cotton, of Jefferson ; Connely. of 
Terrebonne ; Conrad, of East Baton Rouge ; Dalferes, of 
Assumption; Delony, of East Feliciana ; Douglass, of 
Caddo ; Dufour, of Orleans, (Senatorial Delegate) ; 
Dugue, of Jefferson and St. Charles; Duffel, of As¬ 
cension; Edwards, of Orleans; Edwards of Wash¬ 
ington ; Eggleston, Eustis, of Orleans; Farmer, of 
Union ; Gardere, of Jefferson and St. Charles ; Guion. of 
Assumption, Lafourche Interior and Terrebonne ; Hatch, 
of St. Helena ; Ilayes, of Orleans ; Harris. Hargis, of Clai¬ 
borne ; Herron, of East Baton Rouge and Livingston ; 
Hebert, of Iberville ; Hernandez, of Orleans ; Hough, of 
Caldwell; Hodges, of Bossier ; Hunt, of Orleans, (Sena¬ 
torial Delegate) ; Isaacks, of Rapides ; Jennings, of Or¬ 
leans ; Jourdan, of Jefferson; Jones, of St. Tammany; 

.Key, of Lafourche Interior ; King, of St. Landry ; King, 
of Jackson ; Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, of Orleans ; LeBlanc, of 
Ascension; Lobdell, of West Baton Rouge; Lyle, of Iberville 
and West Baton Rouge; Mcllhenny, of Orleans; McMillen, 


of DeSoto; Mathews, of Orleans ; Mathews, of Point Cou¬ 
pee ; Marrero, of St. Bernard ; Martin, of St. Landry ; 
Mather, of St. James; Mo-nge, Nicholls, of St Martin; 
Parham, of Madison and Carroll; Palfrey, of St. Mary ; 
Paxton, of Lafayette; Patterson, of East Feliciana; 
Preaux, Price, of Orleans ; Phillips, of West Feliciana; 
Pugh, of Assumption ; Reeves, ot Tensas ; Richardson, of 
Ouachita, Morehouse, Union and Jackson ; Richardson, 
of St. Mary ; Rixner,of St. Charles ; Risk. Roselius, of Or¬ 
leans, (Senatorial Delegate) ; Roman, of St. John the 
Baptist, St. James and Ascension ; Ronquillo, of Plaque¬ 
mines ; Sandidge. of Claiborne, Bossier and Bienville ; St, 
Paul, Staes, of Orleans; Smart, of Sabine; Swazey, of St. 
Landry; Shaw, of Concordia; Scarborough, of Ouachita; 
Shelton, of Franklin ; Smith, of West Feliciana ; Smith, 
of Winn ; Sibley, of Avoyelles and Rapides ; Simms, of 
Point Coupee ; Stewart, of Iberville and West Baton 
Rouge ; Perkins, of Madison ; Tatman. of St. Landry and 
Calcasieu ; Talbot, of Iberville ; Thompson, of St. Helena, 
Washington and St. Tammany ; Todd, of Morehouse ; 
Toulouse, of Lafayette ; Van Winckle, of Point Coupee ; 
Villere, of Plaquemines^ Waddill, of Rapides and Avoy¬ 
elles ; Williams, of Lafourche Interior ; Whittington, of 
Rapides; and Wilcoxon, of Vermillion—113. 

( Mr. Hunt moved that the Convention adjourn sine die r 
whereupon the President, before proceeding to put the 
question for the last time, said : 

‘•Allow me. gentlemen, to address you a few words ol con¬ 
gratulation and thanks. I congratulate you on this hap¬ 
py termination of your labors. You have been emphati¬ 
cally a working, not a speaking Convention, and the re¬ 
sult has been, that in less than five and twenty days, at a 
season of the year exceedingly unsuited to severe mental 
labor, you have remodeled the organic law of the State in 
such a manner as will redound to your honor and to the 
prosperity of the people. It has been said that the great¬ 
est evidence of regard a man can confer on his fellow man 
is to clothe him with the law making power. If this be 
true, in the ordinary sense of the word, how much greater 
must have been the confidence manifested in you, who 
have been empowered to frame the organic law which is 
to serve as a guide to the legislative and law-making pow¬ 
er. The importance of the trust has been felt by yon, 
and the assiduity with which you have labored to dis¬ 
charge the duties incidental thereto, will be highly ap¬ 
preciated by your constituents. The Constitution you 
have just adopted, though in each and every particylar 
it may not prove acceptable to every section, will, as a 
whole, meet the hearty approbation of a large majority of 
the inhabitants of the State. 

"Gentlemen, I congratulate you also, on the harmony 
and good will which have usually characterized your pro¬ 
ceedings. Though in the heat and collision of debate an 
occasional spark of excitement has been elicited. I am hap¬ 
py to say that, like the sparks struck from the fiint, it 
died at the moment of its birth ; and I believe that you 
will seperate without an ill feeling or any angry passion 
existing in the heart of one member against another. 

'• I have told yo#that a seat in this Convention was one 
of great honor and responsibility. How much more re¬ 
sponsible. then, is the position which your partiaity as¬ 
signed me as your presiding officer. The honor has more 
than filled any object of my ambition. The responsibili¬ 
ty has been deeply felt. In assuming the Chair, I prom¬ 
ised zeal, fidelity and strict impartiality in the discharge 
of its duties. 

•• This pledge I have endeavored to redeem ; with what 
success, you, gentlemen, are the only and best judges. 
Allow me to thauk you for the kind terms in which you 
have expressed that judgment, in the resolutions, so com¬ 
plimentary to the Chair, which have just passed this Con¬ 
vention. I cannot forbear further to thank you for tha 
indulgence and respect with which you have ever listened 
to and ever abided by the decisions of the Chair. 

( * You are now, gentlemen, about to separate—many of 
you never to meet again. May health and happiness at¬ 
tend you all. May you long live to see our State prosper 
at home, and respected among the other States of tha 
Union. 

“ Gentlemen, it becomes my duty, in response to the vote 
just given, to announce that this Convention stands ad¬ 
journed sine die ” 

The Convention then adjourned at 10 o’clock r. m. 

J. B. Walton, Secretary of the Convention. 






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Lundi, 5 juillet 1852. 

Le cinquieme jour de juillet 1852, etant celui 
nxe par la 9e section de l’Acte intitule : Acte 
pour prendre le sens du peuple sur 1’opportunity 
de convoquer une Convention pour changer la 
Constitution et pourvoir k Election de delegues, 
et k la maniere de tenir la Convention,” la Con¬ 
vention s’est, en consequence, reunie au siege 
du gouvernement dans la ville de Baton-Rouge, 
paroisse d’Est B&ton Rouge. 

Sur motion de M. King, delegue de la parois¬ 
se de St-Landry, M. Conrad, delegue de la pa¬ 
roisse d’Est-B&ton-Rouge, aete nomme president 
“pro tem.” et M. Layet secretaire “pro tem.”. 

Le meme delegue propose que l’appel des de¬ 
legues soit fait par ordre de paroisses, laquelle 
motion a prevalu. 

Sur motion, l’appel se fait, et les deleguds 
suivants sont presents et repondent k leurs noms : 

DISTRICTS SENATORIAUX. 

Charles Bienvenu, pour les paroisses Plaque¬ 
mines, St-Bernard et Orleans, rive droite ; J. P. 
Benjamin, C. Dufour, L. Mathews, C. Roselius, 
d’Orleans; F. Dugue, F. Gardere, de Jefferson 
et Saint-Charles; D. F. Kenner, A. B. Roman, 
de St-Jean Baptiste, St-Jacques et Ascension; 
Geo. S. Guion, B. G. Thibodeau, Assomp- 
tion, Lafourche Interieure et Terrebonne ; 
W. J. Lyle, W.Pl. Stewart, Iberville et Ouest Ba¬ 
ton-Rouge ; A. S. Herron, Est Baton Rouge et 
Livingston ; H. Thompson, Ste-Helene, Wash¬ 
ington et St-Tammany ; Edouard Deloney, Est 
Feliciana ; P. C. Smith, Ouest Feliciana ; S. 
Van Wickle, Pointe Coupee; S. W. Dorsey, 
Concordia et Tensas ; W. S. Parham, Madison et 
Carroll; M. H. Dosson, Catahoula, Franklin et 
Caldwell; R. W. Richardson, Ouachita, More¬ 
house, Union et Jackson ; J. M. Sandidge, Clai¬ 
borne, Bossier et Bienville; D. F. Roysdon, 
Caddo, De Soto et Sabine ; C. A. Bullard, Nat¬ 
chitoches ; R. H. Sibley, J. P. Waddill, Rapides 
et Avoyelles ; T. C. Anderson, C. D. Tatman, St- 
Landry et Calcasieu; A. J. Moss, Lafayette et 
Vermilion ; Alex. Declouet, St-Martin; W. T. 
Palfrey, Ste-Marie. 

DELEGUES REPRESENTATIFS. 

MM.M Ronquillo et C.G. Villere, Plaquemines; 
A. Marrero, St Bernard ; Chas Robinson, Orle¬ 


ans, rive droite; D. Byrne, A. Mcllhenny, ler 
District, Orleans ; C. J. Leeds, E. A. Bradford, 
N. R. Jennings, 2d district do; R. Hunt, J. W. 
Price, H. T. Hays, S. J. Risk,Alex. Brother, W. 
H.Avery, 3me district, do: M. C. Edwards, J.W. 
Andrews et II. B. Eggleston, 4me district, do; 
J. M. Lapeyre, F. Buisson et Robert Preaux, 5me 
pistrict, do ; T. W. Collens et Henry St Paul, 
6me district, do; II. C. Castellanos et Eugfene 
Staes, 7me district, do ; John B. Leefe et George 
Eustis Jr., 8medistrict, do; M. Hernandez, 9me 
dist do; J. B. Cotton et L. A. Besangon, Jefferson; 
George Rixner,StCharles; L. Boudousquie, St Jn 
Baptiste; George Mather et J.S. Armant, St Jac¬ 
ques; Edward Duffell, Ascension; WAV.Pugh, D. 
Le Blanc et C. Dalferes, Assomption: H. Ber¬ 
nard, P. B. Key et J. S. Williams, Lafourche Int; 
G. F. Connely, Terrebonne ; P. 0. Hebert et A. 
Talbot, Iberville ; J. L. Lobdell, Ouest Baton 
Rouge; R. G. Beale et F. D. Conrad, Est Baton 
Rouge ; D. Addison, Livingston ; F. H. Hatch, 
Ste Helene ; N. S. Edwards, Washington ; J. R. 
Jones, St Tammany ; W. Patterson et A. G. 
Carter, Est Feliciana ; U. B. Phillips, Ouest Fe¬ 
liciana ; B. B. Simms et J. L. Matthews, Pointe 
Coupee; H. B. Shaw, Concordia; L. V. Reeves, 
Tensas ; Robert Anderson, Carroll ; J. G. Ta- 
liafero et Wm Beard, Catahoula; J. M. Shelton, 
Franklin ; W. H. Hough, Caldwell; T. C. Scar¬ 
borough, Ouachita ; R. B. Todd, Morehouse; 
W. W. Farmer, Union; P. G. King, Jackson; 
P. T. Harris et R. A. Hargis, Claiborne ; W. 
Benj. Pierce, Bienville ; Robert Hodges, Bossier; 
W. R. Douglass, Caddo; D. B. McMillen, Desoto; 
J.R. Smart et E.C. Davidson, Sabine; J.G.Camp¬ 
bell et Solon Bartlett, Natchitoches; A. J. Isaacks 
et W. W. Whittington, Rapides; John H. Boyer, 
Avoyelles ; John E. King, C. L. Swazey, E. II. 
Martin et J. Akenhead, St Landry; A. Pujo, 
Calcasieu ; B. P. Paxton, Lafayette ; II. H. 
Wilcoxon, Vermillion ; E. Monge, C. M. Olivier 
et T. C. Nichols, St Martin ; D. D. Richardson 
et J. G. Olivier, St Marie. 

RECAPITULATION. 

32 delegues senatoriaux, et 
93 delegues representans. 

M. Sandidge, delegue des paroisses de Clai¬ 
borne, Bossier et Bienville, a presente la resolu¬ 
tion suivante, laquelle, sur motion, a £te adop¬ 
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II est resolu Que les personnes, dont les noms 
paraissent sur les listes certifiees par le secre¬ 
taire, d’apres les retours faits a son bureau, 
soient reconnues comrne deleguees a cette Con¬ 
vention.—Sujets cependant h la contestation de 
ce droit, en cas qu’il en soit institue 

Sur motion de M King de St-Landry, la Con¬ 
vention a procede k Telection, viva voce, d’un 
president. Le meme delegue a nomme M. D. F. 
Kenner, delegue des paroisses de St-Jean Bap¬ 
tiste, St- Jacques et Ascension ; et M Phillips 
d’Ouest Feliciana a nomnffi M. A. G. Carter, 
delegue representant la paroisse d’Est Feli¬ 
ciana. 

L’appel nominal ayant ete fait, il a paru que 
messieurs 

Armand, Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Brad¬ 
ford, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudous- 
quie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, 
Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, 
Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffell, Ed¬ 
wards d’Orleans, Edwards de Washington, Eg¬ 
gleston, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Her¬ 
nandez, Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
King de St-Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Matthews, d’Orleans, 
Martin, Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de 
Ste-Marie, Olivier de St-Martin, Palfrey, 
Preaux, Price, Pujo, Richardson de Ste-Marie, 
Rixner, Bisk, Roselius, Boman, Roysden, St- 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith 
de Ouest Feliciana, Tatman, Taliafero, Thibo¬ 
deaux, Thompson, Todd, Williams, et Wilcoxon. 

75 delegues ont vote pour M. D*. F. Kenner, 
et que 

MM. Addison, Bartlett, Besangon, Beale, 
Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer,.Bullard, Cotton, Dalfe- 
res, Deloney, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Kenner, King 
de Jackson, Le Blanc, McMillen, Mathews dela 
Poipte-Coupee, Marrero, Moss, Parham, Pax¬ 
ton, Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Beeves, 
Richardson de Ouachita, Morehouse, Rohquillo, 
Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith de 
Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Van Wickle, 
Villere et Wittington. 

48 delegues ont vote pour M. A. G. Carter ; 
et M. Carter a vote pour M. P. 0. Hebert. 

M. Kenner ayant regu la majorite voulue, a 
<ete declare duement elu President de la Con¬ 
vention, et a pris son siege. 

M. Kenner a alors remercie la Convention de 
l’honneur qui lui avait ete fait, dans les termes 
suivants : 

Messieurs, 

En me levant pour vous offrir mes sinceres 
remerciements de la grande confiance que vous 
venez de me temoigner en m’elevant h la charge 
importante de President de la Convention, il 
n’est pas mon intention de faire un discours, 
—ayant ete appele d’une maniere inattendue a 
vous adresser quelques mots—mais seulement 
de vous promettre que je mettrai, dans mon 
zele a m’acquitter des devoirs de la charge diffi¬ 
cile dont vous m’avez honore, la plus stricte 


impartiality, le peu d’habilete que je possede, 
et une fidelite sans bornes. Les devoirs difficiles 
qui me sont imposes, seront adoucis par la con- 
fiance aveugle que j’ai dans votre soutien lors- 
que je serai dans mon droit, et dans votre in¬ 
dulgence quand j’aurai tort. 

En conclusion, permettez-moi de vous faire ob¬ 
server que dans le cours de ma carriere legisla¬ 
tive, j’ai remarque que les affaires d’un corps 
hsgislatif etaient beaueoup facilities par la stric¬ 
te obeissance des membres aux reglements 
adoptes. 

Sur motion de M. King de St-Landry, la Con¬ 
vention a procide a l’election d’un secretaire, et 
le meme dilegue a nomme comme candidat, M. 
John E. Layet. 

L’appel nominal ayant ete fait il a paru que 

MM. Kenner de l’Assomption, president; Ar- 
mant, Anderson, Akenhead, de St-Landry et de 
Calcasieu, Avery, Andrews, Anderson de Car- 
roll, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, 
Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bou- 
dousquii, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, Connely, 
Conrad, Dalfires, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, 
Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel; 
Edwards, d’Orleans, Edwards de Washington, 
Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hernandez, 
Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, 
Key, King, de St-Landry, King de Jackson, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Me llhenny, Me Millen, Mathews, d’Orleans, 
Mathews, de la Pointe-Coupee, Marrero, Mar¬ 
tin, Mather, Moss, Monge, Nichols,Olivier de St. 
Martin, Olivier, de Ste Marie ; Parham, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pierce, 
Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, de 0. 
de M. de U. et de J; Richardson, de Ste Marie ; 
Rixner, Risk, Boselius, Roman, Roysden, 
Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St Paul, Staes, 
Swazey, Stewart, Shaw, Scarborough. Shel¬ 
ton, Smith de Ouest Feliciana ; Smith, de 
Winn ; Silbey, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Talia¬ 
fero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, 
Villere, Williams et Whittington, 120 ont vote 
pour M. J. E. Layet. 

Et messieurs Besangon et Hebert, 2 ont vote 
pour M. Horatio Davis. 

Et messieurs Carter, Deloney et Hatch, 8 ont 
vote pour M. H. Skipwith. 

M. Layet ayant regu la majorite requise, a 
ete declare dument elu secretaire de la Conven¬ 
tion. 

M King, de St Landry* fait alors la motion, 
que l’on procede h l’election d’un assistant-se¬ 
cretaire de la Convention, laquelle motion a 
prevalu. 

M. Castellanos a nomme M. Jules Cassard. 

L’appel nominal ayant ete faitil a paru que : 
l’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Convention 

Messieurs Armand, Anderson, de St Landry; 
Akenhead, Avery, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett; 
Benjamin, Besangon, Bernard, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bul¬ 
lard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, 



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Collens, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, Da¬ 
vidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, 
Dugue, Duffell, Edwards, d’Orleans; Edwards, 
de Washington ; Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gar¬ 
dere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, He¬ 
bert, Herron, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt ,Isaacks 
Jennings, Jones, Key, King, de St Landry; 
Lapeyre, Leefb, Leeds, Le Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, McMillen, Matthews, d’Orleans ; 
Matthews, de Pointe Coupee ; Marrero, Martin, 
Mather, Moss, Monge, Nichols, Olivier, de St 
Martin; Olivier, de Ste Marie; Parham, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Phillips, Pujo, 
Pugh, Beeves, Richardson, de Ouachita ; Rich¬ 
ardson, de Ste Marie ; Rixner, Risk, Roselius, 
Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson,Sandidge, 
St Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Shaw,/Scarbo¬ 
rough, Smith, de Ouest Feliciana; Smith, de 
Winn ; Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Talia- 
fero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, 
Villere, Williams, Whittington etWilcoxon, 113 
membres ont vote pour M. Jules Cassard. 

M. Cassard ayant obtenu le vote unanime de 
la Convention, a ete declare dument elu assis¬ 
tant-secretaire de la Convention. 

Sur motion de M. King, de St Landry, la Con¬ 
vention procede a l’election d’un imprimeur. 

M. Castellanos, nomme M. Joseph Maddox, du 
Daily Crescent. 

Et M. Cotton, nomme M. JohnG. Fanning, du 
Louisiana Statesman. 

L’appel nominal etant fait, il appert que : 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion 

Messieurs Armant, Anderson, de St Landry; 
Akenhead, Avery, Anderson, de Carroll; Brad¬ 
ford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Carter Campbell, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, 
Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffell, Edwards, 
d’Orleans ; Edwards, de Washington ; Eggleston, 
Eustis Jr., Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, 
Hays, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, Key, King, de St Lan¬ 
dry ; King, de Jackson : Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Matthews, d’Orleans ; 
Matthews, de Pte Coupee ; Marrero, Martin, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St Martin ; Olivier, 
* de Ste Marie; Parham, Palfrey, PatterSon, 
Preaux, Price, Pierce, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, 
Reeves, Richardson de Ouachita ; Richardson, 
de Ste Marie ; Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St Paul, Staes, 
Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith, de Ouest 
Feliciana : Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Taliafero, 
Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, Villere, Williams 
et Whittington, 99 dengues ont vote pour M. 
Joseph Maddox. 

Et que messieurs Addison, Besangon, Beale, 
Beard, Bullard, Cotton, Dalferes, Deloney, Her¬ 
ron, Hebert, Hough, Le Blanc, Moss, Paxton, 
Robinson, Smart, Shelton, Smith, Simms, Tal¬ 
bot et Van Wickle, 21 delegues ont vote pour M. 
J. G. Fanning. 

M. Joseph Maddox ayant obtenu la majority 


requise, est declare dftment £lu imprimeiir de la 
Convention. 

M. St Paul a presente la resolution suivante; 
laquelle ayant ete lue, a ete adoptee a l’unani- 
rnite : 

Attendu que, la nouvelle vient d’arriver en 
cette ville de lamort de l’Hon. Isaac T Preston, 
l’un des Juges-associes de la Cour Supreme de 
la Louisiane : 

II est resolu que par respect pour le decede, 
la Convention s’ajourne a demain, le six, a 10 
heures a. m. 


Mardi, 6 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, de V Ascension, presi¬ 
dent de la Convention, occupe le fauteuil, et MM. 
Anderson de St-Landry, Avery, Anderson, de 
Carroll, Armant, Addison, Bradford, Benjamin, 
Besangon, Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, 
Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, Davidson, Delony, 
Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglas, Dufour, Du¬ 
gue, Duffel, Edwards, d'Orleans, Edwards, de 
Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gar¬ 
dere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, Key, King, de 
St-Landry, King, de Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Leblanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mc¬ 
Millen, Mathews, d’Orleans, Mathews, de la 
Pointe Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Mather, Moss, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St-Martin, Olivier, 
de Sainte-Marie, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, 
Preaux, Price, Pierce, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Ree¬ 
ves, Richardson, d’O, M. et W. et J., Richardso^, 
de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Pvisk, Roselius, Roman, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Saint- 
Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith, d’Ouest Feliciana, Smith, de 
Wynn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Tal¬ 
bot, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, 
VanWickle, Williams, Wittington, Wilcoxon, —- 
117 delegues repondent a leurs noms. 

M. G ar dere prdsente la resolution suivante, 
qui est lue et adoptde : 

Resolu que le president nomme un “ Comite 
des depenses contingentes” de la Convention, 
compose de cinq membres, qui auront la surin- 
tendance et le contrdle des depenses de cette As¬ 
semble et qui regleront et reviseront les recla¬ 
mations des membres pour leurs frais de voyage 
et leur “per diem” tant qu’ils seront presents h 
la Convention. 

Le president nomme MM. Gardere, Roysden; 
Sibley, Leblanc, et Byrne, membres de ce Co¬ 
mite. 

M. Sandidge, presente la resolution suivante: 

Resolu que la Convention adopte provisoire- 
ment les regies et les ordonnances adoptees par 




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la Chambre des Repr<§sentants A la derniere 
Legislature de cet Etat. 

Et qu'un comite, composd de cinq membres, 
soit nomme pour preparer et presenter des re- 
glements permanents a la session de demain. 

Sur la motion de M. Herron, lesmots ‘-Cham- 
bre des Representants a la derniere Legislature 
de cet Etat’* sont effaces et les mots “ Conven¬ 
tion de 1845” y sont substitues. 

Sur une motion subsequente, la resolution 
est adoptee avec l’amendement. 

Le president nomme MM. Sandidge, King, de 
St-Landry, Carter, Swazey et Bradford, mem¬ 
bres de ce comite. 

M. Cotton presente la resolution suivante : 

Resolu que le clerge des diverse^ sectes reli- 
gieuses de la ville de Baton-Rouge soit invite Si 
assister alteraativement aux assemblies de la 
Convention et a en ouvrir les deliberations par 
des prieres h, la Divine Providence. 

M. Preaux propose d’amender la susdite reso¬ 
lution en y ajoutant : 

Resolu qu’une copie de la susdite resolution 
soit transmise au clerge de chacune des sectes 
religieuses de cette ville, “avec l’invitation d’as- 
sister a la Convention tous les jours.” 

Sur motion, l’amendement est rejete et sur 
une motion subsequente, la resolution originale 
est adoptee. 

Sur la motion de M. King, de St-Landry, la 
Convention procede al’election du sergent d’ar- 
mes de la Convention, et 

Le merne delegue nomme M. Ck. L. Marshall, 
comme candidat. 

M. Preaux nomme M. L. Sperier. 

M. Beale nomme M. J. Foster. 

On fait l’appel nominal, et les delegues qui 
suivent votent pour M. Ch. L. Marshall : 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president; MM. Ander¬ 
son, de St-Landry, Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, 
Anderson, de Carroll, Bradford, Benjamin, Ber- 
ngfed, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bullard, Byrne, 
Collens, Connely,. Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, 
Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Dugue, Edwards, 
d’Orleans, Edwards, de Washington, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gruion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Jenning, Jordan, Jones, 
Key, King, de St-Landry, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews, d’Orleans, 
Marrero, Martin, Mather, Nicholls, Olivier, de 
St-Martin, Olivier, de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Pax¬ 
ton, Price, Pierce, Phillips, Pujo, Reeves, Ri¬ 
chardson, de 0. M. W. et J., Richardson, de Ste- 
Marie, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, 
Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, 
d’O. Feliciana, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Villere,Williams et Wilcoxon,—83 voix. 

Et les delegues suivants votent pour M. L. 
Sperier : 

MM. Armant, Boudousquie, Buisson, Castella¬ 
nos, Campbell, Dalferes, Dufour, Duffel, Gar- 
dere, Hernandez, Lapeyre, Leblanc, Monge 
Preaux, Pugh, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
St-Paul, et Staes, — 21 voix. 

Et MM. Addison, Besan^on, Beale, Boyer, 


Carter, Cotton, Delony, Farmer, Hatch, Ilerroiv. 
Isaacks, King, de Jackson, Mathews, delaPoin- 
te Coupee, Moss', Parham, Patterson, Smart, 
Smith, de Winn, Stewart et Wittington, 20 de¬ 
legues votent pour M. J. Foster. 

M. Chs. L. Marshall, ay ant regu la majorite 
requise, le prisideut le proclame dument elu 
sergent d’armes de la Convention. 

Sur la motion de M. Staes, la Convention pro¬ 
cede a l’election d’un portier, et 

Le meme delegue nomme M. D. Yeau, can¬ 
didat pour cette place. 

.M. Richardson, de Ste-Marie, nomme M. An¬ 
toine Toulouse. 

M. Gardere nomme M. Chs. Lemaitre. 

INI. Lobdell nomme M. J. A. Hebert. 

M. Thompson nomme M. R. C. Self. 

M. Collens nomme M. L. Exnicios. 

M. Herron nomme M. Lesage. 

Le secretaire fait l’appel nominal et l’Hon. D. 
F. Kenner, president, MM. Anderson, de Saint- 
Landry, Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, d’Orleans, 
Anderson, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besan- 
£on, Beard, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Campbell, 
Conrad, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Dugue, Gar¬ 
dere, Guion, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, 
Jordan, King, de Jackson, Leeds, Mcllhenny, 
Mathews, d’Orleans, Mathews, delaPointe Cou¬ 
pee, Martin, Mather, Pierce, Phillips, Reeves, 
Richardson, de 0. M.W. et J., Sandidge, Swazey, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Sibley, Simms, 
Tatman, Todd, YanWickle, Williams et Witting¬ 
ton,—50 delegues votent pour M. Charles Le¬ 
maitre, et 

MM. Bernard, Bienvenu, Byrne, Collens, Con- 
nely, Dalferes, Duffel, Edwards, d'Orleans, He¬ 
bert, Key, Lapeyre, Leblanc, Marrero, Parham, 
Preaux, Price, Pujo, Pugh, Roman, Roysden, 
Ronquillo, St-Paul et Thibodeaux,—23 delegues 
votent pour M. L. Exnicios. 

Et MM Armant, Buisson, Bernard, Castella¬ 
nos, Dufour, Eggleston, Eustis, Hayes, Hernan¬ 
dez, Leefe, Olivier, de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Risk, 
Roselius, Robertson. Staes et Villere, —17 dele¬ 
gues, votent pour M. D. Veau 

Et MM. Carter, Declouet, Hargis, King, de St- 
Landry, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de 
Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Paxton, Richardson, de 
Sainte-Marie, Smith d’O. Feliciana, Taliafero et 
Wilcoxon, —14 delegues, votent pour M. Antoi¬ 
ne Toulouse. 

Et Messieurs Addison, Davidson , Delony , 
Edwards, de Washington, Farmer, Hatch, Har¬ 
ris, Jones, McMillen, Smart, Smith, deWinn, et 
Thompson, — 12 deligues, votent pour M. R. C. 
Self. 

Et MM. Lobdell, Lyle, Stewart, Talbot, —- 4 
delegues, votent pour M. J. A. Hebert. 

Aucun des candidats n’ayant regu la majorite 
requise, la Convention procede a un second bal- 
lotage. 

M. Thompson, annonce h la Convention que M. 
C. Self n’est plus candidat. 

M. Herron annonce hla Convention que M, R, 
Lesage n’est plus candidat. 





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Et M. Lobdell annonce que M, Hubert n’eat 
plus candidat. 

Le secretaire fait l’appel nominal et l’honora- 
ble D. F. Kenner, president, 

MM. F. C Anderson, Akenhead, Avery, Itobt 
Anderson, Armant, Bradford, Barlett, Benja¬ 
min, Bernard, Beard, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Conrad, Da¬ 
vidson, Delony, Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Dou¬ 
glass, Dugue, Duffel, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Key, Jno E. King, 
P. G. King, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
McMillen, L. Mathews, J. L Mathews, Martin, 
Mather, Patterson, lfierce, .Pliillipps, Reeves, 
R. W. Richardson, Rixner, Roselius, Roman, 
Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Ralph Smith, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, 
Todd, Van Wickle, Williams et Wittington. 

73 delegues votent pour M. Charles Lemaitre. 

MM. Beale, Bienyenu, Boudousquie, Byrne, 
Connely, Dalferes, M. C. Edwards, N. S. Edw¬ 
ards, Hebert, Jones, Lapeyre, Marrero, Parham, 
Palfrey, Preaux, Pujo, Pugh, Roysden, Ron- 
quillo, St-Paul, Stewart, Talbot, Thibodeaux et 
Thompson. 

24 d^legu^s votent pour Louis ;fixnicios. 

MM. Farmer, Moss, Nicholls, C. M. Olivier, 
Paxton, D. D. Richardson, P. C. Smith, Talia- 
fero et Wilcox on. 

9 delegues votent pour Antoine Toulouse. 

Et messieurs Andrews, Castellanos, Collens, 
Dufour, Eggleston, Eustis, Hernandez, Leefe, 
Le Blanc, Monge, J. G. Olivier, Price, Risk, Ro¬ 
binson, Staes et Villere. 

16 delegues votent pour D. Yeau. 

M. Charles Lemaitre, ayant re$u la majorite 
de voix requise, est declare duement elu portier 
de la Convention. 

M. Phillips propose de proceder a l’election 
de trois traducteurs. 

M. Collens fait la motion d’amender cette mo¬ 
tion par l’election d’un traducteur. 

Pendant que la Convention s’occupe des dites 
motions, M. Jennings presente la resolution sui- 
vante comme substitut: 

R^solu qu’un comite compose de-membres 

soit nomme pour determiner quels autres offi- 
ciers les besoins de la Convention pourraient ne- 
cessiter en outre de ceux qui ont dejh ete elus 
et pour fixer le salaire des divers officiers de la 
Convention. 

Sur motion, le blanc de la resolution sus-dite 
est rempli par le nombre “cinq,” et, sur une mo¬ 
tion subsequente, la resolution est adoptee. 

Le president nomme messieurs Jennings, Her¬ 
ron, Collens, Guion et Farmer membres de ce 
comite. 

Sur la motion de M. Jones, la Convention 
suspend ses deliberations pendant cinq minutes 
afin de donner h ce comite le temps de faire son 
rapport. 

M. Jennings de la part du comite susdit pre- 
sente le rapport suivant : 

Le comity auquel a ete referee la resolution 
relative au nombre d’officiers qu’emploierait la 


Convention et au salaire de tous les officiers de 
la Convention recommande la nomination d’un 
rapporteur, d’un traducteur, etde trois commis 
aux enregistrements. 

Le comite recommande les salaires suivants 
bases sur les salaires que la Convention de 1845, 
accordait a ses officiers, savoir : 

Au secretaire, quatorze piastres par jour ; 

Au secretaire-adjoint, dix piastres par jour. 

Au rapporteur, dix piastres par jour ; 

Au traducteur, huit piastres par jour ; 

Aux commis aux enregistrements, six piastres 
par jour; 

Au portier et au sergent d’armes, six piastres 
par jour; 

Quant au salaire de l’imprimeur de la Con¬ 
vention, le comite vous prie de lui accoorder du 
temps pour faire son rapport. 

(Sgne) N. R. Jennings, rapporteur. 

M. Gardere fait la motion d’effacer du rap¬ 
port ci-dessus les mots “un traducteur, trois 
commis aux enregistrement et un rapporteur,” 
et d’y substituer “deux traducteurs et quatre 
commis aux enregistrements.” 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Phillips propose d'inserer : “deux rappor* 
teurs, dont l’un fera ses rapports en anglais et 
l’autre en franyais.” 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

M Connely fait la motion d’effacer quatorze 
piastres, pour le secretaire, et d’y substituer 
douze piastres. Cette motion ne prevaut pas. 

Le meme del^gue fait la motion de fixer les 
salaires des officiers et des commis de la Conven¬ 
tion d’apres l’acte intitule : “Acte pour dimi- 
nuer le salaire des divers officiers de l’Etat et 
fixer le fonds contingent attache a leurs bu¬ 
reaux respectifs.” La dite motion est rejetee. 

Sur motion, le rapport est adopte avec les 
amendements. 

Sur motiop, la Convention procede h l’dlec- 
tion de deux traducteurs. 

M. Preaux nomme M Wm Andry comme can¬ 
didat pour une de ces places ; M. Staes nomme 
M. J. C. Laville ; M. Declouet nomme M. F. Fu- 
selier; M. Buisson. nomme M. A. Pedesclaux ; 
M. Scarborough nomme M. A. Sheppers ; M. 
Lobdell nomme M. E. Lanoue. 

On fait l’appel nominal et les delegues sui- 
vants votent pour M.,Fuselier : 

L’hon. D. F. Kenner, president, messieurs 
Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
derson de Carroll, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Beale, Beard, Boyer, Bullard, Campbell, Da¬ 
vidson, Declouet, Douglass, Edwards d’Orleans, 
Hodges, Isaacks, Key, King de St-Landry, Le 
Blanc, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de St- 
Martin, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Ouachita, 
Richardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Roman, 
Swazey, Smith de Winn, Sibley, Tatman, Todd, 
Villere, Wittington et Wilcoxon, 44 voix. 

Messieurs Avery, Anderson de Carroll, Addi¬ 
son, BesanQon, Bernard, Beale, Bienvenu, 
Beard, Boyer, Carter, Cotton, Connelly, Conrad, 
Delony, Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Eustis, Far- 





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ner, Guion, Hatch, Ilargia, Herron, Hubert, 
Hunt, Isaacks, Jordan, Jones, Key, King de St- 
Landry, King de Jackson, Leefe, Leeds, Le 
Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mather, Moss, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier de St-Martin, Parham, Pax¬ 
ton, Patterson, Price, Philips, Beeves, Richard¬ 
son du Ouachita, Richardson de Ste-Marie, 
Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith de 
0. Feliciana, Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Todd, Thompson, 
Williams, Wittington et Wilcoxon. 

64 delegues votent pour M. A. Sheppers. 

Et messieurs Andrews, Armant, Bradford, 
Benjamin, Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Buisson, 
Byrne, Castellanos, Collens, Dalferes, Duf'our, 
Dugue, Eustis, Eggleston, Gardere, Harris, 
Herron, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, King de 
Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Mcllhenny, McMillen, 
Marrero, Martin, Parham, Preaux, Price, Rix- 
ner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Ronquil- 
lo, Robinson, St-Paul, Staes, Yillere et Thibo¬ 
deaux. 

42 delegues votent pour M. Andry. 

Et messieurs Armant, Bartlett, Bernard, Bro¬ 
ther, Bullard, Buisson, Campbell, Dosson, Du- 
four, Edwards de Washington, Farmer, Gardere 
Harris, Hough, Jones, Lapeyre, Mathews d’Or 
leans, Mathews de la Pointe-Coupee, Marrero, 
Preaux, Pierce, Pujo, Roselius, Ronquillo, San- 
didge, St Paul, Smart, Simms, Taliafero, 
Thompson etVan Wickle. 

30 delegues votent pour M Pedesclaux. 

L’hon. D. F. Kenner, President, et messieurs 
Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Andrews, 
Brother, Carter, Conrad, Dalferes, Davidson, 
Delony, Dorsey, Douglas, Duffel, Edwards de 
Washington, Hatch, Hayes,* Hargis, Hough, 
Hodges, Lobdell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews 
d’Orleans, Mathews de la Pte Coupee, Martin, 
Mather, Palfrey, Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, 
Sandidgej Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith d’O. Feliciana, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, 
et Van Wickle. 

40 delegues votent pour M. Lanoue. * 

Et messieurs Benjamin, Besangon Boudous¬ 
quie, Byrne, Castellanos, Cotton, Connely, Du¬ 
gue, Duffel, Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, 
Guion, Hayes, Hebert, Plernandez, Jennings, 
Jourdan, Leeds, Mcllhenny, Olivier de Ste-Ma¬ 
rie, Price, Risk, Roysden, Robinson, Staes, Thi¬ 
bodeaux et Williams. 

28 delegues votent pour M. Laville. 

M Sheppers ay ant regu une majorite des 
voix est proclame duement elu. 

Sur motion, la Convention procede a un second 
ballottage. 

M. St-Paul annonce a la Convention que M. H 
Pedesclaux n’est plus candidat. 

Le secretaire fait l’appel nominal et 

M. D. F. Kenner, president, et 

Messieurs Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, Addison, 
Bartlett, Bernard, Beale, Beard, Brother, 
Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Campbell, Davidson, 
Declouet, Douglass, Edwards d’Orleans, Guion, 
Isaacks, Jones, Key, King de St-Landry, Le 


Blanc, Moss, Mongd, Nicholls, Olivier de St- 
Martin, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Ouachita, 
Richardson de Sainte-Marie, Rixner, Smart, 
Swazey, Smith de Winn, Tatman, Thibodeaux, 
Todd, Williams et Wilcoxon. 

48 delegues votent pour M. Fuselier. 

Et messieurs Andrews, Bradford, Benjamin, 
Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Byrne,Collens, Dalferes, 
Dufour, Eustis, Gardere, Hunt, Jennings, La¬ 
peyre, Leefe, Mcllhenny, Marrero, Martin, Par¬ 
ham, Preaux, Price, Risk, Roysden, St Paul, 
Taliafero et Yillere, 26 delegues votent pour M. 
Wm Andry. 

Et Messieurs Carter,Conrad, Deloney, Dorsey, 
Dosson, Duffel, Edwards, de 0.; Hatch, Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, King, 
de Jackson ; Lobdell, Lyle, McMillen, Mat¬ 
thews, d’Orleans; Matthews, de Pointe-Coupee; 
Mather, Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, Sandidge, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, d’Ouest- 
Feliciana ; Sibley, Simms, SteAvart, Talbot, 
Thompson, Van Wickle et Whittington, 36 dele¬ 
gues votent pour M. Lanoue. 

Et messieurs Besangon, Castellanos, Cotton, 
Connely, Eg^eston, Hebert, Jourdan, Leeds et 
Staes, 9 delegues votent pour M. La\ille. 

Aucun des candidatsn’ayant regu la majorite 
requise, sur motion la Convention procede h un 
troisieme ballotage. 

A l’appel nominal messieurs Kenner, de Pre¬ 
sident; Anderson, de St Landry ; 9 Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson, de Carroll; Armant, Bartlett, 
Bernard, Beard, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Campbell, Connelly, Davidson, De¬ 
clouet, Dosson, Douglass, Edwards, d’Oua.; Far¬ 
mer, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Isaacks, 
Key, King, de St Landry ; Le Blanc, Martin, 
Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St Martin ; 
Olivier, de Ste Marie; Palfrey, Paxton, Pierce, 
Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, de Ouachita ; 
Richardson, de Ste Marie ; Rixner, Roselius, 
Roman, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Smith, de 
Winn; Tatman, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, 
Williams et Wilcoxon, 51 delegues votent pour 
M. Fuselier. 

Et messieurs Andrews, Addison, Benjamin, 
Bradford, Besangon, Beale, Bienvenu, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Collens, Cotton, Dalferes, Dufour, 
Dugue, Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Hayes, Her¬ 
nandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jourdan, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, Mcllhenny, Marrero, Parham, 
Preaux, Price, Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Ro¬ 
binson, St Paul, Staes, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Taliafero et Yillere, 40 delegues votent pour M. 
Andry, 

Et messieurs Brother, Carter, Conrad, Delo¬ 
ney. Dorsey, Duffel, Edwards de W. ; Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Jones, King, de J. ; Lobdell, 
Lyle, McMillen, Matthews, de 0.; Matthews, de 
P. C.; Mather, Patterson, Phillips, Shaw, Smith, 
d’O. F. ; Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Van 
Wickle et Whittington, 28 delegues votent pour 
M. Lanoue. 

Aucun des candidate n’a vant regu la majorite 


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CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


requise, sur motion, la Convention procede k un 
quatrieme ballotage, 

M. Dorsey annonce a la Convention que M. 
Lanoue n’est plus candidat. 

A l’appel nominal, messieurs D. F. Kenner, 
Pres. T.C.Anderson, Akenkead,Avery,Robt An¬ 
derson, Armant, Addison, Bartlett, Bernard, 
Beale, Beard, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Carter, Campbell, Connelly, Conrad, 
Davidson, Deloney, Declouet, Dosson, Douglass. 
Duffel, N. S. Edwards, Farmer, Guion, Hatch, 
Hargis, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, Jones, 
Key, John E. King, Le Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
J. L. Matthews Mather, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, 
C. M. Olivier, J. G. Olivier, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, R. W. Richardson, D. D. 
Richardson, Rixner, Roman, Sandidge, Smart, 
Swazey, P. C. Smith, Ralph Smith, Sibley, 
Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thibodeaux, 
Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, Williams, Whit¬ 
tington et Wilcoxon, 73 delegues votent pour 
monsieur Fuselier. 

Lt messieurs Andrews, Bradford, Benjamin, 
Besangon, Bienvenu, Brother, Byrne, Castella¬ 
nos, Collens, Cotton, Dalferes, Dorsey, Dufour, 
Dugue, Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Hayes, Har¬ 
ris, Herron, Hernandez, Hunt, Jepnings, Jour- 
dan, P. G King, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Mcll- 
liennys, McMillen, L. Matthews, Marrero, Mar¬ 
tin, Parham, Prearux, Price, Pierce, Phillips, 
Risk, Roselius, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
St Paul, Staes, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Taliafero et Villere, 50 delegues votent pour 
monsieur Andry. 

M. Fuselier, ayant regu la majorite requise, 
est proclame dument elu traducteur de la Con¬ 
vention. 

Sur motion, la Convention procede a l’eleetion 
de quatre commis aux enregistrements. 

Les personnes suivantes sont nominees comme 
candidats : 

Messieurs Briant, Andry, Bouligny, Bullard, 
Castera, Cooley, Chalon, Devall, Duplessis, Da¬ 
vis, Eastin, Houghton, Hernandez, Holland, Le 
Blanc, Lobdell, L’hoste, Levison, Nibbling, Oe- 
michen, Parker, Roberts, Walker, Warner, We- 
derstrandt, Weysham, Stannard, Scott, Stuart, 
Osborne, Moore. 

M. Benjamin propose d’effacer k chaque ballot 
de la liste des candidats les six candidats qui 
recevront le moins de voix. Cette motion pre- 
vaut. 

L’Hon D. F. Kenuer, president de la Conven¬ 
tion, occupe le fauteuil, et 122 delegues r.er 
pondent a leurs noms. 

Le secretaire fait l’appel nominal, et 

Messieurs Briant regoit 18 voix ; Andry, 4; 
Bouligny, 5 ; Bullard, 47 ; Castera, 20 ; Cooley, 
16 ; Chalon, 2 ; Devall, 4 ; Duplessis, 37 ; Da¬ 
vis, 15; Eastin, 30 ; Houghton, 18 ; Hernandez, 
39; Holland, 2 ; Le Blanc, 30 ; Lobdell, 8 ; 
L’hoste, 3 ; Levison, 22 ; Nibbling, 2 ; Oemich- 
on, 3 ; Parker, 10 ; Roberts, 17 ; Walker, 33 ; 
Warner. 20 ; Wederstrandt, 19 ; Weysham, 17 ; 
Stannard, 4 ; Scott, 22 ; Stuart, 14 ; Osborne, 
3 ; Moore, 8. 


Aucun des candidats n’ayant regu la majo¬ 
rity requise, la Convention procede a un second 
ballotage. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion, et 123 delegues repondent a l’appel. 
Messieurs Andry regoit 1 voix ; Briant, 26 ; 
Bullard, 52 ; Castera, 30; Cooley, 11 ; Duples¬ 
sis, 52 ; Davis, 16; Eastin, 36; Houghton, 14 ; 
Hernandez, 49 ; Le Blanc, 33 ; Lobdell, 10 ; Le¬ 
vison, 23 ; Roberts, 17 ; Scott, 27 ; Stuart, 12 ; 
Walker, 31 : Warner, 20 ; Wederstrandt, 25- 
Aucun des candidats n’ayant regu la majorite 
requise, la Convention procede k un troisieme 
ballotage. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion, et 122 delegues sont presents. 

Le secretaire fait 1’appel nominal, et 

Messieurs Bullard regoit 77 voix ; Briant, 33; 
Castera, 23 ; Duplessis, 59 ; Eastin, 53 ; Her¬ 
nandez, 56; Le Blanc, 35; Levison, 29; Roberts, 
24; Walker, 44; Warner, 18 ; Wederstrandt, 
30 ; Stuart, 5 ; Cooley, 1. 

M. Bullard, ayant regu la majorite requise, 
est proclame dument elu comme un des commis 
aux enregistrements de la Convention. 

Sur motion, la Convention procede a un qua¬ 
trieme ballotage. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion, et 24 delegues sont presents. 

Le secretaire fait l’appel nominal, et 

Messieurs Briant regoit 45 voix; Duplessis, 
88 ; Eastin, 64 ; Hernandez, 68; Le Blanc, 38 ; 
Walker, 67. 

Messieurs Duplessis, Hernandez et Walker, 
ayant regu la majorite requise, sont declares 
ddment elus commis aux enregistrements de la 
Convention. 

Sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne k demain 
niatin a 9 heures. 


Mercredi, 7 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 

Presents : Hon. D. F. Kenner et 121 delegues. 

Sur motion de M. Olivier de Ste Marie, conge 
est accorde k M. Wilcoxon, delegue de la pa- 
roisse Vermillion, pour cause de maladie. 

Le President soumet a la Convention une com¬ 
munication de G. W. Christine et autres, de la 
part des democrates d’Est Baton Rouge, invitant 
les membres de la Convention a une assemblee 
devant avoir lieu dans la ville de Baton Rouge, 
le 8 courant. 

Sur motion, la dite invitation est acceptee. 

M Phillips presente la resolution suivante, 
laquelle ayant ete lue est adoptee : 

Resolu, Que le Sergent-d’armes est requis de 
souscrire a dix journaux quotidiens, a l’usage 
des membres de la'Convention; les journaux 
devant etre choisis par les membres. 

M. Herron a presente la resolution suivante 
qui a yte lue et adoptee. 


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R6solu, quo le comity de depenses casuelles 
est autorise h deposer la somrne de cinq cents 
piastres entre les mains du Maitre de poste, a 
l’effet d’affranchir les lettres et journaux adres- 
ses a, ou envoyes par, les membres de la Con¬ 
vention. 

M Sandidge, au nom du comite special nomme 
k l’effet d’examiner les reglements qui avaient 
ete adoptes par la Chambre des Representans 
de l’Etat de la Louisiane, et de faire un rapport 
de ceux de ces reglements qu'ils croient les 
mieux adaptes pour gouverner les debats de 
cette Convention — soumet le rapport suivant: 

REGLEMENTS DE LA CONVENTION. 

Des Devoirs et des Droits du President. 

1. II prendra le fauteuil, cliaque jour, a l’heu- 
re fixee par l’ajournement de la veille, et appel- 
lera immediatement les membres a l’orclre. S’il 
y a un quorum present, il fera lire le journal 
du jour precedent. 

2. II maintiendra l’ordre et le decorum; il 
parlera, de preference aux membres, sur les 
questions d’ordre, en se levant de son siege dans 
ce but; il decider a les questions d’ordre, sujet a 
un appel de la Convention, fait par deux mem 
bres quelconques, a propos duquel appel nul 
membre ne parlera plus d’une fois, a moins de 1 
permission de la Convention. 

3. Il se levera pour pqper une question, mais 
il pourra l’expliquer etant assis. 

4. Les questions seront distinctement posees 
dans cette forme, a savoir : “Que tous ccux qui 
sont d’opinion que (la question sera expliquee 
ici) disent oui; ” et, apres que le vote affirmatif 
sera connu : — “ Que tous ceux qui sont d’une 
d’opinion contraire disent non.” Si le President 
est dans le doute, ou si l'on demande une division, 
la Convention se divisera : ceux qui seront pour 
la question se leveront de leurs sieges, puis ceux 
de l’opinion contraire. Le President se levera 
alors et fera connaitre la decision de la Conven¬ 
tion. 

5. Le President aura le droit d’examiner et de 
corriger le journal avant qu’ilne soitlu. Il aura 
la surveillance generale de la salle. Il aura le 
droit de nommer un membre quelconque pour 
remplir les devoirs de President, mais cette subs¬ 
titution ne durera pas au-dela d’un ajourne- 
ment. 

6. Dans tous les cas d’election par la Conven¬ 
tion, le President votera ; dans les autres cas, il 
ne votera pas, a moins que la Convention ne soit 
egalement divisee, ou a moins que son vote, s’il 
le donne ala minorite, ameneune divisionegale, 
dans lequel cas, la question sera perdue. 

7. Tous les comites seront nommespar le Pre¬ 
sident, a moins que la Convention n’en ordonne 
autrement, dans lequel cas ils serontelus par un 
vote de vive voix, et si, apres ce vote, le membre 
requis n’est pas elu par une majorite des votes 
donnes, la Convention procedera h un second 
vote, ou la plurality des voix prevaudra; et dans 
le cas ou un nombre plus considerable que celui 
qui est requis aurait une egalite de voix, la 


Convention procedera h un autre ou k d’autres 

votes. 

8. Tous les writs, mandats et subpoenas, emis 
par ordre de la Convention, seront signes par le 
President et attestes par le secretaire. 

9. En cas-de bruit ou de desordre dans la gal- 
lerie ou sous le portique, le President aura le 
droit de le faire cesser. 

Reglements relatifs aux Debats et au Decorum. 

\ 

10. Quand un membre se disposera h parler, 
pendant les debats, ou a presenter quelque chose 
h la Convention, il se levera de son siege et s’a- 
dressera respectueusement h M. le President. 

11. Si un membre quelconque, en parlant, ou 
autrement, viole les reglements de la Convention, 
le President devra, et tout membre pourra, l’ap- 
peler a Pordre, dans lequel cas, le membre ainsi 
appele a l'ordre s’assoiera immediatement, a 
moins qu'il ne lui soit permis de s’expliquer, et 
la Convention devra, si elle est appelee a le faire, 
decider ce cas, mais sans debats. Si la decision 
est en faveur du membre appele a l’ordre, il pour¬ 
ra proceder ; si la decision lui est contraire et 
que le cas le requiert, il pourra etre censure 
par la Convention. 

12 Quand deux ou plusieurs membres se le¬ 
veront en meme temps, le President nommera 
celui qui aura le premier droit a la parole. 

13. Aucun membre ne parlera plus de deux 
fois sur la meme question , et plus d’une 
heure, a chaque fois, sans permission de la Con¬ 
vention, ni plus d’une fois avant que tous les 
membres qui desireront parler se soient fait en¬ 
tendre. Mais l’auteur de toute proposition aura 
le droit d’ouvrir et de clore les debats, et dans 
le cas ou la proposition viendrait d’un comitd 
quelconque, alors le membre qui aura presente 
le rapport du comite aura le droit d’ouvrir et de 
clore les debats de la meme maniere. 

14. Tandis qu’on procedera a l’appel nomi¬ 
nal, ou qu’on comptera les votes, nul membre 
ne visitera le bureau du secretaire. 

15. Nul membre ne votera sur une question, 
s’il etait hors de la salle de la Convention au 
moment ou la question a ete posee. Et quand 
un membre quelconque demandera a voter, le 
President lui posera cette question: “Etiez-vous 
dans la salle quand votre nom a ete appele ?” 

16. Sur une division, ou quand les membres 
de la Convention seront comptes, nul membre 
hors de la salle ne sera comp,e. 

17. Tout membre qui sera dans la salle de 
la Convention, au moment ou une question sera 
posee, donnera son vote, a moins que la Conven¬ 
tion, pour des raisons specifiees, ne l’excuse. 
Nul membre n’aura le droit d’expliquer son vote 
au moment de le donner, ou ne pourra deman- 
der a etre excuse de ne pas voter, apres que le 
secretaire, sous les reglements de la Convention, 
aura commence l’appel nominal. 

18. Quand une motion sera faite et secondee, 
elle sera expliquee par le President, ou si elle 
est ecrite, elle sera envoy^e au President et lue 







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& haute voix pai r secretaire, avant d’etre de¬ 
battue. 

19. Toute motion sera mise par ecrit, si le 
President ou tout autre mernbre le desire. 

20. Nulle personne ne sera admise dans la 
salle, excepte les officiers du gouvernement ge¬ 
neral oude l’Etat, et telles autres personnes que 
le President ou les membres pourront juger 
convenable d’inviter. 

21. Apres qu’une motion aura dte expliquee 
par le President, ou lue par le secretaire, elle 
sera regardee cornrae etant en possession de la 
Convention; mais elle pourra 6tre retiree par 
l’auteur, avec le consentement du mernbre qui 
aura seconde sa proposition. 

22. Pendant les debats provoques par une 
question, aucutie motion ne pourra etre faite, 
si ce n’est: lo. pour P ajournement; 2o. pour 
le depot sur le bureau; 3o. pour la question 
prealable ; 4o. pour le renvoi a un jour certain; 
oo. pour le renvoi a un comite; 6o. pour offrir 
un amendement; ou 7o. pour le renvoi indefini ; 
et ces motions seront admises de preference dans 
l’ordre dans lequel elles sont enumerees; et 
aucune motion a l’effet d’ajourner une question 
a un jour certain, de la renvoyer a un comite, 
ou de l’ajourner indefiniinent, une fois decidee, 
ne sera de nouveau permise le meme jour pen¬ 
dant que les procedures seront relatives au 
meme sujet. 

23. La question prealable sera posee de cette 
maniere: “La question principale sera-t-elle 
posee maintenant ?” Elle ne sera admise que 
quand elle sera soutenue par une majorite des 
membres presents, et si elle est emportee, elle 
mettra un terme h tous debats et amenera la 
Convention k un vote direct, lo. sur l’amende- 
ment en consideration et ainsi, en reculant, 
jusqu’au premier amendement offert; 2o. sur 
les amendements rapportes par un comite, s’il y 
en a ; et 3o. sur la question principale. 

Sur une motion, au sujet de la question prea¬ 
lable, et avant qu’elle ne soit secondee, l'appel 
de la Convention sera h l’ordre; mais apres 
qu’une majorite aura soutenu une telle motion, 
aucun appel ne sera a Pordre avant la decision 
de la question principale. Une motion pour la 
question prealable ne motivera aucun debat. 

Toute question d’ordre imprevue qui s'eleve- 
rait apres que motion est faite pour obtenir la 
question prealable, et en meme temps que 
ladite motion, sera decidee soit sur appel ou 
autrement, sans debats. Apres que la demande 
de la question prealable aura ete sotitenue par 
la Convention, la question sera posee et deter- 
minee dans Pordre ci-dessus decrit, sans debats 
soit sur les amendements ou sur la question 
principale. 

24. Tout mernbre peut demander une divi¬ 
sion de la question, quand celle-ci sera de na¬ 
ture a le permettre. 

25. Nulle nouvelle motion ou proposition, sur 
un sujet different que celui qui sera sous consi¬ 
deration, ne sera admise sous pretexte d’un 
amendement, ou comme substitut a la motion 
ou a la proposition sous consideration. 


26. Quand une motion a dejh, ete faite et de¬ 
ckle dans l’affirmative ou la negative, il sera 
permis a tout mernbre de la majorite d’en de¬ 
mander la reconsideration; ou quand la Conven¬ 
tion est egalement divisee sur une question 
quelconque, tout mernbre peut demander une 
reconsideration; pourvu que, dans chacunde, 
ces cas, elle soit demandee le meme jour ou 
pendant le jour ou aura lieu la seance suivante. 

27. Quand la lecture d’un document est de¬ 
mandee, et qu'un mernbre y objecte, la Con¬ 
vention decidera si ce document sera lu ou non. 

28. Si la question pendante n’est pas decidee, 
par suite d’un ajournement de la Convention, 
et est admise le jour suivant, nul mernbre qui 
aura parle deux fois le jour precedent n’aura 
droit de nouveau a la parole, sans une permis¬ 
sion. 

29. Quand des motions seront faites pour re- 
ferer une question a un comite special ou per¬ 
manent, la question au sujet de la relerence au 
comite permanent sera d’abord posee. 

Orclre des procedures dujour. 

30. Aussitot que le journal est lu et les noms 
des membres appeles, le President demander a 
s’il y a des petitions, des memoires, ou des reso¬ 
lutions a presenter. Les petitions, memoires et 
resolutions ayant ete presentes, et disposition 
en ayant ete faite, on appellera d’abord les 
rapports des comites permanents, puis ceux des 
comites speciaux ; apres quoi, le President dis- 
posera des communications sur son bureau, et 
appellera l’ordre du jour. 

31. Les affaires non-terminees auxquelles la 
Convention etait occupee au moment du dernier 
ajournement, auront la preference dans l’ordre 
du jour, et nulle motion ou autre affaire n’aura 
la preference darfs Pordre dujour : et nulle mo¬ 
tion, ou autre affaire, ne sera admise sans une 
permission speciale de la Convention, jusqu’a ce 
que la premiere ne soit decidee. L’ordre du 
jour sera comme suit: 

1. Les affaires non-terminees que considerait 
la Convention au moment de son dernier ajour¬ 
nement. 

2. Ordres speciaux dujour, s’il y en a. 

32. Les petitions, memoires et autres docu¬ 
ments adrcsses a la Convention seront presents 
par le President, ou par tout mernbre de sa 
place; une courte explication du contenu du 
document sera faite verballement par le mernbre 
qui l’aura present^. Ces documents ne seront 
pas debattus ou pris en consideration le jour de 
leur premiere lecture, a moins que la Conven¬ 
tion n’en decide autrement, mais resteront eur 
le bureau pour etre pris en consideration dans 
Pordre dans leqnel ils auront eie lus. 

33. Quand on procedera a l’appel de la Con¬ 
vention, ou a l’appel nominal sur une question 
quelconque, les non s des membres sei’ont ap¬ 
peles alphaletiquement. 

34. Toutes questions relatives a la priorite 
des affaires, seront clecidees sans debats. 

35. Nul mernbre ne s’absentera dela Conven¬ 
tion, a moins qu’il n’ait un conge ou qu’il soit 
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36. Nul comity ne siegera pendant les seances 
de la Convention, a moms d’une permission prea- 
lablement accordee. 

37. Aucun reglement ou ordre permanent de 
la Convention *ne sera abroge, sans un jour 
d’avis prealable, ou A moins du consentement 
des trois-quarts des membres presents. 

38. Les procedures de la Convention seront 
bntrees sur le journal, aussi eorrectement que 
possible, en prenant le soin de donner un pro- 
Ces-verbal correct et veridique des delibera¬ 
tions. 

39. Cl\aque vote de la Convention sera entre 
kurle journal, avec un etat correct de la ques¬ 
tion, et une courte explication du contenu de 
Chaque communication ou document presente A 
la Convention, sera egalement insdree sur le 
journal. 

40. Dans le cas ou un commis, le sergent 
d’armes ou le portier de la Convention manque- 
raient A leurs devoirs, le secretaire le fera savoir 
Sans delai A la Convention. 

41. II sera du devoir de l’assistant secretaire 
de la Convention d’ecrire de sa propre main la 
partie anglaise du journal de cette Convention; 
et le secretaire surveillera avec attention le 
journal dans les deux langues. 

42. Le secretaire lira chaque jour le journal 
des pages sur lesquelles le proces-verbal est 
ecrit; et apres avoir ete ainsi lu et corrige, et 
pas avant, le dit proces-verbal sera enregistre 
dans un livre, et s’il est necessaire, corrige et 
amende sous la sanction de la Convention, et 
des copies, dans les deux langues, seront four- 
nies A l’imprimeur, certifiees par la signature 
du secretaire, A 10 heures, le jour suivant celui 
ou il aura ete lu. 

43. Le secretaire se considerera i'esponsable 
envers la Convention pour la correction du jour¬ 
nal dans les deux langues, et les commis se con- 
sidereront comme subordonnes A lui, et sous son 
controle et sa direction; et il sera de leur devoir 
de se tenir dans la chambre des commis, depuis 
neuf heures du matin jusqu’A l’heure de l’ajour- 
nement, et depuis quatre heures P. M , jusqu’A 
ce que le secretaire les renvoie; lequel secretai¬ 
re soumettra chaque matin au president les 
noms des commis, avec une note vis-A-vis de cha¬ 
que, indiquant qu’il etait present ou absent 
(ainsi que le cas pourra etre) le jour precedent. 

44. Le sergent d’armes gardera son emploi 
durant le plaisir de la Convention, et il sera de 
son devoir d’etre present pendant les seances, 
afin d’executer les ordres de la Convention, de 
temps A „autre, ainsi que tous autres ordres 
6mis par cette autorite, qui lui seront adresses 
par le president. 

45. Le portier gardera son emploi durant le 
plaisir de la Convention, et il sera deson devoir 
de garder la porte de la gallerie, de maintenir 
la salle en ordre, et de remplir tels autres de¬ 
voirs que les membres ponrront requerir. 

46. Quant aux questions d’ordre ou de eoutu- 
ines parlementaires, au sujet desquelles ces re- 
glements sont inexplicites, on regardera comme 
autorite le Manuel de Jefferson. 


47. Nulle compensation extraordinaire ne se¬ 
ra accordee aux commis ou autres officiers de la 
Convention. 

L’article 13 ayant ete lu, M. Bienvenu a fait 
la motion d’effacer “une heure” et d’y inserer 
les mots “une demi heure”, la motion aprevalu, 
et sur motion de m. Hunt, 

Le rapport a ete adopts ainsi amende. 

M. Bienvenu a presente la resolution suivante, 
laquelle ayant ete lue, a, sur motion, ete adop¬ 
tee : 

Resolu, Que les reglemens seront imprimes 
dans les deux langues, et que 150 exemplaires 
seront imprimis dans chaque langue. 

M. Roman a presente la resolution suivante : 

Resolu, Que la Convention procedera chaque 
jour A prendre en consideration lh Constitution 
actuelle, article par article, afin d’agir sur les 
propositions qui pourront etre faites pour P a- 
mender ou la changer. 

Chaque article, apres avoir ete passe par la 
Convention, sera refere A un comite permanent 
de 5 membres, dont le devoir sera de reviser 
ledit article et d’en faire uh rapport A la Con¬ 
vention le plus tfit possible, pour lui faire subir 
une seconde lecture, apres laquelle les amende- 
mens verbaux seuls seront admis. 

Apres sa seconde lecture, la Constitution sera 
imprimfie et distribute aux membres, et sera lue 
une troisieme fois, article par article; pendant 
laquelle lecture aucun amendement ne sera 
adopte sans une majorite des membres tlus A la 
Convention, ou par un plus grand nombre de 
voix que celui qui aurait ett donne en faveur de 
Particle, A sa premiere lecture. 

m. Preaux a presents 1’amendement suivant 
A la susdite resolution : 

Resolu, Qu’au lieu d’un comite, trois comites 
seront nommts, un sur l’Executif, un sur le Judi- 
ciaire, un sur le Legislatif—et chaque article 
ainsi lu, sera refere aux comites respectifs. 

m. Herron a presente le substitut suivant: 

Resolu, Que les comities suivants seront nom- 
mes par le president de la Convention, dont les 
devoirs seront de prendre en consideration les 
articles qui se rapportent aux sujets indiquds 
par leurs noms : 

lo. Un comite sur la Division des Pouvoirs, 
compose de-membres. 

2o Un comite sur le Pouvoir Legislatif, com¬ 
pose de-membres 

3o Un comite sur le Pouvoir Executif, com¬ 
pose de-membres. 

4o. Un comite sur le Pouvoir Judiciaire, 
compose de-membres. 

5o. Un comity sur les Poursuites par voie 
d’lmpeacliment, compose de-membres. 

6o. Un comite sur les Dispositions Generales 
de la Constitution, compose de-membres. 

7o. Un comite sur les Amendemens Ala Cons¬ 
titution, compose de-membres. 

8o. Un comite sur les Dispositions Transi- 

toires, compose de-membres. 

9o. Un comitd sur la Franchise Elector ale, 
compose de-—-membres. 











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lOo. Un comite sur l’Xnstruction publique, 
Compose de—*—membres. 

M. Cotton a fait la motion de deposer le subs- 
titut sur le bureau, sur laquelle motion, 

M. Guion demande l’appel nominal qui cons¬ 
tate que : 

Messieurs Anderson de St. Landry, A. Aken- 
head, Avery, Arinant, Bradford, Bartlett, Ben¬ 
jamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Collens, Cotton, Conrad, 
Declouet, Dorsey, Dufour, Dugue, Duffell, 
Edwards de Washington, Farmer, Gardere 
Guion, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, 
•Jennings, Jones, Key, Lapeyre, Leefe, Lyle, 
Mathews de la paroisSe d’Orleans, Pierson, 
Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de 
Ouachita, Morehouse, etc., Risk, Roysden, 
Ronquillo, Robinson, St. Paul, Staes, Scarbo¬ 
rough, Shelton, Smith, Smith, Sibley, Stewart, 
Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Todd, Van Wic- 
kle, Villere^ Waddill, Wittington,—56 membres 
ont vote affirmativement. 

Et que messieurs Anderson de Carroll, An¬ 
drews, Besanijon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Bul¬ 
lard, Castellanos, Connely, Dalferes, Davidson, 
Delony, Dosson, Douglas, Edwards de la paroisse 
d'Orleans, Eggleston, Eustis, Hatch;, Hayes, 
Herron, Hebert, Hodges, Hunt, Isaaclts, Jour- 
dan, King de St. Landry, King de Jackson, 
Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, McMil- 
len, Mathews de la Pointe poupee, Marrero, 
Moss, Parham, Paxton, Price, Martin, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier de Ste. Marie, Palfrey, Patter¬ 
son, Pierce, Richardson de Ste. Marie, Rixner, 
Roselius, Roman, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, 
Shaw, Simms, Tatman, Thompson et Williams— 
65 dengues ont vote ndgativement. 

En consequence ladite motion a 'ete perdue. 

M. Todd a put la motion qu’un comite de 5 
soit nomme pour prendre en consideration le 
meilleur plan h poursuivre par cette Convention, 
et d’en faire un rapport d’ici h demain matin. 

Laquelle motion a 6t6 perdue. 

Pendant la discussion au sujet dudit substitut, 
le President soumet h la Convention une com¬ 
munication de PHon. A. Snyder, delegue repre- 
sentant de la paroisse de Madison, presentant 
sa resignation comme membre de la Convention. 

M. Moss soumet a la Convention une lettre de 
l’Hon. E. Lauve, delegue representant de la 
paroisse de Lafayette, offrant sa demission 
comme membre de la Convention. 

Sur motion de M. Guion, les susdites resigna¬ 
tions ont ete acceptees. 

M. Phillips a presente la resolution suivante 
qui, sur motion, a ete adoptee : 

Resolu, qu’un comite de 5 membres sera nom¬ 
me par le President, avec avis de soumettre a la 
Convention, le plus tot possible, le plan neces- 
saire h suivre pour remplacer les delegues dont 
les resignations ont ete acceptees, savoir : M. A. 
Snyder, representant delegue de la paroisse de 
Madison, et M. E. Lauve, representant delegue 
‘de la paroisse de Lafayette. 

Le President a nomme dudit comity Messieurs 


Phillips, Dorsey, Richardson de Ouachita, Du¬ 
four et St. Paul. 

La Convention ayant repris en consideration 
le susdit substitut, 

M. Phillips fait la motion d’etfacer “tous les 
sujets qui ont rapport aux divers noms qui les 
designent” et d y substituer “pour prendre en 
consideration tels articles de la Constitution qui 
pourraient leur §tre referes”. Cette motion 
prevaut. 

M. Thibodeaux fait la motion d’effacer, du 
substitut stisdit, tout ce qui suit le mot “resolu” 
et d’y substituer les mots “Que le President 

nomme un comity compose-de membres 

auquel la Constitution de 1845 sera referee et 
qui sera charge de presenter tels amendements 
qu’il jugera necessaires.” 

M. King de St. Landry demande la division 
de la question et, la question etant posee sur la 
proposition d’effacer, la Convention donne un 
vote negatif et la motion de M. Thibodeaux est 
perdue. 

Sur motion le substitut de M. Herron est 
adopte et les blancs en sont remplis comme suit: 
* 1. Comite de la Repartition des Pouvoirs du 
Gouvernement, compose de 5 membres. 

2. Comite du Departement Ldgislatif, com¬ 
pose de 11 membres. 

3. Comite du Departement de 1’Executif, 
compose de 7 membres. 

4. Comite du Departement du Judiciaire, 
compose de 11 membres. 

5. Comite de la Poursuitepar voie d’lmpeach- 
ments et des destitutions d’office, compose de 7 
membres. 

6. Comite des Dispositions Generales de la 
Constitution, compose de 11 membres. 

7. Comite des Amendements de la Constitu¬ 
tion, compose de 11 membres. 

8. Comite des dispositions transitoires de la 
Constitution, compose de 7 membres. 

9. Comite de la Franchise Electorate, compo¬ 
se de 7 membres. 

10 Comite de l’Education Publique, compose 
de 7 membres. 

M. St Paul presente le preambule et la reso¬ 
lution quisuivent: 

Attendu que les grands intents agricoles de 
l’Etat necessitent l'etablissement d’un systeme 
general, uniforme et efficace de Digues et de 
Levees et que les points principaux de ce sys¬ 
teme devraient faire partie de la Constitution, 

11 est resolu qu’un comity special compose de 

-membres soit immediatement nomme par 

le President et charge de presenter un systeme 
qui puisse etre intercale daps la Constitution. 

II est de plus resolu qu’afin de pouvoir se pro¬ 
curer les renseignemens necessaires, un conge 
illimite soit accorde aux membres de ce comite 
et qu’ils soient autorises a faire comparaitre des 
individus et a exiger la production de tous les 
documents qui leur seront necessaires. 

M. King de St. Landry fait la motion de depo¬ 
ser ce preambule et cette resolution sur le bu¬ 
reau. 







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Le secretaire fait l’appel nominal et 

Messieurs Anderson de St. Landry, Anderson 
de Carroll, Akenhead, Avery, Armant, Addison, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, 
Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Car¬ 
ter, Campbell, Cotton, Connelly, Conrad, David¬ 
son, Delony, Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglas, 
Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwardsd'Orleans, d- 
wards de Washington,Eggleston, Farmer, Hatch, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, 
Isaacks, Jones, King de St. Landry, Kingde 
Jackson, Lapeyre, Leeds, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Me 
Millen, Mathews d'Orleans, Martin, Moss, 
Monge, Olivier de Ste. Marie, Parham, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son d’Ouachita, Richardson de Ste. Marie, Ro¬ 
man, Roysden, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Shaw 
Shelton, Smith, Smith de Wynn, Sibley, Tatman, 
Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, Waddil et Whit¬ 
tington, 79 delegues votent dans 1'affirmative. 

Et Messieurs Andrews, Bernard, Beard, Bien- 
venu, Boudousquie, Castellanos, Collens, Dalfe- 
res, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hebert, Hunt, 
Jourdan, Key, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Marrero, Ni- 
cholls, Oliver de St. Martin, Preaux, Phillips, 
Pugh, Rixner, Roselius, Ronquillo, Robinson,. 
St. Paul, Stags, Scarborough, Simms, Stewart, 
Talbot, Thibodeaux, VanWickle, Villere et 
Williams, 37 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent la motion du delegue de St. 
Landry prgvant et le preambule et la resolu¬ 
tion sont deposes sur le bureau. 

M. Hunt fait la motion que la Convention 
prenne en consideration la Constitution de 
PEtat. 

M. Cotton propose, comme substitut a ladite 
motion, que la Convention prenne en considera¬ 
tion la Constitution de 1845, article par article, 
et procede a amender, changer, adopter ou effa- 
cer chacun des articles de ladite Constitution. 

Sur motion ce substitut est rejete et la mo¬ 
tion de M. Hunt est adi^ofcee. 

Le secretaire fait la lecture de la Constitution 
comme suit: 

Constitutio?i de VEtat de la Louisiane. 

PREAMBULE. 

Nous, le Peuple de la Louisiane, ordonnons et 
instituons cette Constitution. 

Pendant que la Convention s’occupe de ce 
preambule, 

M. St. Paul fait la motion de nomraer un co¬ 
mite special, nomme le “Comite des droits du 

Peuple” charge de presenter, le-, un 

preambule et une declaration des droits du 
peuple. Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Thibodeaux propose de renvoyer la plus 
ample consideration du preambule. Cette mo¬ 
tion est aussi rejetee. 

Sur la motion de M. Benjamin le preanibule 
est adopte. 

TITRE i. 

Be la division des pouvoirs. 

Art. 1. Les pouvoirs du Gouvernement de 
PEtat de la Louisiane seront divisgs en trois dg- 


partemens distincts, et chacun d’eux sera conn6 
h, un corps separe de magistratufc, savoir : le 
Pouvoir Legislatif a un corps, le Pouvoir Exe- 
cutif h un autre corps et le Pouvoir Judiciaire 
h un troisieme corps. 

Sur motion, le premier article est adopte. 

Art. 2. Aucun de ces departements, ni au- 
cune personne occupant une place dependant de 
l’un d’eux, n’exercera de pouvoir appartenant 
en propre h Pun des deux autres, excepte dans 
les cas ci-apres expressement prevus ou deter¬ 
mines. 

Sur motion le second article est adopte. 

TITRE IT. 

Du Pouvoir Legislatif. 

Art. 3. Le pouvoir legislatif de cet Etat sera 
cilftfie a deux branches distinctes, Pune des- 
quelles s’appellera “Chambre des Representans” 
et Pautre “Senat;” Pune et l’autre reunies 
s’appelleront “Assemblee Generate de PEtat de 
la Louisiane.” 

Pendant que la Convention s’occupe de cet 
article, 

Mr. Dufour qmgsente la resolution suivante 
qui est lue et adoptee : 

JResofu 1. Que la nouvelle Constitution sera 
promulguee en franqais et en anglais. 

2. Qu’un comite compose de cinq membres 
soit nomme pour diriger et reviser la traduction 
de la nouvelle Constitution de Panglais en fran- 
qais. 

Sur motion le troisieme article de la consti¬ 
tution est adopte. 

Apres la lecture du quatrieme article qui 
suit: 

Art. 4. Les membres de la Chambre des Re¬ 
presentans resteront en fonctions pendant l’es- 
pace de deux annees h partir du jour de la cl6- 
ture des elections gengrales. 

Mb. Cotton propose d’effacer le mot “deux” 
dans le susdit article. 

Mr. Herron fait la motion de renvoyer la prise 
en consideration de cet article et de le mettre 
a l’ordre du jour pour vendredi 9 du courant. 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

Mr. Cotton renouvelle sa motion d’effacer. 

Sur cette motion on demande l’appel nominal 
qui donne le resultat suivant : Messrs. Andrews 
d’O., Addison, Besanqon, Beale, Beard, Cotton, 
Delony, Duffel, Herron, Hebert, Jourdan, Roys¬ 
den, Robinson, Staes, Scarborough, Talbot,- 
Taliafero et Todd, 18 deffigues votent dans Paf¬ 
firmative 

Et Messrs. Anderson de St. Landry, Andersoti 
de Carroll, Akenhead, Avery, Armant, Brad¬ 
ford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, 
Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens* 
Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, Davidson, Declouet, 
Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Ed¬ 
wards d’Orleans, Edwards, de Washington, 
Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, 
Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, 
Key, King, de St. Landry, King, de Jackson, 








CONVENTION D'ETAT, 


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Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
MoLlhenny, McMillen, Mathews, d’Orleans, 
Mathews de Pte C., Marrero, Martin, Moss, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de St. Martin, Olivier 
de Ste Marie, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Pat¬ 
terson, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pierson, Phillips, 
Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, du Ouachita, 
Richardson de Ste Marie, Rixner, Risk, Rose- 
lius, Roman, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St. Paul, 
Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Shelton, Smith, Smith 
de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Thi¬ 
bodeaux, Thompson, Van Wickle, Villere, Wad- 
dil, Williams, et Whittington; 105 delegues 
votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent la dite motion est rejetee. 

Sur motion le quatrieme article est adopte. 

Apres lecture du cinquieme article, qui suit: 

Art. 5. L’election des Representans aura lieu 
tous les deux ans, le premier lundi de No- 
vembre, et ne durera qu’un jour. L’assemblee 
generate se reunira tous les deux ans,'le troisi- 
eme lundi de Janvier qui suivra l’election, a 
moins qu’un autre jour ne soit fixe par la loi. 
Ses sessions se tiendront au siege du gouverne- 
ment. 

Mr. Jones presente ce qui suit comme un 
substitut a Particle ci-dessus : 

Art. 5. L’election des Representans aura 
lieu tous les deux ans, le premier lundi de 
, et ne durera qu’un jour L’as¬ 
semblee generate se reunira tous les ans, le 
troisieme lundi de Janvier, a moins qu’un autre 
jour ne soit fixe par la loi, ses sessions se tien¬ 
dront au siege du gouvernement. 

Pendant que la Convention s’occupe de ce 
substitut, 

Mr. Collens fait la motion que lorsque la Con¬ 
vention s’ajournera, elle devra s’ajourner a de- 
main h 9 heures du matin. Cette motion est 
adoptee. 

Sur motion la Convention s’ajourne h demain 
matin a 9 heures. 


Jeudi, 8 Juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 

Le Reverend M. J. H. Harmon fait l’ouverture 
des deliberations par des prieres. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, President, occupe le 
fauteuil et 118 delegues repondent a l’appel. 

M. Phillips, de la part du comite qui a ete 
nomme pour s’enquerir de la maniere de proce- 
der pour remplir les vacances occasionnees par 
la demission de MM. Alonzo Snyder et E. Laure, 
le premier, dtilegue representatif de la paroisse 
Madison et le dernier de la paroisse Lafayette, 
pr^sente le rapport sliivant: 

Le neuvieme article ded’acte intitule : “ Acte 
pour prendre le sens du peuple sur l’opportunite 
de convoquer une Convention pour changer la 
Constitution et pour pourvoir h l’election des 
461egu£s et k la maniere de tenir la Convention,” 


approuve le 28 fevrier 1852, pourvoit qu’en 
cas de mort ou de demission d’un des delegues & 
la dite Convention, il sera de suite ordonne une 
nouvelle election par le Gouverneur, pour rem¬ 
plir sa place de la meme maniere et dans le me- 
me delai qu’il est present par la loi pour rem¬ 
plir une vacancedans l’Assemblee Gentirale.” 

Le comite presente, par consequent, la resolu¬ 
tion suivante : 

Resolu que le President de la Convention soit 
invite h annoncer ofiicillement, au Gouverneur, 
la demission de MM. Alonzo Snyder etE Laure. 

(Signe) W. 13. Phillips, Rapport. 

Sur motion, ce rapport est adopte. 

M. Sandidge presente la resolution suivante, 
qui est lue et adoptee : , 

Resolu que le secretaire d’Etat soit requis de 
fournir, dans le plus bref delai, pour l’usage de 
la Convention, un tableau tire du dernier recen- 
sement de cetEtat, comprenant: 

lo Toute la population blanche de l’Etat. 

2o. « “ esclave “ 

3o. Le nombre de personnes de couleur libres 
dans l’Etat. 

4o. Le nombre d’habitants nifties au-dessus de 
Page de 21 ans. 

5o. Le nombre respectif des dites personnes 
dans chaque paroisse de l’Etat. # 

Qu’il soit aussi requis de faire un autre ta¬ 
bleau contenant les memes renseignemeuts, et 
compile, autant que possible, du dernier recen- 
sement de l'Etat, fait sous l’autorite du gouver¬ 
nement federal; et aussi de produire d’autres 
tableaux tires du recensement de 1830 et 1840. 

M. Risk presente la resolution suivante, qui 
est lue et adoptee. 

Resolu qu’il soit accorde aux rapporteurs des 
differents journaux qui desireraient rapporter 
les deliberaoions de la Convention, des places 
convenables au-dedans de la barre de la Con¬ 
vention et que le sergent d’armes soit requis de 
leur fournir tous effets qui pourraient leur etre 
necessaires dans l’accomplissement de leurs tra- 
vaux. 

M. Conrad presente la resolution suivante, 
qui est lue et sur motion adoptee : 

Resolu que le huitieme article de la Constitu¬ 
tion soit mis a l’ordre du jour, pour jeudi 16 du 
courant. 

M. Richardson, du Ouachita, presente la re¬ 
solution suivante : 

Resolu qu’il soit elu un rapporteur des De¬ 
bats de la Convention, qui recevra un salaire 
de dix piastres par jour. 

M. St-Paul presente l’amendement qui suit : 

“ Et qu’un des traducteurs de la Convention 
soit requis de traduire, en fran^ais, les rapports 
des Debats de la Convention et qu’il lui soit al- 
loue une compensation additionnelle de cinq 
piastres par jour.” 

Sur motion, tout ce qui suit le mot “Conven¬ 
tion” dans l’amendement ci-dessus est efface. 

M. Brother fait la motion de deposer l’amen- 
dement et la resolution sur le bureau. 

Sur la dite motion, M. Simms demande l’ap- 
pel nominal qui resulte comme suit: 








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L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, President, occupe le 
fauteuil. 

M\l. Avery, Arraant, Addison, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Brother, Boudousquie,Buis¬ 
son, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, Conrad, Dalfe¬ 
res, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Du- 
four, Dugue, Edwards, d'Orleans, Edwards, de 
Washington, Eggleston, Gardere, Jones, Lapey- 
re, Lobdell, Eyle, Mathews, d'Orleans, Mather, 
Moifge, Nicliolls, Olivier, deSt-Martin, Olivier, 
deSte-Marie, Parham, Patterson, Preaux, Price, 
Bixner, lloselius, Roman, Roysden, Robinson, 
Shaw, Scarborough et Taliafero, 47 deldgues, 
votent dans Paffirmative ; et 

MM. Anderson de Carroll, 4-kendead, An¬ 
drews, Besangon, Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bien- 
venu, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Castellanos, Car¬ 
ter, Connely, Delony, Dosson, Duffel, Eustis, 
Farmer, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, 
Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Key, King de St- 
Eandry, King de Jackson, Leefe, Leeds, Le 
Blanc, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews de Pte 
Coupee, Marrero, Moss, Palfrey, Paxton, Pierce, 
Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson du 
Oua., Richardson de Ste-Marie, Risk, Ronquil- 
lo, Sandidge, St-Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, 
Shelton, Smith, Sibley Simms, Stewart,Tatman, 
Talbot, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, Van 
Wickle, Villere, Waddill, Williams et Wittington, 

75 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Shaw, presente ce qui suit comme substi- 
tut a la susdite resolution. 

Resolu que chaque membre soit invite a rap- 
porter son discours tel qu’il l’aura prononce. 

M. Cotton fait la motion de deposer la dite re¬ 
solution sur le bureau. 

Sur la dite motion, M. Parham reclame l’ap- 
pel nominal qui donne le resultat suivant : 

L’hon. D. F. Kenner, president, occupe le 
fauteuil. 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Anderson de 
Carroll, Avery, Andrews, Addison, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Besangon, Bernard, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Castellanos, 
Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, De¬ 
lony, Dossou, Duffel, Edwards de Wash.,Eggles¬ 
ton, Eustis, Farmer, Guion, Hatch, Harris, 
Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, Key, King de 
St-Landry, King de Jackson, Leefe, Leedj, Le 
Blanc, Lobdell, McMillen, Mathews de Pte-C., 
Marrero, Moss, Olivier de St-Mt, Palfrey, Pax¬ 
ton, Preaux, Phillips, Pierce, Pierson Pugh, Ri- 
chardson de Oua., Richardson de Ste-Marie, 
Risk, Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson, St-Paul, 
Staes, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, Talbot, 
Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, Vi- 
lere, Waddill et Williams. 

83 deleguds votent dans V affirmative et 

MM. Akenhead, Armant, Bradford, Boudous¬ 
quie, Buisson, Byrne, Collens, Dalferes, David¬ 
son, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, 
Edwards d’Orl, Gardfere, Hays, Jennings,Jones, 


Lapeyre, Lyle, Mathews d’O., Mather, Mongd, 
Nicliolls, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Parham, Patter¬ 
son, Price, Reeves, Rixner, Roselius, Roysden, 
Sandidge, Shaw, Smith d'O Feliciana, Stewart, 
Taliafero et Wittington. 

39 delegues voten}, dans la negative. 

Par consequent, la motion pievaut et le subs- 
titut presente par M. Shaw est depose sur le 
bureau. , 4 

M. Jennings fait la motion d’effacer de la re¬ 
solution, l’amendement de M. St-Paul. 

Sur la dite motion M. Conrad reclame l’appel 
nominal. 

Pendant que Ton disentaif cette motion, M. 
Guion propose d'elire un traducteur addition- 
net qui traduirait le rapport des debats de la 
Convention et qui recevrait un salaire de cinq 
piastres par jour. 

M- Besangon demande la consideration de la 
question principale et la Convention y consent. 

La question etant posee sur la motion de M. 
Jennings, le secretaire fait l’appel nominal qui 
donne le resultat suivant : 

L’hon. D. F. Kenner, president, occupe le 
fauteuil. 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Anderson de 
Carroll, Akenhead, Avery, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Castellanos, 
Campbell, Davidson, Declouet, Douglass, Eggles¬ 
ton, Eustis. Guion, Jennings, Key. King de St- 
Landry, Monge, Nicliolls, Palfrey, Price, Pierce, 
Pierson, Richardson de Oua., Risk,[Roman, St? 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Sibley, 
Simms, Tatman, Taliafero, Todd, Van Wickle, 
Waddill et Williams. 

42 delegues votent dans l’affirmative et 

MM. Andrews, Armant, Addison, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Besangon, Bernard, Beale, 
Brother, Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Collens, Cot¬ 
ton, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, Delony, Dorsey, 
Dosson, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards d’Or- 
leans, Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, 
Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodge, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, King de 
Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lob¬ 
dell, Lyle, Mcllhenny Me Millen, Mathews 
d’Orl., Mathews de Pte-Coupee, Marrero, Mat¬ 
her, Moss, Olivier de St-Martin, Olivier de Ste- 
Marie, Parham, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, 
Phillips, ! Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Ste-Ma¬ 
rie, Rixner, Roselius, Roysden, Ronquillo, Ro¬ 
binson, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith d'O. 
Feliciana, Smith de Winn, Stewart, Talbot, 
Thibodeaux, Thompson, Villere et Wittington. 

81 membres ont vote negativement. En con¬ 
sequence la dite motion a ete perdue. 

Sur la motion d’adopter la resolution ainsi 
amendee, 

M. Simms a demande l’appel nominal; lequel 
ayant ete fait, il a paru que, 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Anderson, de 
Carroll; Akenhead, Addison, Bartlett, Besan¬ 
gon, Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, 
Bullard, Byrne,Castellanos.Carter, Collens,Con¬ 
nelly, Dalferes, Davidson, Delony, Dosson, Duf¬ 
fel, Eustis, Farmer,Guion, Hatch, Harris, Har* 




CONVENTION D'ETAT. 


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gis, Ilcrron, Hubert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Key, King, 
de St Landry ; King, de Jackson ; Leefe, Leeds, 
Le Blanc, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mat¬ 
thews, de Pointe-Coupee; Marrero, Moss, Pax¬ 
ton, Patterson, Preaux, Pierce, Pierson, Phil¬ 
lips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, de Ouachita; 
Richardson, de Ste Marie ; Risk, Roseljus, Ron- 
quillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St Paul, Staes, 
Smart, Swazey, Shelton, Smith, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thibodeaux, Thomp¬ 
son, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddil, ’Wil¬ 
liams et Wittington, 81 membres ont votd affir- 
mativement. 

Et que MM. Avery, Armand, Bradford, Ben¬ 
jamin,Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson,Campbell, 
Cotton, Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, 
Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards, d’Orleans; 
Edwards, de Washington; Eggleston, Gardere, 
Hayes, Jones, Lapeyre, Lyle, Matthews, d'Or- 
leans , Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de Ste 
Marie ; Parham, Palfrey, Price, Rixner, Roys- 
den, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith, de Ouest-Feli- 
ciana, Taliafero, 39 membres ont vote negative- 
ment. 

En consequence, la resolution a ete adoptee 

M. Carter a presente ce qui suit comme regle- 
ment additionnel, dont, conformement aux regle- 
ments adoptes, la Convention a renvoye la con¬ 
sideration a demain. “Aucune motion, deman¬ 
dant l’appel nominal, ne prevaudra, h moins 
qu’elle ne soit secondee par dix membres—mais 
si l’appel est refuse, tel membre qui le desirera, 
fera enregistrer son vote dans le journal de la 
Convention.” 

M. Lobdell a presente la resolution suivante : 

Resolu qu’un comite sera nomme—sur le sujet 
des levees et ameliorations publiques,—compose 

de-membres, auquel seront referes les su- 

jets qui s’y rapportent ; et le comite est requis 
de faire un rapport a la Convention, d’un plan 
praticable pour effcctuer les dites ameliora¬ 
tions. 

M. Thompson a fait la motion de deposer la 
resolution sur le bureau, 

Sur laquelle motion, M. Preaux a demande 
l’appel nominal. 

Pendant la discussion de cette motion, M. 
Harris ayant vote, hier, avec la majorite, sur 
la motion d’effacer le mot “deux” dans le 4me 
article de la Constitution, a fait la motion d’en 
reconsiderer le vote. 

Le president a presente a la Convention, la 
liste suivante des comites nommes par lui, en 
vertu du substitut presente par M. Herron, et 
adopte par la Convention. 

No 1. 

Comite sur la division des pouvoirs du Gou- 
vernement : A. J. Herron, rapporteur ; H. H. 
Wilcoxon, J. P. Waddil, J. B. Leefe, G. Rixner. 

No. 2. 

Comite sur le Pouvoir Legislatif: 

G. S. Guion, Rapporteur; F. D. Conrad, J. 
M. Sandidge, S. W. Dorsey, B. P. Paxton, N. 
R. Jennings, R. II. Sibley, J. G. Taliafero, L. 
Y. Reeves, E. C. Davidson, T. C. Nicholls. 


No. 3. 

Comite sur le Pouvoir Executif: 

Alex. Declouet, Rapporteur; P. 0. Hebert, 
T. C. Scarborough, C. Bienvenu, J. II. Price, 
J. B. Smart, E. Duffel Jr. 

No. 4. 

Comite sur le Pouvoir Judiciaire : 

R. Hunt, Rapporteur; J. G. Campbell, J. P. 
Benjamin, R. W. Richardson, C. L. Swazey, C. 
Dufour, W. S. Parham, E. A. Bradford, W. R. 
Phillips, C. A. Bullard. 

No. 5. 

Comite sur les Poursuites par voie d’ Impeach¬ 
ment: A. G. Carter, Rapporteur ; W. H. Avery, 
J. S. Armant, L A. Besangon, C. M. Olivier, 

D. D. Richardson, A. J. Isaacks. 

No. 6. 

Comite sur les Dispositions Generales : 

A. B. Roman, Rapporteur; D. F. Roysden, 
L. Matthews, G. F. Connely, A. Brother, E. 
Deloney, W. T. Palfrey, W. W. Pugh, S. Van 
Wickle, G. Eustis, C. D. Tatmrn. 

No. 7. 

Comite sur les Amendemens a la Constitution. 
R. B. Todd, Rapporteur; J. R. Jones, S. 
Bartlett, R. G. Beale, H. B. Eggleston, D. 
Byrne, M. H. Dosson, W. II. Hough, C. J. Leeds, 

E. H. Martin, S. G. Risk. 

No. 8. 

Comite sur les Dispositions Transitoires : 

J. E. King, Rapporteur; W. R. Douglass, A. 
Talbot, II. B. Shaw, P. T. Harris, J. B, Cot¬ 
ton, B. R. Simms. 

No. 9. 

Comite sur Rlnstruction Publique : 

R. G. Thibodeaux, Rapporteur ; H. St. Paul, 

F. IT. Hatch, P. B. Key, P. G. King, R. Pre¬ 
aux, W. W. Wittington. 

o / 

No. 10. 

Comite sur la Franchise Electorale : 

T. W. Collens, Rapporteur; R. Hodges, W. 
W. Farmer, R. Anderson, A. J. Moss, C. L. 
Boudousquie, A. W. Jourdan. 

No. 11. 

Comite sur la revision de la Traduction fran- 
gaise de la Constitution : 

C. Dufour, Rapporteur; R. Preaux, J. G. 
Olivier, F. Gardere, J. M. Lapeyre. 

Sur motion, la Convention s’est ajournde h 
demain, 9 lxeures, A. M. 


Vexdredi, 9 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement h l’a- 
journement. 

Le Reverend N. II. Crenshaw ouvre les deli¬ 
berations par une priere. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner occupe le fautcuil et 112 
delegues repondent a leurs noms. 

Sur motion de M. Deloney, conge est accorde 
a M. Patterson, pour cause de maladie dans sa 
famillc. 






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AFFAIRES NON-TERMINfiES. 

La Convention passe alors h, la seconde lecture 
du reglement additionel dont s’occupait la Con¬ 
vention lors de son ajournement, kier : 

“ Aucune motion, demandant l’appel nominal 
ne prevaudra, a moins qu’elle ne soit seeondee 
par dix membres, mais dans le cas ou l’appel se- 
rait refuse, tel membre qui le desirera pourra 
faire enregistrer son vote dans le journal de la 
Convention. ” 

Sur motion, le susdit reglement a ete adopte. 

M. Preaux ayant vote, hier, avec la raa- 
jorite, sur l’adoption de la resolution autorisant 
l’election d’un rapporteur des debats a fait 
la. motion d’en reconsiderer le vote. 

Sur la dite motion, M. Richardson de Ouachi¬ 
ta, a demande l’appel nominal; lequel ayant ete 
fait, constate que 

MM. Anderson, de Carroll, Avery, Armant, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Buisson, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, Dalferes, 
Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, 
Dugue, Edwards, Eggleston, Gardere, Hayes, 
J ennings, J ones, Key, Matthews, d’Orleans, Mon- 
ge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St-Martin, Parham, 
Palfrey, Preaux, Price, Rixner, Roman, Roys- 
den, Robinson, Shaw, Taliafero, — 40 membres 
ont vote affirmativement, et que 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, An¬ 
drews, Addison,Bartlett, Bernard, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Castellanos' 
Carter, Connely, Conrad, Delony, Dosson, Duffel, 
Eustis, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, 
Hebert, Hernandez, Hodges , Hunt, Isaacks, 
Jourdan, King, de St-Landry, King de Jackson, 
Leefe, Leeds, Leblanc, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, Mc- 
Millen, Matthews de Pte-Coupee, Marrero, Ma¬ 
ther, Moss, Olivier, de Ste-Marie, Paxton, Tierce, 
Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, Ri¬ 
chardson, Risk, Roselius, Ronquillo, St-Paul, 
Staes, Smart, Swazey, Shelton, Smith deW. E. 
Smith, de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tat- 
man, Talbot, Thibodeaux, Thompson, VanWic- 
kle, Villere, Waddill, Williams, Wittington,— 
74 membres ont vote negativement; en conse¬ 
quence, la motion a ete perdue. 

M. Reeves a presente la resolution suivante, 
qui a ete lue et adoptee : 

Resolu que la Convention s’occupe maintenant 
de Pelection d’un rapporteur. 

Les nominations etant alors a l’ordre, 

M. Dorsey a annonce M. James Edward com- 
me candidat, et 

M YanWickle a annonce M. R. J. Ker. 

M. King, de St-Landry, a fait la motion que 
la Convention prenne un reces de 15 minutes a 
l’effet de faire un choix des candidatsnommes. 

Laquelle motion a prevalu. 

A l’heure fixee, le president a rappele la Con¬ 
vention a l’ordre, et 

Sur motion la Convention a procede a l’elec- 
tion d’un rapporteur. 

L’appel nominal ayant ete fait, les delegues 
dont les noms suivent ont vote pour M. James 
Edward : 

lion. D. F. Kenner, president; 


MM. Anderson, de St-Landry, Anderson, de 
Carroll, Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, Bou¬ 
dousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, 
Collens, Connely Conrad, Davidson, Declohet, 
Dorsey , Douglass , Dufour , Dugue , Duffel, 
Edwards, d’Orleans, Edwards, de Washington, 
Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, 
Key, King, de St-Landry, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Mcllhenny, Matthews, d’Orleans, Marrero, Mor- 
ge, Nicholls, Olivier, de Ste-Marie, Olivier, de 
St-Martin, Palfrey, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Reeves, Bichardson, de Ste-Marie, Risk, 
Roselius, Roman, Roysden, St-Paul, Staes, Swa¬ 
zey, Shaw, Tatman, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, 
Thompson, Todd, Williams ; — 72 votes. 

Et les delegues suivants ont vote pour M. R. 
J. Ker: 

MM. Addison, Bartlett, Beale, Beard, Bienve¬ 
nu, Boyer, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Delony, Dos¬ 
son, Parmer, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Isaadks, 
Jourdan, Leblanc, McMillen, Mathews, deP. C. 
Moss, Parham, Paxton, Phillips. Pugh, Richard¬ 
son, d’Ouackita, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, 
Smart, Shelton, Smith, d’O. Pel., Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Talbot, YanWickle, Yillere, Waddill, 
Whittington ; — 40 votes. 

M. James Edward ayant regu la majorite 
voulue, a ete declare dument elu rapporteur de 
cette Convention. 

M. Dorsey a presente la resolution suivante, 
qui a ete lue et adoptee : 

“Resolu que 300 exemplaires du recensement 
de l’Etat dela Louisiane, de 1’annee 1850, seront 
imprimes, a l’usage de la Convention.” 

Sur motion, la Convention a passe a la resolu¬ 
tion suivante, faisant partie des affaires inacke- 
vees, d’liier : 

Resolu qu’un comite sur le sujet des Levees 

et Ameliorations publiques, compose de- 

membres, sera nomme, auquel seront referes les 
sujets qui s’y rapportent et qui devra faire un 
rapport a la Convention, d’un plan praticable 
pour effectuer les dites Ameliorations.” 

M. Thompson a fait la motion de deposer la 
motion surle bureau. 

Sur laquelle motion M. Guion a demande l’ap- 
pel nominal, — lequel ayant ete fait, il a paru 
que 

MM. Benjamin, Dufour, Mathews, Roselius, 
Dugue, Roman, Herron, Thompson, Delony, 
Ronquillo, Robinson, Mcllhenny; Leeds, Brad¬ 
ford, Jennings, Price, Hayes, Risk, St-Paul, 
Staes, Leefe, Hernandez, Cotton, Besan§on, Ma¬ 
ther, Beale, Smith, Dorsey, Parham, Dosson, Ri¬ 
chardson, de Ouachita, Sandidge, Roysden, Bul¬ 
lard, Tatman, Moss, Declouet, Palfrey, Addison, 
Hatch, Edwards, de Washington, Carter, Shaw, 
Reeves, Taliafero, Shelton, Hough, Todd, Far¬ 
mer, King, Harris, Hargis, Pierce, Hodges, Dou¬ 
glass, McMillen, Smart, Davidson, Campbell, 
Isaacks, King, Swazey, Akenhead , Paxton, 
Monge, Richardson, de Ste-Marie, Olivier, do— 
67 delegues ont vote affirmativement ; et que 
Messrs. Gardere, Guion, Stewart, Viller6, 






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M arrero, Byrne, Hunt, Brother, Avery, Ed¬ 
wards d’Orleans, Andrews, Eggleston, Buisson, 
Collens, Castellanos, Eustis, Jourdan, Bixner, 
Boudousquie, Armant, Duffell, Pugh, Le Blanc, 
Dalferes, Bernard, Key, Williams, Connely, 
Hebert, Talbot, Lobdell, Conrad, Van Wickle, 
Sibley, Waddill, Anderson de St. Landry, 
Jones, Phillips, Simms, Mathews de Pte Coupee, 
Anderson de Carroll, Beard, Scarborough, 
Bartlett, Pierson, Boyer, Olivier de St. Martin, 
Nicholls, et Thibodeaux ; 49 Delegues ont vote 
negativement. 

En consequence la susdite motion a prevalu 
et la resolution a ete deposee sur le bureau. 

Mr. Bullard a presente la resolution suivante, 
qui, sur motion a ete deposee sur le bureau, su- 
jet a l’appel de la Convention. 

“ Resolu qu’un comite de-membres soit 

nomine a l’effet de s’enquerir de 1’opportunity 
de faire des Dispositions Constitutionnelles en 
faveur d’un Systeme General d’Ameliorations 
Internes dans cet Etat.” 

M. Byrne a presente la resolution suivante : 

Resolu que le president de la Convention nom- 
mera un maitre de poste de la Convention qui 
recevra un salaire de-piastres par jour. 

Sur motion, la resolution a ete adoptee et 
sur une seconde motion, le blanc a ete rempli 
par le mot deux. 

M. Roysden, a presente la resolution suivante 
qui a ete rejetee : 

Resolu que tout le sixieme article de la Cons¬ 
titution sera refere au comite sur les disposi¬ 
tions generates avec la recommandation de con- 
seiller tels changements et amendenents qu’il 
croira n^cessaires, le plus tot possible. 

M. Gardere a presente la resolution suivante 
qui a aussi ete rejetee : 

Resolu que la liuitieme section de la Constitu¬ 
tion qui a ete mise a l’ordre du jour pour jeudi 
prochain soit re'feree au comite sur le pouvoir 
legislatif avec recommandation d’en faire un 
rapport ce jour, ou avant, si cela est possible. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

La Convention a alors passe au cinquieme ar¬ 
ticle de la Constitution qui est ainsi congu : 

Art. 5. L’^lection des representants aura lieu 
tous les deux ans, le premier lundi de novembre, 
et ne durera qu’un jour. L’assemblee generalc 
se reunira tous les deux ans, le troisieme lundi 
de janvier qui suivra l’election, h moins qu’un 
autre jour ne soit fixe par la loi. Ses sessions se 
tiendront au siege du gouvernement. 

La Convention a aussi pris en consideration 
le substitut offert parM. Jones. 

Art. 5. L’41ection des representans aura lieu 

tous les deux ans, le premier lundi de-et ne 

durera qu’un jour. L’assemblee generale se 
rdunira tous les ans le troisieme lundi de jan¬ 
vier, k moins qu’un autre ne soit fixe par la loi. 
Ses sessions se tiendront au siege du gouverne¬ 
ment. 

M. Jones a fait la motion d’ins^rer dans le 
blanc, le mot mai. 


M. Dufour a fait la motion de substituer lo 
mot avril. 

M. Guion a fait la motion de referer l’article 
et le substitut au comite sur le pouvoir legis¬ 
latif. 

M. King, de St-Landry, a demande la ques¬ 
tion prealable, qui a prevalu. 

Le president a alors mis aux voix les motions 
de MM. Guion, Jones et Dufour; lesquelles ont 
ete rejetees. 

M. Jones a alors fait la motion que son subs¬ 
titut soit adopte. Laquelle motion a ete perdue. 

Le cinquieme article etant done devant la 
Convention, M. Avery a fait la motion d’en effa- 
cer les mots “ tous les deux ans” et d’inserer le 
mot “annuellement.” 

Sur laquelle motion l’appel nominal a ete de¬ 
mande et ayant eu lieu a resulte ainsi que suit: 

MM. Anderson de Carroll, Bartlett, Bullard, 
Dalferes , Dorsey , Harris , Hargis , Hodges , 
Isaacks, King de Jackson, LeBlanc, McMillen, 
Parham, Pierce, Pugh, Richardson de Oua., Ri¬ 
chardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Ronquillo, San- 
didge. Smart, Sibley, Van Wickle, et Whitting¬ 
ton. 24 membres ont vote negativement, et 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Addison, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Be- 
sangon, Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Bro¬ 
ther, Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, Con¬ 
nely, Conrad, Davidson, Delony, Declouet, Dos- 
son, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, 
Edwards, Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, 
Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Herron, Hebert, Hernan¬ 
dez, Hough, Hunt, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, 
Key, King de St-L , Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Me 
Ilhenny, Mathews d’Orleans, Mathews de Pte- 
Coupee, Marrero, Mather, Moss, Monge, Ni¬ 
cholls, Olivier de St-Martin, Olivier de Ste-Ma- 
rie, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, 
Phillips, Reeves, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roys¬ 
den, Robinson, St-Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith d’O. F., Smith de 
Winn, Simms, Stewart, Tatman. Talbot, Talia- 
fero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, Villere, 
Waddill, et Williams. 

95 membres ont vote affirmativement. 

En consequence, la motion a prevalu et l’a- 
mendement a ete adopte. 

M. Brother a alors fait la motion de biffer dans 
la seconde ligne le mot “premier” et d’inserer le 
mot “troisieme.” 

M. Cotton a fait la motion de substituer au 
lieu des mots “premier lundi de novembre” les 
mots “secondlundid’oetobre.” 

Pendant la discussion des dites motions, M. 
King a fait la motion de renvoyer la considera¬ 
tion du dit article, et de le remettre h l’ordre 
special du jour, pour lundi 19 du courant. La¬ 
quelle motion a ete perdue. 

Le president a alors mis aux voix la motion 
de M. Cotton, offrant un substitut a l’amende- 
ment de M. Brother. Laquelle motion a ete re¬ 
jetee. 

M. King de St-Landry a fait la motion d’in- 
s6rer h la suite des mots “deux ans” les mots 






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moins qu’il n’y soit autrement pourvu par la 
loi.” 

M. Herron a fait la motion cle deposer la mo¬ 
tion sur le bureau. Laquelle motion a prevalu, 
et 1’amendement a ete depose sur le bureau. 

M. Smart fait la motion d’effacer les mots 
“troisieme lundi de decembre” et d’y substituer 
les mots “premier lundi de janvier.” 

M. St-Paul propose comme substitut d’effacer 
les mots ‘troisieme lundi de janvier’ et d’y subs¬ 
tituer les mots ‘premier jour de mai.’ 

Sur motion de M. Armant, le substitut et l’a- 
mendement sont deposes sur le bureau. 

M. Harris fait alors la motion d’effacer le 
mot ‘deux’ dans la seconde ligne et de le rem- 
placer par les mots “tous les ans.” 

M. Bienvenu demandc que i’amendement soit 
depose sur le bureau. 

Sur la dite motion M. Harris reclame l’appel 
nominal qui donne le resultat suivant : 

Messieurs Anderson de St-L., Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Ben¬ 
jamin, Bernard, Beard. Bienvenu, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, 
Dalferes, Davidson, Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, 
Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, Edwards, Eg¬ 
gleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, 
Hayes, Hernandez, Hough, Hunt, Jennings, Jo¬ 
nes, Key, King, King, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews, Mathews, Mar¬ 
rero, Mather, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, 
Olivier, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price Pierson, 
Phillips, Pugh, Beeves, Richardson, Richardson, 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, St- 
Paul, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Shelton, Smith, 
Sibley, Simms, Tatman, Thibodeaux, Thompson, 
Waddill, Williams et Wittington. 

91 membres votentdans l’affirmative et 

Messieurs Anderson de Carroll, Addison, Be- 
sangon, Beale, Cotton, Delony, Dorsey, Harris, 
Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hodges, Isaacks, Jour- 
dan, Parham, Pierce, Roysden, Robinson, San¬ 
didge, Staes, Scarborough, Stewart, Taliafero, 
Todd, Yillere et Van Wickle. 

26 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent la motion ost rejetee et Ta¬ 
rn endement est ad opt e. 

Sur motion de M. Thompson, le cinquifeme ar¬ 
ticle est adopte avec cet amendement. 

Apres lecture du sixieme article comme suit : 

Art. 6. Nul ne sera representant si, lors de 
son election, il n’est nhtlc, libre et blanc, et s’il 
n’a ete pendant trois annees citoyen des Etats- 
Unis, et s’il n’a atteint l’age de vingt et un ans 
et reside dans l’Etat pendant les trois annees 
qui auront immediatement precede l’election, et 
pendant la derniere de ces trois annees dans la 
paroisse pour laquelle ilpourra etre elu. 

M. Todd presente le substitut suivant : 

Art. 6, Tout electeur, dument qualifie d’apres 
cette Constitution, sera eligible a la chambredes 
representans. 

M. Dufour presente 1’amendement qui suit: 

“ Les representants seront des electeurs du¬ 
ment qualifies des paroisses qu’ils represente- 
ront ” 


M. Deloney presents Pamendement qui suit : 

“ Nul ne sera representant a moins qu’il ne 
soit, lors dc son election, un electeur dument 
qualifie de la paroisse dons laquelle il reside.” 

Sur la motion de deposer le substitut, le pro¬ 
viso et Tamendement sur le bureau, 

M. Swazey demande l’appel nominal, qui rd- 
sulte comme suit: 

MM. Anderson, Anderson, Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Addison, Armant, Bartlett, Beard, 
Boudousquie, Collens, Conrad, Dugue, Edwards, 
de Washington; Eggleston, Jones, Key, Lobdell, 
Mathews, d’Orleans ; Mather, Monge, Preaux, 
Pierson, Richardson de Ste Marie ; Rixner, Ro¬ 
man, Staes, Swazey, Tatman et Thompson, 30 
delegues votent dans l’affirmative, et 

MM. Bradford, Benjamin, Besangon, Bernard, 
Beal, Bienveuu, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Buis¬ 
son, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Cotton, Conne- 
ly, Dalferes, Davidson, Deloney, Declouet, Dor¬ 
sey, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards, 
d’Orleans; Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Her¬ 
nandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jourdan, King, King, Leefe, Leeds, Le 
Blanc, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews, de Pte. 
Coupee; Marrero, Moss, Nicholls, Olivier, Oli¬ 
vier, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Price, Pierce, 
Phillips,Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, de Ouachita; 
Risk, Roselius, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Sandidge, St Paul, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Todd, VanW’ickle, Ville- 
re, Waddill, Williams et Wittington, 88 dele¬ 
gues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent, la motion de deposer sur le 
bureau est rejetee. 

M. Sandidge fait la motion de deposer la pro¬ 
position de M. Dufour et celle de M. Delony sur 
le bureau. 

La question etant posee, 52 delegues votent 
dans l’affirmative et 52 dans la negative. 

Les voix etant egalement divisees le president 
vote dans l’affirmative et les dites propositions 
sont deposees sur le bureau. 

Le substitut etant devant la Convention, 

M. Davidson presente le proviso qui suit: 

“Pourvu qu’il soit a l’epoque de son election, 
un electeur qualifie de la paroisse dans laquelle 
il est choisi.” 

Les delegues dont les noms suivent presen tent 
les substituts suivants au susdit proviso. Les 
dits substituts sont respectivement deposes sur 
le bureau. 

M. Hargis. 

Art 6. Nul ne sera representant si, lors de 
son election, il n’est male, libre et blanc et s’il 
n’a ete pandant un an citoyen des Etats-Uniset 
s’il n’a atteint l’fige de 21 ans et reside dans 
l’Etat pendant l’annee qui aura immediatement 
precede son election et pendant les derniers six 
mois dans la paroisse pour laquelle il pourra 
etre dlu. 

M. Douglass. 

Art 6. Nul ne sera representant si, lors de son 
election, il n’est citoyen mfile, libre et blanc des 




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F tats-Unis et s’il n’a atteint I’d ore de 21 ans et 

o 

reside dans l’Etat et dans la paroisse pour la- 
quelle il pourra etre elu, pendant Pannee qui 
aura immediatement precede son election. 

M. Swazey. 

Art 6. Nul no sera representant si, lors de 
son election, il n'est m&le, libre et blanc et s’il 
n’a ete pendant deux ans citoyen des Etats-Unis 
et s’il n’a atteint l’&ge de 21 ans et reside dans 
l’Etat pendant les deux annees qui auront imme¬ 
diatement precede son election et, pendant la 
derniere de ces deux annees, dans la paroisse 
pour laquelle il pourra etre elu. 

M. Parham. 

Art 6. Nul ne sera representant si, lors de 
son election, il n’est m&le, libre, blanc et citoyen 
des Etats-Unis et s’il n’a atteint Page de 21 ans 
et reside dans l’Etat pendant 1’annee qui aura 
immediatement precede son election. 

M. Phillips presente le proviso suivant comme 
substitut au proviso propose par M. Davidson : 

Pourvu que le representant soit, lors de son 
Election, un electeur qualifie de la paroisse ; et 
le senateur, un electeur qualifie du District se¬ 
natorial pour lequel il est elu. 

La question etant posee sur ce proviso, M. 
Jennings fait la motion que ce sujet soit mis a 
l’ordre special du jour pour demain a 9 heures, 
immediatement apres la lecture du journal, et 
que la Convention s’ajourne. 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

Sur motion, le proviso est adopte et, sur une 
motion subsequente d’adopter le substitut avec 
l’amendement, 

On demande l’appel nominal qui resulte 
comme suit: 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry; Akenhead, 
Armant, Boudousquie, Dugue, Edwards, de 
Washington ; Eggleston, Gardere, Hargis, Jones, 
Lobdell, Monge, Olivier, de Ste Marie ; Palfrey, 
Rixner, Roman, Staes, Swazey, Tatman et 
Thompson, 20 delegues votent dans la negative. 

MM. Avery, Andrews, Anderson, de Carroll; 
Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besan- 
qon, Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, 
Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Carter, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, Connely, Dal- 
feres, Davidson, Deloney, Declouet, Dorsey, Dos- 
son, Douglass, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards, d’Or- 
leans ; Eustis, Farmer, Guion. Hatch, Hayes, 
Harris, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Key, 
King, King, Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, Mcllhenny, 
McMillen.Mathews, Mathews,Moss,Nicholls,Oli¬ 
vier, de StMartin; Parham,Paxton, Preaux,Price 
Pierce, Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Rich¬ 
ardson, Richardson, Risk, Roselius, Roysden, 
Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St Paul, Smart, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, Smith, Sib¬ 
ley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibo¬ 
deaux, Todd, VanWickle, Villerd, Waddill, Wil¬ 
liams et Whittington, 97 delegues votent dans 
P affirmative. 

Par consequent, la dite motion prevaut et le 
substitut est adopte avec l’amendement. 

La Convention prend en consideration Particle 
7 c-on§u comme sui t : 


Art 7. L’election des representants des di- 
verses paroisses ou des divers Districts repre- 
sentatifs, aura lieu dans les divers arrondisse- 
ments electoraux etablis par la loi, ou que la 
Legislature pourra etablir. La Legislature 
pourra deleguer le pouvoir d’etablir des arron- 
dissements eloctoraux aux autorites paroissiales 
ou municipales. 

Sur motion, les mots suivants sont inseres 
apres les mots “ l'election des representants,” 
savoir : k l’assemblee generale”. 

M. Collens propose d’effacer les mots suivants 
“des diverses paroisses ou des divers Districts 
represen tatifs”. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Sur motion, Particle 7 est adopte avec les 
amendements. 

La Convention ayant mis Particle 8 a l’ordre 
du jour pour jeudi, 15 ducourant, ne s’enoccupe 
pas et passe a Particle 9 ainsi conqu : 

Art 9. La Chambrc des Representants elira 
son orateur et ses autres officiers. 

Sur motion, cet article est adopte. 

Apres lecture de Particle 10, comme suit: 

Art 10. Dans toutes les elections par lepeuple, 
tout individu m&le, libre et blanc, qui sera de- 
puis deux ans citoyen des Etats-Unis, aura 
ra atteint l’dge de vint-et-un ans et aura reside 
dans l’Etat pendant les deux annees qui auront 
immediatement precede l’election, et pendant 
la derniere de ces deux annees, dans la paroisse 
ou il se presentera pour voter, exercera les droits 
d’electeur ; bien entendu que nul ne sera prive 
du droit de suffrage si, lors de Padoption de cette 
Constitution, il sera investi de ce droit en vertu 
de la Constitution de 1812. Dans tous les cas, 
excepte ceux de trahison, de felonie, de violation 
de la paix ou d’atteinte a la surete publique, les 
electeurs jouiront du privilege dene pouvoir 6tre 
arretes pendant qu’ils seront aux lieux d’elec- 
tion ou qu’ils s’y rendront ou qu’ils en revien- 
dront. 

M. Delony presente le substitut suivant: 

Art 10. Dans toutes les elections par lepeuple, 
tout individu male, libre et blanc qui sera ci¬ 
toyen des Etats-Unis et qui aura atteint l'agede 
vingt-et-un ans et reside dans l’Etat pendant 
Pannee qui aura immediatement precede son 
election et, pendant les derniers six mois, dans 
la paroisse dans laquelle il se presentera pour 
voter, exercera les droits d'electeur. Bien en¬ 
tendu que nul ne sera prive du droit de suffrage 
pour avoir reside dans une paroisse avant d’a- 
voir acquis une residence dans une autre pa¬ 
roisse. Dans tous les cas, except^ ceux de tra¬ 
hison, de felonie, de violation de la paix ou d’at¬ 
teinte a la surete publique, les electeurs jouiront 
du privilege de ne pouvoir etre arretes pendant 
qu’ils seront aux lieux d’election ou qu’ils s’y 
rendront ou qu’ils en reviendront. 

Les delegues dont les noms suivent presentent 
les amendements suivants qui, avec Particle et 
le substitut, sont referes au comite de la Fran¬ 
chise Electorale. , 

M Davidson. 

Art 10. Dans toutes les elections par le peuple. 




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tout individu m&le, libre ct blanc qui sera de- 
puis un an citoyen des Etats-Unis et qui aura 
atteint l’&ge de vingt-et-un ans et reside dans 
l'Etat pendant l’annee qui aura immediatement 
precede 1'election, et jiendant les derniers six 
mois, dans la paroisse dans laquelle il se pre¬ 
senter pour voter, exercera les droits d’electeur. 
Dans tous les cas, excepte ceux de trahison, de 
felonie, de violation de la paix, ou d’atteinte it 
la surete publique, les electeurs jouiront du 
privilege de ne pouvoir etre arretes pendant 
qu’ils seront aux lieux d’election ou qu’ils s’y 
rendront ou qu’ils en reviendront. 

M. Cotton. 

Art 10. Dans toutes les elections par le peuple, 
tout individu m&le, libre et blanc qui sera*ci- 
toyen des Etats-Unis et qui aura atteint l’&ge 
de vingt-et-un ans et aura reside dans l’Etat 
pendant l’annee qui aura immediatement pre¬ 
cede l’election, et pendant les derniers six mois, 
dans la paroisse dans laquelle il se presenter a 
pour voter, exercera les droits d’electeur. Dans 
tous les cas, except^ ceux de trahison, de felonie, 
de violation de la paix ou d’atteinte k la surete 
publique, les electeurs jouiront du privilege de 
ne pouvoir etre arretes pendant qu’ils seront 
aux lieux d’election ou qu’ils s’y rendront ou 
qu’ils en reviendront. 

M. Richardson, de Ste Marie. 

Art 10. Dans toutes les elections par le peuple, 
tout individu male, libre et blanc qui sera ci- 
toyen des Etats-Unis et qui aura atteint l’age 
de vingt-et-un ans et aura reside dans l’Etat 
pendant les six mois qui auront immediatement 
precede l’election et, pendant les derniers trois 
mois, dans la paroisse dans laquelle il se pre- 
sentera pour voter, exercera les droits d’elec¬ 
teur. Dans tous les cas, excepte ceux de tra- 
hison, de felonie, de violation de la paix ou d’at¬ 
teinte a la surete publique, les electeurs jouiront 
du privilege de ne pouvoir etre arretes pendant 
qu’ils seront aux lieux d’election ou qu’ils s’y 
rendront ou qu’ils en reviendront. 

M. Jones presente la resolution suivante qui 
est lue et adoptee : 

Resolu que tout delegue qui pourrait avoir 
prepare un substitut a Particle lOme soit auto¬ 
rise a le transmettre au secretaire, qui le sou- 
mettra au comite. 

Le president annonce que, conformement k 
une resolution passee par la Convention, il a 
nomine M. J. 13. Haughton maitre de poste de la 
Convention. 

M. Besangon propose d’ajourner k lundi matin 
k 9 heures. 

Sur la dite motion on demande l’appel nomi¬ 
nal, qui resulte ainsi qu’il suit: 

MM. Besancon, Beale, Castellanos, Carter, 
Collens,Deloney, Eggleston, Herron, Hernandez, 
Jennings, Preaux, Staes et Smith, d’Ouest Feli¬ 
ciana, 13 delegues votent dans l’affirmative, et 

MM. Anderson, Anderson, Akenkead, Avery, 
Andrews, Addison, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Campbell, 
Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, Davidson, 


Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, 
Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, Edwards, Eustis, Far¬ 
mer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, 
Hargis, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Hunt. Isaacks, 
Jourdan, Jones, Key,* King, Leefe, Leeds, Le 
Blanc, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews, 
Mathews, Marrero, Mather, Moss, Monge, Nich- 
olls, Olivier, Olivier, Parham, Paxton, Price, 
Pierce, Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Rich¬ 
ardson, Richardson, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Ro¬ 
man. Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, 
St Paul, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith, de Winn ; Sibley, Simms, Stew¬ 
art, Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, 
Thompson, Todd, VanWickle, Villere, Waddill, 
Williams et Wittington, 105 membres votent 
dans la negative. 

Par consequent, cette motion est rejetde. 

Sur motion, v la Convention s’ajourne k demain 
matin a 9 heures. 


Samedi, 10 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president dela Conven¬ 
tion, occupele fauteuilet 96 delegues repondent 
k l’appel. 

Le Reverend M. Woodridge fait l’ouverture 
des deliberations de la Convention par des prie- 
res. 

Sur motion, la Convention accorde un conge a 
MM. Beale, VanWickle et Preaux. 

M. Gardere, de la part du cordite des depenses 
contingentes, presente le rapport et la resolution 
qui suivent : 

Le comite des depenses contingentes al’hon- 
neur de rapporter, 

Qu’ayant pris les renseignements necessaires 
au bureau du tresorier, il s’est assure que, bien 
qu’il y ait de fortes sommes deposees au credit 
de divers fonds speciauxde l’Etat et appropriees 
par la loi a des objets particuliers, il n’y a 
qu’une somme tres faible portee au fonds gene¬ 
ral, duquel seulement doit etre tire l’appropria- 
tion faite par l’acte qui convoque cette Conven¬ 
tion, et que, par consequent, le tresorier se trou- 
vera dans l’impossibilite de faire face aux deman 
des qui lui seront faites pour payer le milage et 
le “per diem” des membres de la Convention et 
les depenses courantes de cette assemblee. 

Pour obvier a cette difficulty, le comite s’est 
adresse a la Branche de la Banque de l’Etat de 
la Louisiane, etablie en cette ville, afin d’obtenir 
un emprunt de vingt-cinq millepiastres($25,000) 
base sur 1’appropriation d’une pareille somme 
que la derniere Legislature a faite pour de¬ 
frayer les depenses de la Convention, et, quoi- 
qu’il n’ait pas encore regu de reponse positive, 
il a lieu de croire que la Mere-Banque autori- 
sera ce pret a raison de six pour cent l’an, et 
remboursable par l’Etat des qu’il aura regu la 
somme necessaire. Le comite demande, par con- 




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sequent, l’autorisation d’effectuer cet cmprunt, 
a condition que la Branche-Banque porte la 
soimne empruntee au credit de la Convention 
qui la tirera, sur le mandat du president, en fa- 
veur des membres et des officiers de cette assem¬ 
ble, et pour tons les objets que designera la 
Convention. A cet effet, lc comite a annexe a 
son rapport une resolution qui lui donne les pou- 
voirs necessaires pour negocier et elfectuer le dit 
emprunt, en cas que la Branche-Banque y con- 
sente. 

Le comite croit de son devoir de vous annon- 
cer, qu’apres avoir examine avec soin la loi qui 
convoque cette Convention, il est fermement con- 
vaincu, que la somme de $25,000, et pas davan- 
tage, a ete appropriee pour faire face aux de- 
penses de ce corps, et que cette somme, qui, lors 
de son appropriation, etait consideree ample- 
ment suffisante, attendu que l’on supposait alors 
que la session de la Convention serait courte et 
peu couteuse, sera evidemment entierement in- 
suffisante a l’objet pour lequel elle a ete desti- 
nee. Le tableau qui suit le demontrera claire- 
ment : 

Montanh de 1’appropriation.$25,000 

Milage des membres d’apres le - 

compte presente par le commis 
charge de tirer leurs mandats 10,980 
Approprie pour payer le port des 
lettres et journaux des niem- 

bres ...* . 

Achat de fournitures et autres 
depenses contingentes, faites 
par le sergent d’armes avant 
l’ouverture de la Convention, 

environ. 

Les depenses quotidiennes de la 
Convention,non compris les im • 
px*essions et les^autres depenses 
contingentes, sontcomme suit: 

130 membres, h $4 par jour... .$520 

1 secretaire.14 

1 secretaire adjoint.10 

1 rapporteur.10 

2 traducteurs, a $8 cliaque.16 

4 commis au^: enregistrements, a 

$6 chaque.24 

1 sergent d’armes. 6 

1 portier. 6 

1 maitre de poste. 2 


Salaire quotidien des membres et 

des officiers.$608 

10 exemplaires de journaux h 
chaque membre, donnant un 
total de 1,300 exemplaires, en¬ 
viron.$40 

$648 

D’apres ce qui precede, 20 jours 
couteraient. $12,960 


Donnant un total de. $24,690 

Ce qui precede demontre clairement que la 
somme de $25,000 qui a ete appropriee ne suffi- 
ra pas h payer les depenses de la Convention 


pendant plus de vingt jours, sans comprendre le 
compte de l’imprimeur et tes autres depenses in- 
cidentes et imprevues. 

Le comite observe, en terminant, que, lorsque 
1’appropriation sera epuisee, il ne se croit pas 
autorise a approuver ou viser aucun mandat sur 
le tresor, attendu qu’il est convaincu qu’en le 
faisant, il agirait illegalement et sans aucune 
autorite que ce soit. 

(Signe) Fergus Gardere, rapp. 

Besolu que le comite des depenses contingen¬ 
tes soit autorise a negocier et a effectuer,au nom 
de la Convention, avec la Branche de la Banque 
de l’Etat de laLouisiane, etablie a Baton-Rouge, 
un emprunt au taux de six pour cent l’an, d’une 
somme egale a 1’appropriation faite par la loi de 
1852, qui convoque cette Convention, la somme 
ainsi empruntee devant rester deposee a la dite 
Branche-Banque, pour etre tiree de temps en 
temps sur le mandat du president de la Conven¬ 
tion, contresigne par le secretaire et approuve 
par un des membres du comite des depenses con¬ 
tingentes. 

Sur motion de M. Phillips, le rapport et la 
resolution susdits sont adoptes. 

M. Sandidge presente la resolution suivante : 

Besolu que le comite du departement du judi- 
ciaire soit requis de rapporter a la Convention, 
s’il est convenable de diminuer le nombre des 
juges de la Cour Supreme et de faire de cette 
Cour une Cour d’Erreurs seulement. Que le dit 
comite soit aussi requis de rapporter s’il con- 
viendrait d’autoriser l’Assemblee Generale h 
etablir d’autres Cours que celles mentionnees 
dans la Constitution de 1845 et quels amende- 
ments il faudrait faire a cette Constitution pour 
venir a ces fins. 

Apres la lecture de cette resolution, M San¬ 
didge fait la motion de la referer au comite du 
departement du judiciaire. Cette motion pre- 
vaut. 

M. Jennings, de la part du comite special, 
nomme pour fixer le salaire des officiers de la 
Convention, etc.,presente le rapport suivant : 

Le comite auquel avait ete referee la compen¬ 
sation des divers officiers de la Convention, apres 
un examen approfondi dusujet, a fixe le salaire 
de l’imprimeur de la Convention aux taux sui- 
vants, qu’il a l’honneur de vous soumettre : 

lo. Pour deux cents exemplaires du journal 
des debats de la Convention, en forme de livre, 
en frangais et en anglais, imprime en caractere 
minion, et compose de la matiere publiee dans 
le journal, les pages devant avoir quatre-vingt- 
une lignes dans leur longueur, en y comprenant 
le titre, la ligne blanche au-dessous du titre et 
la ligne de pied ; les livres devant etre cousus et 
broches de la meme maniere que les lois, il sera 
alloue deux piastres et cinquante cents par pa¬ 
ge, et, pour chaque deux cents exemplaires apres 
les premiers deux cents, deux piastres par page. 

2o. Pour tous rapports, documents ou toute 
autre matiere imprimee en forme de livre ou de 
pamphlet,en frangais et en anglais et compose en 
caractere appele long prtmer, les pages devant 
6tre de la meme dimension que les pages des 


500 


250-$11,730 






















JOURNAL. DE LA 


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g4' 

Actes de la Legislature de 1852, deux piastres 
et demie par page, et, pour chaque deux cents 
pages apres les premiers deux cents, une piastre 
et vingt-cinq cents, y compris la brochure, etc. 

3o. Pour les resolutions imprimees sur papier- 
ecolier, en frangais et en anglais, on caractere 
appele long primer ou small pica leaded, ayant 
une largeur de 25 M de long primer, une lon¬ 
gueur de 80 lignes,les lignes et les sections etant 
eomptees comme ci-dessus, pour cent cinquante 
exemplaires, ou moins $3 50 par page et $‘2 
pour chaque cent pages apres les premieres cent 
pages. 

4o. Pour tout ouvrage raye ou illustre, il se¬ 
ra alloue une piastre par mille M de plus que 
les taux fixes ci-dessus — mais ces ouvrages de- 
vront etre distinctement specifies dans le compte 
qui sera rendu a l’officier qui sera charge de le 
regler 

5o. Pour les blancs, la meme compensation 
quecelle quietait allouee a l’imprimeur d ’Etat, 
d’apres l’acte de 1846 

6o. Pour toute matiere publiee dans le jour¬ 
nal, par page (l’espace couvert par cent motsou 
plus) cinquante cents pour la premiere insertion, 
et vingt-cinq cents pour chaque insertion subse- 
quente. 

Sur motion de M. Connely, la plus ample con¬ 
sideration de ce rapport est renvoyee a lundi, 
12 du courant. 

M. Sandidge presente la resolution suivante : 

Resolu que le comite des amendements de la 
Constitution soit requis derapporter les change- 
ments qu’il conviendrait de faire au mode d’a- 
mendement de la Constitution, present par 1’ar¬ 
ticle 140. 

Sur motion, cette resolution est deposee sur 
le bureau 

M. Conrad etant absent liier, lorsque la Con¬ 
vention vota 1’article 6 de la Constitution est au¬ 
torise a faire enregistrer son vote sur cet article, 
et vote dans la negative. 

Le meme delegue est aussi autorise h presen¬ 
ter leprotet qui suit et la Convention ordonne 
qu’il fasse partie du journal. 

Le soussigne etant, d’opinion que Pamende- 
ment a Particle 6 de la Constitution, qui place 
les conditions d’eligibilite au Senat sur le me¬ 
me niveau que celles qui sont requises pour l’eli- 
gibilite a la Chambre des Representants est en- 
tierement contraire a tous les principes simples 
et fondamentaux de loi organique qui ont ete 
reconnus, adoptes et pratiques depuis le com¬ 
mencement de la liberte americaine ; que les 
principes americains admettent generalement 
qu’une des Chambres de la Legislature soit cons¬ 
titute sur des bases plus conservatives que Pau¬ 
tre ; lesquelles bases consistent, le plus genera¬ 
lement, dans la difference d’&ge des membres 
des deux corps et la difference du temps requis 
pour la residence de chacune d’elles, — proteste 
contre l’introduction de ce principe nouveau et 
retrograde, selon lui, dans la Constitution decet 
Etat, et demande que ce protet soit enregistre 
dans le journal, comme preuve de la maniere 
qu'il aurait vote s’il avait ete present h la pas- 


sation definitive de cet article et pour faire con- 
naitre les raisons pour lesquelles il aurait vote 
ainsi. (Signe) F. D. Conrad. 

M. Declouet ayant vote dans la majority, sur 
la motion d’adopter Particle 6 de la Constitution, 
en demande la reconsideration. 

Sur la ditc motion, M. Farmer demande l’ap- 
pel nominal, qui donne le resultat suivant: 

MM. Anderson, de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ar- 
mant, Boudousquie, Castellanos, Campbell, Col- 
lens, Conrad, Declouet, Dorsey, Edwards, de 
Washington, Farmer, Gardere, Hayes, Harris, 
Hargis, Hernandez, Jennings, Jones,King, de St- 
Landry, Leefe, Lobdell, Mathews, d'Orleans, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St-Martin, Olivier, 
de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Price, Richardson, de 0. 
Rixner, Roselius, Roman, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, 
Scarborough, Tatrnan, Thompson, et Williams, 
— 40 delegues votent dans Paffirmative, et 

MM. Avery, Anderson, de uarroll, Addison, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besangon, Ber¬ 
nard, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, David¬ 
son, Delony, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Duffel, 
Edwards, d'Orleans, Eggleston, Eustis, Guion, 
Hatch, Herron Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks,Jourdan, Key, Leeds, Leblanc, Mcllhen- 
ny, Mathews, de la Pointe Coupee, Marrero, 
Moss, Paxton, Parham, Pierce, Pierson, Phillips, 
Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, de Ste-Marie, Risk, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Saint- 
Paul, Smart, Shelton, Smith, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Todd, 
Villere, Waddill et Wittington* —71 delegues 
votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent, cette motion est rejetee et la 
Convention refuse la reconsideration. 

M. Jones ayant vote dans la majorite sur l’a- 
doption de Particle 5 de la Constitution, en de¬ 
mande la reconsideration. 

La Convention s'y refuse. 

M. Jones presente la resolution suivante, qui 
est renvoyee a un autre jour, d’apres les regies 
de la Convention. 

Resolu que ce qui suit soit adopte par la Con¬ 
vention comme une regie additionnelle : — que 
chaque *fois qu’elle voudra referer un sujet a un 
comite general, la Convention tiendra a cet effet 
une session le soir, et que le dit comite fera son 
rapport a la Convention le lendemain. 

M. Eustis presente la resolution suivante qui, 
sur motion, est deposee sur le bureau : 

Resolu que le titre 6 de la Constitution soit 
refere au comite des dispositions generales et 
que ce comite soit charge d’en faire un rapport 
le plus tot possible. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

La Convention procede h. Particle 11 de la 
Constitution, ainsi congu : 

Art. 11.—L’absence de l’Etat pendant plus 
de quatre-vingt-dix jours consecutifs interrom- 
pra l’acquisition de la residence exigee dans 
Particle precedent, h moins que la personne ab- 
sente ne tienne maison ou qu'elle n’occupe une 
propriete h l’usage des affaires, ct'quo sa r^si- 





CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


25 


dence ou la maison k l’usage de ses affaires ne 
soit eflfectivcment occupee durant son absence 
par les membres de sa famille ou par ses domes- 
tiques ou partie d’entreeux, ou par quelqueper- 
sonne employee par elle. 

M. Guion propose de rejeter tout 1’article. 
Cette motion prevaut. 

Le douzieme article est pris en consideration 
et lu en ces termes : 

Art. 12.—Aucun soldat, matelot ou marin ap- 
partenant a l’armee de terre ou a la marine des 
Etats-Unis, ni ancun mendiant, ni aucune per- 
sonne interdite ou convaincue d’un crime punis- 
sable des travaux de force ne pourra voter a au¬ 
cune election dans cet Etat. 

M. Risk fait la motion de referer le douzieme 
et le treizieme article au comite de la franchise 
electorale Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Cotton presente le substitut suivant : 

Art. 12.-Aucun mendiant, aucun idiot, ni au¬ 
cune personne interdite ou convaincue d’un cri¬ 
me punissable des travaux forces dans le Peni- 
tentiairede l’Etat, ne pourra voter a aucune 
election de cet Etat. 

Sur motion de M. Hunt, le substitut est depo¬ 
se sur le bureau. 

M. Phillips fait la motion d’effacer du dou¬ 
zieme article les mots “aucun mendiant” et d’y 
substituer “aucune personne soutenue par la 
charite publique ou convaincue de vagabonda¬ 
ge”. 

Sur motion de M. Hunt, cet amendement est 
depose sur le bureau. 

M. Dufour fait la motion d’effacer du dit ar¬ 
ticle les mots “aucun soldat, matelot ou marin, 
appartenant a l’armee de terre ou a la marine 
des Etats-Unis”. 

Pendant que la Convention s’occupe de cet 
amendement, 

M. Waddill presente ce qui suit comme subs¬ 
titut a Particle ci-dessus : 

Art 12. — Aucun mendiant ou aucune per¬ 
sonne interdite ou convaincue d’un crime punis¬ 
sable des travaux de force ne pourra voter a au¬ 
cune election dans cet Etat, et aucun soldat, 
matelot ou marin, appartenant a l’arm^e de 
terre ou h la marine des Etats-Unis ne jouira de 
ce droit, k moins qu’il n’y serve comme milicien 
de l’Etat et qu’il n’ait les qualifications requises 
pour etre electeur au lieu ou il se presentera 
pour voter. 

Sur motion de M. King, de St-Landry, ce sub¬ 
stitut est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Simms presente la resolution suivante 
qui, sur motion de M. King, de St-Landry, est 
deposee sur le bureau. 

Besolu que Part. 12 de la Constitution soit re- 
fere au comite de la franchise electorale et que 
ce comite soit requis d’en faire un rapport des 
qu’il aura rapporte sur Paticle 10. 

M. Collens propose, comme substitut a la pre¬ 
miere clause de Particle ci-dessus, les mots sui- 
vants : “ Pour avoir le droit de voter, nul ne 
perdra ou n’acquerra le droit de residence a 
cause de son absence ou de sa presence pendant 
qu’il sera employe dans l’armee de terre ou dans 

4 


la marine des Etats-Unis, et aucun soldat, etc.” 

Pendant que ce substitut £tait en considera¬ 
tion, 

M. Benjamin demande la question prealable 
et la Convention y consent. 

Le president annonce que la premiere ques¬ 
tion sur laquelle la Convention devait statuer 
est le substitut presente par M. Collens. La 
question etant posee sur le substitut, la Conven¬ 
tion decida qu il serait depose sur le bureau. 

La question est alors posee sur Pamendement 
sounds par M. Dufour. Cedelegue demande l’ap- 
pel nominal qui resulte comme suit : 

MM. Addison, Bartlett, Besangon, Bienvenu, 
Boyer, Byrne, Castellanos, Cotton, Davidson, 
Dufour, Hargis, Herron, Jennings, Staes et 
Shaw. 

15 delegues votent dans l’affirmative et 

MM. Anderson, Anderson, Akenliead, Avery, 
Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin Ber¬ 
nard, Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, 
Carter, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, 
Dalferes, Delony, Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, 
Douglass, Duffel, Edwards, Edwards, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes Harris, 
Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King, Leefe, 
Leeds, Lobdell, LeBlanc, Mcllhennj 7 , McMillen, 
Mathews, Marrero, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Oli¬ 
vier, Olivier, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Price, 
Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de 
Ste-Marie, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St- 
Paul, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tat- 
man, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, 
Todd, Villere, Waddill, Williams et Wittington. 

95 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent Pamendement est rejete. 

M Parham fait la motion d’adopter Particle 
et cette motion prevaut. 

M. Carter ayant vote avec la majorite sur la 
motion de rejeter Particle 11, en demande la re¬ 
consideration. 

Sur la dite motion, M. Phillips demande l’ap- 
pel nominal et 

MM. Anderson de St Landry, Akenhead, Ad¬ 
dison, Bradford, Beard, Castellanos, Carter, 
Collens, Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Dorsey, Dos¬ 
son , Dufour , Edwards , Edwards , Farmer , 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hodges, 
Hough, Jennings, Jourdan, King de St-Landry, 
Mathews de Pte-Coupee, Moss, Olivier de St- 
Martin, Palfrey, Paxton, Pierce, Phillips, Ree¬ 
ves, Richardson, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Swazey, 
Shelton, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thi¬ 
bodeaux, Thompson, Todd et Villere. 

48 delegues votent dans l’affirmative et 

MM. Anderson de Carroll, Avery, Andrews, 
Armant, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besangon, Ber¬ 
nard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Campbell, Cotton, 
Dalferes, Davidson, Duffel, Douglass, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Hernandez, 
Hunt, Isaacks, Jones, Key, Leefe, Leblanc, 
Leeds, Lobdell, McMillen, Mathews d'Orleans, 


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Marrero, Mong£, Nicliolls, Olivier de Ste-Ma- 
rie, Parham, Price, Pugh, Richardson de Ste- 
Marie, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roys- 
den, Robinson, St-Paul, Staes, Smart, Shaw, 
Scarborough, Smith, Simms, Taliaf'ero, Waddill, 
Williams et Wittington. 

02 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent la reconsideration est refusee. 

La Convention passe a 1’article 18 qui est lu 
en ces termes: 

Art. 13. Nul n’aura le droit de voter a aucu- 
ne election tenue dans cet Etat, si ce n’est dans 
la paroisse de sa residence, et s’il reside dans 
une ville ou dans un bqurg divise en arrondisse- 
ments electoraux, dans l’arrondissement electo¬ 
ral de sa residence. 

M. McMillen presente le substitut qui suit : 

Art. 13 Tout electeur aura le droit de voter 
pour un senateur dans aucun arrondissement du 
district senatorial, ou pour un juge ou un avo- 
cat de district, ou pour un membre du Congres 
dans aucune des paroisses composant le dit dis¬ 
trict, pourvu qu’il reside dans le district ou il se 
presente pour voter. Tout Electeur aura aussi le 
droit de voter pour les officiers de l’executif de 
l’Etat et pour le president et le vice-president 
des Etats-Unis dans aucune des paroisses de 
l’Etat. 

M. Todd fait la motion de referer Particle et 
le substitut au comite de la franchise electorale. 
Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Waddill propose d’amender le substitut 
comme suit: 

Nul n’aura le droit de voter a aucune election 
dans cet Etat, si ce n’est dans la paroisse de sa 
residence et, s’il reside dans une ville ou dans 
un bourg divise en arrondissements electoraux, 
dans l’arrondissement dans lequel il a sa resi¬ 
dence. Bien entendu que tout electeur aura le 
droit de voter, pour les officiers £lus par tout le 
peuple de l’Etat, dans toutes les limites de l’E- 

M. Richardson de Ouachita, fait la motion de 
d^poser le substitut et l’amendement sur le bu¬ 
reau. Cette motion prevaut. 

L’article 13 etant devant la Convention, 

M. Taliafero propose que l’amendement sui- 
vant soit insere a la fin de Particle : “a moins 
qu’il n’en soit autrement ordonne ou present 
par la loi.” 

M. Herron fait la motion de deposer l’alnende- 
ment sur le bureau. Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Delony a alors presente le proviso suivant, 
lequel sur motion a ete depose sur le bureau : 

Bien entendu que nul ne sera privd du droit 
de suffrage, dans aucune partie de l’Etat, situee 
k plus de trente milles de la paroisse ou sa resi¬ 
dence est fixee, dans les elections de fonction- 
naires de l’Etat. 

M. Smart a presente le substitut suivant le¬ 
quel sur motion de M Gardere, est deposse ,ur 
le bureau. 

Art. 13. Tout electeur competent aura le 
droit de voter dans toute partie de P Rtat pour le 
president des Etats-Unis, et pour tous les fonc- 
tioanaires de l’Etat ; et qu’il aura le droit de 


voter dans toute partie de son district congres- 
sionnel pour un membre du Congres; et qu’il au¬ 
ra le droit de voter dans toute partie de son dis¬ 
trict senatorial ou judiciaire pour senateur ou 
juge. 

M. Bullard a presente le proviso suivant au 
susdit article : 

Bien entendu cependant, qu’un Electeur com¬ 
petent des paroisses d’un district electoral, 
pourra voter pour des officiers de district dans 
toute paroisse de tel district, et pour tous offi¬ 
ciers elus en election generale, dans toute par- 
tie de l’Etat. 

M. Avery a demande la question prealable, 
laquelle motion a prevalu. 

La question etant sur l’adoption du proviso 
presente par M. Bullard, M. Pierson a deman¬ 
de l’appel nominal, lequel constate que 

MM. Anderson, Anderson, Akenhead, Bart¬ 
lett, Besangon, Beard, Boyer, Bullard, Cotton, 
Campbell, Davidson, Delony, Farmer, Harris, 
Hargis, Hough, Hodges, Jourdan, Mathews, 

Moss, Parham, Paxton, Pierce, Pierson, Roys- 
den, Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Sible 3 r , Simms, Taliafero, Waddill et Witting¬ 
ton. 

84 delegues ont vote affirmativement, et 

MM. Avery, Andrews, Armant, Addison, 

Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, Bro¬ 
ther, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Carter, Collens, Conrad, Dalferes, Declouet, 

Dorsey, Dufour, Douglass, Duffell, Edwards, 

Edwards, Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch, Hayes, Herron., Hernandez, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, Key, King, King, 
Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, McMillen, Ma¬ 
thews, d’Orleans, Marrero, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier, Olivier, Palfrey, Price, Phillips, Pugh, 
Reeves, Richardson, Richardson, Rixner, Risk, 
Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson, St-Paul, 
Swazey. Shaw, Smith de Winn, Stewart, Tat- 
man, Talbot, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd et 
Williams. 

74 delegues ont vote negativement. 

En consequence, la motion a ete perdue et le 
proviso a ete depose sur le bureau. 

Sur motion, le susdit article a ete adoptd 
sans amendement. 

La Convention a alors passe au 14eme article, 
congu ainsi que suit : 

Art. 14. Les membres du Senat seront £lus 
pour le terme de quatre annees. Le S£nat as¬ 
semble aura le droit d’elire ses officiers tous les 
deux ans. 

M. Jennings a fait la motion de renvoyer la 
consideration du dit article, et de le mettre, 
ainsi que les articles 15 et 16, k l’ordre du jour 
pour jeudi le 15 courant 

Laquelle motion a ete perdue. 

Le 14eme article etant toujours devant la 
Convention, M. Herron a fait la motion d’en ef- 
facer les mots “quatre annees” etd’y inserer les 
mots “deux annees.” Laquelle motion a ete re¬ 
jetee. 

M. Hough a alors fait la motion de biffep, k la 




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fin de Varticle, les mots “deux ans.” Laquelle 
motion a ete adoptee. 

Sur motion de M. King de St Landry, le 14me 
article est adopte, ainsi amende. 

M. Ballard ay ant vote avec la majorite sur 
la motion d’adopter l’article 12, a fait la motion 
d’en reconsiderer le vote. 

Laquelle motion a ete rejetee. 

La Convention a ensuite passe k Particle 15. 

M. Guion a fait la motion de le referer, ainsi 
que Particle 16, au comite sur le pouvoir legis- 
latif. 

Laquelle motion a prevalu. 

La Convention a alors passe k Particle 17, qui 
est ainsi con§u : 

Art 17. A la premiere session del’assembleege- 
nbrale, sous Pautorite de cette Constitution, les 
senateurs seront divises au sort aussi egalement 
que possible en deux classes ; les sieges des se¬ 
nateurs de la premiere classe seront vacants a 
l’expiration dc la seconde annee; ceux des se¬ 
nateurs de la seconde classe seront a l’expiration 
de la quatrieme annee, de telle sorte, que la 
moitie des senateurs soit elue tous les deux ans 
et qu’il y ait ainsi rotation perpetuelle. Lorsque 
deux ou plus de deux senateurs seront elus par 
un District, leurs sieges deviendront vacants 
respectivement a la fin de deux ans et de quatre 
ans, et le sort decidera de la duree des fonctions 
de chacun d’eux. 

M. Waddill a fait la motion de le referer au 
comite sur le pouvoir legislatif. 

Laquelle motion a ete perdue. 

Sur motion, le 17me article a ete adopte sans 
amendements. 

La Convention a ensuite passe au 18me ar¬ 
ticle de la Constitution, savoir : 

Art 18. Nul ne sera senateur si lors de son 
Election il n’a ete pendant dix annees citoyen 
des Etats-Unis, et s’il n’a atteint Page de vingt- 
sept ans et reside dans l’Etat pendant les quatre 
annees qui auront immediatement precede son 
Election et pendant la derniere de ces quatre 
annees dans le District dans lequel il pourra 
§tre elu. 

M. Jennings presente le substitut suivant : 

Art 18 Nul ne sera senateur, si, lors de son 
Election il n’est citoyen des Etats-Unis, et s’il 
n’a atteint l ege de vingt-cinq ans, et reside 
dans l'Etat pendant les deux annees qui auront 
immediatement precede son election, et pendant 
la derniere de ces deux annees dans le District 
dans lequel il pourra etre elu. 

M. Eustis fait la motion de deposer le subs¬ 
titut sur le bureau, laquelle motion prevaut. 

Les delegues dont les noms suivent demandent 
et obtiennent qu’il leur soit permis de faire en- 
r^gistrer leurs votes contre la proposition de M. 
Eustis, de deposer le susdit substitut sur le bu¬ 
reau : 

MM. Declouet, Conrad, Connely, Fanner, Tat- 
man, Lobdell, Palfrey, McMillen, Roman, Jen¬ 
nings, Harris et Hargis. 

M. Hough fait alors la motion de rejeter Par¬ 
ticle entier, laquelle motion prevaut. 

La Convention s’occupe alors des articles 19, 


20,21 et 22, qui sont adoptes sans amendements. 

Lecture etant faite de Particle 23, savoir : 

Art 23. Chaque cliambre de l’assemblee gene- 
rale tiendra et publiera chaque semaine, le 
journal de ses deliberations, et l'appel nominal 
des membres sur quelque question que ce soit, 
sera porte sur le journal a la demande de deux 
d’entre eux. 

M. Jones propose de biffer le mot “deux” et 
d’inserer le mot “dix”. 

M. Tatman propose comme substitut, d’etfacer 
les mots “deux d’entre eux” et d’inserer les mots 
“un cinquieme des membres presents.” 

M. Cotton fait la motion de deposer les deux 
amendements sur le bureau, laquelle motion 
prevaut. 

Sur motion, le 23me article est adopte sans 
amendements. 

Les articles 24 et 25 etant lus sont, sur motion, 
adoptes sans amendements. 

Lecture etant faite du 26me article, savoir : 

Art 26. Les membres de l’assemblee genbrale 
recevront individuellement du tresor public, en 
remuneration de leurs services, la somme de 
quatre piastres par jour, pendant le temps qu’ils 
assisteront aux seances de leurs cliambres res- 
pectives, ou qu’ils s’y rendront ou qu'ils en re 
viendront. Cette somme pourra etre augmentee 
ou diminuee par la loi, mais aucun changement 
de cette nature n’aura d’effet pendant la duree 
des fonctions des membres de la chambre des 
representants qui l’auront elfectue. Aucune 
session ne se prolongera au-dela de 60 jours h 
dater de son ouverture; et tout acte legislatif 
passe apres l’expiration de ces soixante jours 
sera nul et de nul effet : cette disposition ne 
s’appliquera point a la session de la premiere 
legislature qui se reunira apres l’adoption de 
cette Constitution. 

M. Jones fait la motion d’effacer tout ce qui 
suit les mots “qui l’aurout eflectue”, et d’inse¬ 
rer les mots suivants: “mais si aucne session se 
prolonge au-dela de 60 jours k dater de son ou¬ 
verture, aucune remuneration ne sera alloube 
apres l’expiration de l’epoque fixee”. 

Sur motion de M. Waddill l’amendement est 
depose sur le bureau. 

M. Gardbre propose d’amender Particle en in¬ 
surant les mots suivants : “ mais la remunera¬ 
tion pour frais de voyage n’excedera pas la 
somme d’une piastre par vingt milles”. 

M. Todd fait la motion de deposer la motion 
sur le bureau. 

M. Gardere demande l’appel nominal qui pr4- 
sente le resultat suivant: 

MM. Armant, Bradford, Bienvenu, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter. 
Collens, Conrad, Dalferes, Dorsey, Dufour, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards, Eggleston, Farmer, Gardere, 
Hatch, Plerron, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, 
Leeds, Le Blanc, Mathews, Mathews, Marrero, 
Moss, Palfrey. Paxton, Pierson,Pugh, Richard- 
son, Richardson,Rixner, Risk, Roman, Roysdcn, 
Robinson, Shaw, Scarborough, Simms, Stewart, 
Taliafero et Thompson, 47 memhres votent affir- 
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MM. Anderson, de Carroll; Avery, Andrews, 
Addison, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besangon, Ber¬ 
nard, Bullard, Buisson, Cotton, Connely, David¬ 
son, Deloney, Declouet, Dosson, Eustis, Guion, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Jones, Key, King, King, Leefe, 
Lobdell, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier, Olivier, Parham, Price, Beeves, llose- 
lius, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Staes, Smart, Swazey, 
Shelton, Sibley, Tatman, Talbot, Thibodeaux, 
Todd, Villere, Waddill, Williams et Wittington, 
56 membres votent negativement. 

En sonsequence la motion prevaut et l’a- 
mendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Hough presente le substitut suivant: 

“xlrt 26. Les membres de l’assemblee gene- 
rale recevront individuellement du tresor public 
en remuneration de leurs services, telle com¬ 
pensation qui pourra etre fixee par la ,Legisla¬ 
ture ; mais aucun changement de cette nature 
n’aura d’effet pendant la duree des fonctions 
des membres de la cliambre des representants 
qui l’auront effectue”. 

M. Eustis fait la motion de deposer le subs¬ 
titut sur le bureau, laquelle motion prevaut. 

M. Hargis presente alors le substitut suivant 
& Particle ci-dessus mentionne : 

“Art 26. Les membres de l’assemblee gene- 
rale recevront du tresor public telle compensa¬ 
tion qui sera fixee par la loi; mais aucun 
changement de cette nature n’aura d’effet pen¬ 
dant la duree du terme pour lequel les membres 
seront elus lors du dit changement. Aucune 
session ne se ptrolongera au-dela de 60 jours a 
dater de son ouverture”. 

M. Stewart fait la motion de ddposer le dit 
substitut snr le bureau, laquelle motion pre¬ 
vaut. 

M. Connely fait alors la motion de biffer toute 
la derniere clause de Particle, apres les mots 
“ nul et de nul eflfet”. 

M. Gardere propose comme sous-amendement, 
d’effacer tout ce qui suit les mots “l’auront ef¬ 
fectue”. 

M. King, de St Landry, fait la motion de de¬ 
poser les deux amendements sur le bureau, la¬ 
quelle motion prevaut. 

M. Richardson, de Ste Marie, fait la motion 
d’eifacer “soixante jours” et d’inserer “qua- 
rante jours”, laquelle motion est repoussee. 

M. Hough propose d’amender en bififant les 
mots soixante jours” et inserant les mots cin- 
quante jours”. 

M. Connely demande la question pr^alable, 
qui prevaut. 

La question dtant done sur la proposition de 
M. Hough, le president la met aux voix et elle 
est d^cidee ndgativement, en consequence la mo¬ 
tion est rejetde. 

Sur motion le 26me article est adoptd sans 
amendements. 

L’article 27me etantlu,est sur motion adopte 
sans amendements. 

La Convention s’occupe ensuite de Particle 
28 de la Constitution, ainsi conyu : 

Art 28. Aucun genateur ni aucun represen- 


tant ne pourra, pendant le temps pour lequel 
il aura ete elu, ni pendant l’annee qui suivra, 
etre nomme ou elu h, aucune place civile ou sala- 
riee sous l’autorite de cet Etat, qui aurait ete 
creee ou dont les emoluments auraient et 6 aug¬ 
ments pendant que ce senateur ou ce represen- 
tant etait en fonctions, a Pexception des places 
ou des nominations qui pourront etre remplies 
pa? les suffrages du peuple. 

M. Eustis fait la motion de biffer Particle en- 
tier, laquelle motion est rejetee. 

Sur motion, Particle susdit est adopte sans 
amendements. 

L’article 29 etant lu, savoir : 

Art 29. Nul ne pourra etre elu membre de 
l’assemblee generale tant qu'il exercera les fonc¬ 
tions d’ecclesiastique, de pretre ou de ministre 
d'une croyance, d’une societe ou d'une secte 
religieuse. 

M. Guion propose de rejetcr tout Particle, sur 
laquelle motion M. Richardson, de Ste Marie, 
demande l’appel nominal, qui presente le resul- 
tat suivant: 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Bartlett, Bro¬ 
ther, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Connely, 
Conrad, Declouet, Eggleston, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews, d’Orleans ; Monge, Olivier, de Ste Marie; 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Staes et Thibodeaux, 21 delegues votent nega¬ 
tivement ,et 

MM. Anderson, de Carroll; Avery, Andrews, 
Armant, Addison, Bradford, Benjamin, Besan- 
§on, Bernard, Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Bullard, Buisson, Carter, Collens, Cotton, Da¬ 
vidson, Deloney, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Du- 
four, Duffel, Edwards,Edwards, Eustis, Farmer, 
Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, 
Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King, King, 
Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, Lobdell, McMillen, Ma¬ 
thews, de Pointe-Coupee ; Marrero, Moss, Niclx- 
olls, Olivier, de St Martin ; Parham, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Price, Pierce, Pierson, Pugh, Reeves, 
Richardson, Richardson, Roman, Roysden, San¬ 
didge, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith, de Winn; Sibley, Simms, Stew¬ 
art, Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, 
Villere, Waddill, Williams et Wittington, 87 
delegues votent affirmativement. 

En consequence la motion prevaut et le 29me 
article est rejete. 

La Convention s’occupe alors de Particle 80 
dont lecture est faite, savoir : 

“ Tout individu qui aura ete h une epoque 
quelconque percepteur des taxes, ou aura ete de 
toute autre maniere depositaire des deniers pu- 
bles sera ineligible a l’Assemblee Generale, et 
ne pourra etre nomme a aucune place salariee 
ou de confiance, sous Pautorite du gouvernement 
de cet Etat, tant qu’il n’aura pas obtenu quit¬ 
tance pour le montant de sa perception ou pour 
tous les deniers publics qui pourraient lui avoir 
et£ confies.” 

Sur motion de M. Connely les mots suivants 
sont inserts aprer le mot “taxes” “d’Etat, de 
paroissesou de Corporation”. 



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Sur motion l’article est adopts ainsi amende. 

La Convention ay ant passe a l’artiole 81, il 
est adopte sans amendements. 

La Convention s’occupe alors de Particle 32, 
ainsi congu : 

Art 32. Tous les bills ayant pour objet la 
levee des revenus prendront naissance dans la 
Chambre des Representants, mais le Senat pour- 
ra y faire des amendements coniine aux autres 
bills ; bien entendu que le Senat ne pourra, 
sous pretexte d’amendement, faire entrer dans 
ces bills aucune disposition etrangere a la levee 
des revenus 

M. Herron fait la motion de rejeter Particle 
entier, laquelle motion est perdue. 

Sur motion Particle est adopte sans amende¬ 
ments. 

L’article 33 etant en discussion devant la Con¬ 
vention, est, sur motion, adopte sans amende- 
ment. 

Lecture etant faite de Particle 34, savoir : 

Art 34. Une majorite de tous les membres 
<5lus au Senat, sera neces3aire pour la confirma¬ 
tion ou le rejet des fonctionnaires qui devront 
§tre nommes par le Gouverneur, avec l’avis etle 
consentement du Senat, et le Senat, en decidant 
sur ces nominations, votera par oui et par non ; 
et les norns des Senateurs qui voteront pour et 
contre les nominations respectivement, seront 
inscrits sur le.journal tenu a cet effet et rendu 
public k la fin de chaque session ou avant. 

M. Benjamin fait la motion de biffer les mots 
“ou le rejet ”, laquelle motion prevaut. 

M. Cotton fait alors la motion de referer Par¬ 
ticle au comite sur le pouvoir legislatif, laquelle 
motion est repoussee. 

M. Herron fait la motion d’inserer apves les 
mots “par oui et par non” les mots “avec portes 
ouvertes”, laquelle motion a ete rejetee. 

Sur motion, Particle ainsi amende par M. 
Benjamin, est adopte. 

L’article 35me etant lu est, sur motion, adop¬ 
ts. 

Le 36me article etant lu, savoir : 

Art 36. Un tresorier de l'Etat sera elu tous 
les deux ans par le vote reuni des deux cham- 
bres de l’Assemblee Generate. Le Gouverneur 
aura le pouvoir de nommer k la place de Treso- 
sier s’il arrive qu’elle devienne vacante pendant 
l’intervalle des sessions de la Legislature. 

M. Villere pr^sente le substitut suivant: 

Art 36. Un tresorier de l’Etat sera elu tous 
les deux ans par les electeurs competents de 
l’Etat. Le Gouverneur aura le pouvoir de lan¬ 
cer sa proclamation ordonnant une election en 
cas de vacance. 

Sur motion de.M. Benjamin, le susdit substi¬ 
tut est depose sur le Bureau. 

Sur une seconde motion Particle 36 est rejete 
en entier. 

L’article 37 etant lu est adopts, sur motion, la 
Convention s’ajourde h. lundi 9 heures A. M. 


Lundi, 12 Juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement k l’a- 
journement. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, President de la Con¬ 
vention etant absent, M. King de St-Landry est 
invite a prendre le fauteuil. 

Le Reverend M. Cliadburn fait l’ouverture des 
deliberations par des prieres. 

Cent delegues repondent a l’appel. 

M. Hayes demande qu’un conge soit accordd a 
M. Price, pour cause de rnaladie. Le conge est 
accorde. 

Sur motion de M. Guion, la Convention accor 
de un conge a M. Key. 

M. Richardson du Ouachita, demande qu’un 
conge soit accorde a M. Ch. Lemaitre, portier 
de la Convention, pour cause de rnaladie dans 
sa famille. La Convention agree sa demande. 

M. Jennings presente la resolution suivante 
qui, sur motion, est referee au comite de la fran¬ 
chise elector ale : 

Resolu que l’Assemblee Generale pourvoiera 
par une loi a l'enregistrement de tous les elec¬ 
teurs qualifies residant dans cet Etat, dans les 
villes et les villages dont la population blanche 
est au-dessus de dix mille times, et que le dit 
enregistrement se fera dans les trente jours qui 
precederont toute election generale. 

M. Moss ayant vote dans la majorite, sur l’a- 
doption de Particle 34 de la Constitution, en de¬ 
mande la reconsideration. 

La reconsideration est'accordee et Particle 34 
etant devant la Convention, 

M. Parham propose d’en effacer le commence¬ 
ment et d’amender le reste de maniere qu’il soit 
ainsi conqu: 

Pour la confirmation des officiers qui devront 
etre nommes par le Gouverneur, avec l'avis et 
le consentement du Senat, le Senat votera par 
oui et par non ; et les noins des Senateurs qui 
voteront pour et contre les nominations respec¬ 
tivement, seront inscrits sur un journal tenu & 
cet effet et rendu public a la fin de chaque ses¬ 
sion ou auparavant. 

Sur motion de M. Hunt, l’amendement est 
adopte et, sur une motion subsequente, Particle 
est adopte avec les amendements. 

M. Simms presente la resolution suivante qui, 
sur motion, est deposee sur le bureau, sujette h 
l’appel dela Convention : 

Resolu que c’est Popinion de la Convention que 
le resultat de ses travaux soit soumis a P appro¬ 
bation du peuple avant d’etre mis en operation. 

Et que tous ceux auxquels cette Constitution 
accordera le droit de suffrage auront le droit de 
voter sur l’adoption ou le rejet de la dite Cons¬ 
titution ; et que le comite soit requis de prepa¬ 
rer et de soumettre une clause a cet effet. 

M. Cotton presente la resolution suivante qui 
est lue et, sur motion, referee au comite de la 
franchise elbctorale : 

Resolu que, dans toutes les elections par le 
peuple ou par le Senat et la Chambre des Re¬ 
presentants, les votes se donneront de vive-voix. 

M. Isaacks presente la resolution suivante 


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qui est lue et referee au coniite des dispositions 
general es : 

Resolu que l’article 113 de la Constitution de 
1845 soit referee au comite dcs dispositions ge¬ 
nerates et que ce comite soit requis de soumet- 
tre son rapport a ce sujet, le plus tot qu'il lui 
sera possible, apres que cet article sera pris en 
consideration par la Convention,dans son ordre 
reguiier. 

L’Hon. 1). F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion, se presente et prend le fauteuil. 

M. Smart, ayant vote avec la majorite, sur 
l’adoption de l’article 13 de la Constitution, en 
demande la reconsideration etdemandeque l’ap- 
pel nominal soit pris sur sa motion. 

MM. Beard, Bullard, Davidson, Delony, Dos- 
son, Farmer, Harris, Hargis, Hough, Hodges, 
Jourdan, McMillen, Moss, Parham, Pierson, Pu- 
jo, Roysden, Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith de Winn, Sibley, Taliafero, Todd, 
Waddill et Wittington, — 27 delegues votent 
dans l’affirmative. 

MM. Anderson, de St-Landry, Anderson, de 
Carroll, Akenhead, Avery, Andrews. Addison, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Bernard, Beale, Bienvenu, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Castella¬ 
nos, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, 
Dalferes, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, 
Edwards, Edwards, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch, Hayes, Herron , Hernandez , Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, King, de St-Landry, 
King, de Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le¬ 
blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, de 
Pte-Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier, de St-Martin, Palfrey, Paxton, Pierce, 
Phillips, Reeves, Richardson, Richardson, Rose- 
lius, Ronquillo,Robinson, St-Paul, Staes, Swazey 
Shaw, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thi¬ 
bodeaux, Thompson, Villere et Williams,— 76 
delegues votent dans la negative. Par conse¬ 
quent, cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Lobdell presente la resolution suivante qui 
est renvoyee provisoirement conformement aux 
reglements : 

Resolu qu’il soit nomme un commite des terres 
publiques, compose de-membres. 

M. Sandidge soumet les articles suivants, qui 
sont lus et referes au comite des dispositions ge¬ 
nerates : 

Art. — L’Assembtee Generate n’emancipera 
aucun esclave a moins que ce ne soit en conside¬ 
ration de services important^, rendus a l’Etat et 
l’esclave ainsi emancipe aura le droit de resider 
dans l’Etat. 

Art. — Excepte dans le cas precedent, l’e- 
mancipation des esclaves, dans cet Etat, est po- 
sitivement defendue, a moins que l'esclave af- 
franchi ne soit envoye hors des Etats-Unis, dans 
les six mois qui suivront son emancipation ; et 
si un esclave ainsi emancipe revenait dans l’E¬ 
tat, il perdrait sa liberte et deviendrait la pro- 
priete de l’Etat. 

Art. — Toute personnede couleur libre, d’au- 
cune partie du monde, qui entrera dans cet Etat 
et y residera, forfaitra sa liberte en faveur de 
l’Etat. L’Assembtee Generate passera des lois 


fixant les conditions qui devront constituer la 
residence. 

Sur motion de M. Declouet, la Convention or- 
donne l’impression de cent cinquante exemplai- 
res de ces propositions d’articles. 

M. Lyle presente les articles suivants qui sont 
lus etfreferes au comite des dispositions gene¬ 
rates. 

Art — Aucune personne de coulcur libre no 
pourra acquerir de biens fonds, soit par succes¬ 
sion ou par achat. 

Art — Nul nc pourra emanciper un esclave 
avant d’avoir pourvu aux moyens necessaires 
pour transporter le dit esclave hors de l’Etat. 

M. Dalferes fait la motion de mettre l’article 
39 a l’ordre du jour pour mercredi, le 14 du cou- 
rant. Cette motion est rejetee 

M. Guion presente la resolution suivante et 
demande qu’elle soit referee au comite des dis¬ 
positions generates : 

Resolu que le comite des dispositions generates 
soit requis de s’enquerir s'il serait necessaire et 
urgent d’adopter un article prohibant l’introduc- 
tion des negres, comme marchandise, dans cet 
Etat 

M. Stewart fait la motion de deposer la resolu¬ 
tion sur le bureau, et cette motion prevaut. 

M. Moss presente la resolution suivante, qui 
est lue et, sur motion, deposee sur le bureau, 
sujette a l’appel de la Convention : 

Resolu qu’un comite, compose de-mem¬ 

bres, soit nomme h. l’effet d’examiner et de cor- 
riger, s’il est necessaire, le langage et la plira- 
seologie des articles adoptes par la Convention. 

M. Delony soumet Particle suivant : 

Art. — Le Gouverneur pourra nommer un 
Conseil Executif, compose de trois citoyens de 
cet Etat, qui agiront comme ses conseillers ; bien 
entendu qu’il n’en resultera aucun surcroit de 
ddpense pour l’Etat. 

Sur motion, cet article est depose sur le bu¬ 
reau. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

La Convention procede h. la prise en conside¬ 
ration du titre suivant de la Constitution. 
TITRE III. 

DU POUVOIR EXECUTIF. 

Art. 38.'—Le Pouvoir Executif Supreme de cet 
Etat sera confie h un premier magistrat qui au¬ 
ra le titre de “Gouverneur de l’Etat de la Loui- 
siane.” II occupera sa place pendant le terme de 
quatre annees et, ainsi que le Lieutenant-Gou- 
verneur, dont l’election se fera pour la meme du- 
ree, il sera eiu de la maniere suivante. 

Les citoyens ayant le droit de voter pour les 
Representants, eliront un Gouverneur et un 
Lieutenant-Gouverneur aux temps et lieux fixes 
pour l’election des Representants, les rapports 
de chaque election seront scelles et transmis par 
le fonctionnaire ayant qualite legale pour faire 
ces rapports au Secretaire d’Etat qui les remet- 
tra a l’Orateur de la Chambre des Representans, 
et le second jour de la session de l’Assembtee 
Generate, qui sera tenue le plus prochainement 
apres, les membres de l’Assembtee G iterate se 






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rduniront Jans le lieu des seances de la Cham- ' 
bre des Representants et procederont a l’exa- | 
men et k l'enumeration des votes. Le candidat 
qui aura regu le plus grand nombre de votes 
pour la place de Gouverneur, sera declare due- 
ment elu, mais si deux ou plus de deux candi¬ 
date ont regu en nombre egal une majorite re¬ 
lative des votes donnes pour la place de Gouver¬ 
neur, l’und’eux sera immediatement elu Gou¬ 
verneur par le vote reuni des membres de l’As- 
sembleeGenerate. Le candidat qui aura regu le 
plus grand nombre de votes pour la place de 
Lieutenant-Gouverneur, sera Lieutenant-Gou- 
verneur, mais si deux ou plusde deux candidats 
ont regu en nombre egal une majorite relative 
des vates donnes pour la place de Lieutenant- 
Gouverneur, l’un d’eux sera immediatement elu 
Lieutenant-Gouverneur par le vote reuni des 
membres de l’Assemblee Generate. 

M King, de Jackson, fait la motion d’effacer 
de I’article ci-dessus les mots “quatre ans” et 
d’y substituer “deux ans”. 

M. King, de St-Landry, demande la division 
de la question, mais la Convention la refuse. 

Sur motion, Particle 38 est adopte sans amen- 
dement. 

L’art. 39 etant lu en ces termes : 

Art. 39. —Nul ne sera eligible ^ la place de 
Gouverneur ou de Lieutenant-Gouverneur s’il 
n’a atteint l’&ge de trente-cinq ans et s'il n’a 
ete quinze ans citoyen des Etats-Unis et reside 
dans l’Etat durant le memelapsde temps imme¬ 
diatement avant son election. 

M. Waddill presente le substitut qui suit : 

Tout electeur qualifie de l’Etat sera eligible k 
la place de gouverneur et de lieutenant gouver¬ 
neur. 

Sur la motion de deposer le substitut sur le 
bureau, on demande l’appel nominal et 

MM. Anderson, Anderson, Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Bartlett, Bernard, Boudousquie, Bul¬ 
lard, Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, Connely, 
Conrad, Declouet, Edwards, Edwards, Farmer, 
Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Her¬ 
nandez , Hough , Jennings , Jones , King , 
King, Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, Me Ilhen- 
ny, Martin, Monge, Palfrey, Pierce, Richard¬ 
son de Oua., Sanclidge, St-Paul, Stags, Swazey, 
Sibley, Tatman, Thompson et Williams. 

47 delegues votentdans l’affirmative et 

MM. Bradford, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Byr¬ 
ne, Carter, Cotton, Davidson, Dalferes, Delony, 
Dorsey, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, DulFell, Eus- 
tis, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, 
Mathews de Pte Coupee, Marrero, Moss, Ni- 
cholls, Olivier de St-Martin, Parham, Paxton, 
Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Ste 
Marie, Roselius, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith de 
Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibo¬ 
deaux, Todd, Villere, Waddill et Wittington. 

57 delegues votent dans la negative. 

En consequence la motion de deposer le subs¬ 
titut sur le bureau est rejetee. 

M. Jennings presents l’amendement suivant : 


Tout citoyen des Etats-Unis sera eligible k la 
place de gouverneur ou de lieutenant gouver¬ 
neur, s'il a atteint l’&ge de trente ans, et reside 
dans l’Etat pendant cinq annees. 

M. Eustis fait la motion de deposer l’amende¬ 
ment sur le bureau. 

L’appel nominal est demande par M. Cotton 
sur la dite motion, et presente le resultat sui¬ 
vant : 

MM. Bradford, Beale, Bienvenu, Boudousquig, 
Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Carter, Campbell, Cot¬ 
ton, Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, 
Edwards d'Orleans, Eustis, Hatch, Herron, He¬ 
bert, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, LeBlanc, 
McMillen, Mathews de Pte Coupee, Moss, Ni- 
cholls, Olivier de St-Martin, Parham, Paxton, 
Patterson, Pierson, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Ree¬ 
ves, Richardson de Ste Marie, Roysden, Ron¬ 
quillo, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith de 
Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibo¬ 
deaux, Villere, Waddill et Wittington. 

53 membres votent dans 1’affirmative et 

MM. Anderson, Anderson, Akenhead, Addi¬ 
son, Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Buisson, Castel¬ 
lanos, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, 
Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards de Washington, Far¬ 
mer, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, 
Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, 
King, King, Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, Me 
Ilhenny, Marrero, Martin, Monge, Palfrey, 
Pierce, Richardson de Oua., Roselius, Robinson, 
Sandidge, St-Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Si¬ 
bley, Tatman, Thompson, Todd et Williams. 

52 membres votent dans la negative. 

En consequence la dite motion prevaut et 1’a- 
mendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Bullard presente alors l’amendement sui¬ 
vant, au susdit substitut: 

Tout electeur competent de cet Etat, sera eli¬ 
gible a la place de gouverneur ou de lieutenant- 
gouverneur, s’il a atteint l’&ge de vingt-cinq 
ans et reside pendant cinq annees dans l’Etat. 

M. Hargis fait la motion de biffer dans l’a¬ 
mendement les mots “vingt-cinq ans” et d’in- 
serer les mots “vingt-sept ans.” 

Laquelle motion est rejetee 

M. Herron fait la motion de d^poser l’amen- 
dement sur le bureau. 

L’appel nominal est demande et resulte com- 
me suit : 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Addison, Brad¬ 
ford, Beale, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, Cotton, 
Dalferes, Delony, Dosson. Dufour, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards d’Orleans, Eustis, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, 
Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, LeBlanc, Me 
Millen, Mathews de Pte Coupee, Moss, Nicholls, 
Parham, Paxton, Pierson, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, 
Richardson de Ste-Marie, Roysden, Ronquillo, 
St-Paul, Staes, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith de Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Talia¬ 
fero, Thibodeaux, Villere, Waddill et Witting¬ 
ton. 

50 membres votent dans l’affirmative et 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson 
de Carroll, Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Bullard, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Connely, 




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Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, 
Edwards de Washington, Farmer, Gardere, 
Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, 
Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King, King, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mar¬ 
rero, Martin, Monge, Olivier de St-Martin, Pal¬ 
frey, Patterson, Pierce, Reeves, Richardson de 
Oua., Roselius, Robinson, Sa/ididge, Swazey, 
Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson, Todd et Wil¬ 
liams. 

56 membres votent dans la negative. 

En consequence la motion de deposer sur le 
bureau est perdue. 

M. Guion propose alors de renvoyer la consi¬ 
deration du dit article a demain matin. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

La Convention s’occupe ensuite de Particle 40 
de la Constitution, et, sur motion, l’adopte sans 
amendement. 

L’article 41 etant lu, savoir : 

Art. 41. Le gouverncur sera ineligible pour 
les quatre annees qui se succederont apres l’ex- 
piration du temps pour lequel il aura ete elu. 

M. Richardson de Ste-Marie frit la motion de 
biffer tout Particle. Laquelle motion est perdue. 

M. Delony fait la motion d’effacer les mots 
“quatre annees” et d’inserer le mot terme.” La¬ 
quelle motion est perdue. 

Sur motion de M. Bullard, Particle susdit est 
adopte sans amendement. 

La Convention passe alors a Particle 42 qui 
est ainsi congu : 

Art. 42. Aucun membre du Congres, aucune 
personne occupant une place sous l’autorite des 
Etats-Unis, aucun ministre d’une societe reli- 
gieuse ne sera eligible a la place de gouverneur 
ou de lieutenant-gouverneur. 

M. St-Paul fait la motion d’en bilfer les mots 
suivants “aucun ministre d’une societe religieu- 
se.” Laquelle motion prevaut. * 

M. Cotton fait la motion d’effacer Particle en- 
tier. La motion est perdue. 

Et, sur motion, Particle ainsi amende est 
adopte. 

La Convention s’occupe ensuite des articles 
43, 44, 45 et 46, et sur motion les adopte sans 
amendement. 

L’article 47 etant lu, savoir : 

Art. 47. Le gouverneur aura le pouvoir d’ac- 
corder des sursis pour tous les debts publics, et, 
hors des cas d’impeachment, il aura le pouvoir, 
avec l’avis et le consentement du Senat, d’ac- 
corder des pardons et de faire remise des amen- 
des et des confiscations apres jugement. Dans 
les cas de trahison il pourra accorder des sursis 
jusqu'a la cloture de la session suivante de l’as- 
semblee generale a laquelle appartiendra le 
droit de pardonner. 

M. Palfrey, presente le proviso suivant qui 
devra etre insere apres le mot “jugement.” 

Bien entendu qu’aucun cautionnement ne se¬ 
ra permis pendant l’application pour pardon ou 
sursis. 

M. Lyle fait la motion de biffer Particle entier. 

Pendant la discussion de cette proposition, sur 
motion, la Convention s’ajourne a demain h neuf 
heures A. M. 


Mardi, 13 Juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement h. 
l’ajournement. 

Le Reverend Mr. Gache, fait l’ouverture des 
deliberations par des prieres. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president dela Conven¬ 
tion, occupe le fauteuil et 104 delegues res¬ 
pondent a l’appel. 

Le President soumet h la Convention la com¬ 
munication suivante de Mr. J. E. Layet, don- 
nant sa demission comme secretaire de la Con¬ 
vention. > 

Maison d’ETAT, Baton Rouge, 13 Juillet, 1852. 

An President et aux membres de la Conven¬ 
tion de VKtat de la Louisiane , 

Messieurs—Des affaires iinportantes et impre- 
vues qui demandent toute mon attention et qui 
m’obligent a m’absenter pendant long temps du 
siege du gouvernement, me mettent dans la ne¬ 
cessity de donner ma demission a la place de 
Secretaire de la Convention a laquelle vous 
m’avez fait l’honneur de m’elire. 

Permettez moi de vous exprimer mes remerci- 
mens sinceres pour l’honneur que vous m’avez 
fait et le regret que j’eprouve d’etre oblige de 
me separer de vous. 

Agreez Messieurs le respect et la considera¬ 
tion de votre obeissant serviteur 

(Signe) JOHN E. LAYET. 

Sur motion de Mr. Price la demission de Mr. 
Layet est acceptee et Mr. J. B. Walton est 
nomme candidat pour le remplacer. 

Sur motion de Mr. Herron, Mr. Walton est 
proclame unanimement elu Secretaire de la 
Convention. 

Mr. King de St. Landry demande qu’un conge 
soit accorde a Mr. xlnderson de St. Landry et 
la Convention y consent. 

Mr. Tatman presente la resolution suivante : 

Resoiu que le salaire du Maitre de Poste de 
la Convention soit augmente de telle sorte qu’il 
egale celui des Commis-aux-Enregistrements, 
et que cette augmentation date du jour de sa 
nomination 

Mr. Hargis soumet ce qui suit comme substi- 
tut a la susdite resolution : 

Resoiu que le Maitre-de-Poste de la Conven¬ 
tion regoive pour ses services un salaire addition- 
nel de deux piastres par jour. 

Sur motion de Mr. Beale, le substitut est de¬ 
pose sur le bureau. 

La proposition originale ytant devant la Con¬ 
vention, est, sur motion, adoptee. 

Mr. Castellanos presente la resolution sui¬ 
vante qui, sur motion, est deposde sur le bureau: 

Resoiu qu’en outre des Traducteurs reguliers 
de la Convention, il soit elu un Traducteur ad- 
ditionel dont le devoir sera de traduire en fran- 
gais les debats de la Convention. 

Resoiu que la dite traduction se fera sous la 
surintendance immediate du rapporteur. 

Resoiu que le salaire du dit traducteur sera 
le merae que celui des traducteurs reguliers de 
la Convention. 

Mr. Avery presente la resolution suivante: 



CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


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R^solu que le comite des dispositions gene¬ 
rates soit requis de s’enquerir s’il est urgent et 
convenable de pourvoir a l’etablissement d’un 
aysteme dhameliorations interieures et de tra- 
vaux publics, et de soumettre un rappert a ce 
sujet. 

. Mr - Herron propose de deposer cette resolu¬ 
tion sur le bureau. 

La question etant posee sur cette motion, 42 
delegues votent dans l’affirmative et 42 dans la 
negative. Les voix etant egalement partagees, 
le President vote dans la negative et la motion 
est rejetee. 

4 Mr. Bullard demande la prise en considera¬ 
tion d'une resolution qu’il a presentee le 9 du 
courant et qui a ete deposee sur le bureau su- 
jette h. l’appel de la Convention. II fait cette 
demande dans le but de presenter la dite resolu¬ 
tion comme substitut a celle de Mr Avery. 

Mr. Simms presente alors le substitut qui 
suit et que Mr. Bullard accepte. 

Le substitut est lu en ces termes : 

Resolu que le Presideut nomme un comite 
composd de-membres, charge de s’enque¬ 

rir, s’il est convenable, de pourvoir dans la 
Constitution a la donation liberale que le con- 
gres a fait a l’Etat des terres inondees dans ses 
limites.—Et que ce comite soumette un rapport 
h ce sujet dans le plus bref delai. 

Mr. Conrad fait la motion de referer ce sujet 
au Comite des Dispositions Generates. Cette 
motion prevaut. 

Mr. Carter presente la resolution suivante 
qui est lue, et sur motion est referee au Comite 
des Amendements a la Constitution. 

Resolu, que toutes les fois que les deux tiers 
de chaque branche de la legislature jugeront 
necessaire de faire aucun changement, aucune 
modification ou aucun amendement a cette con¬ 
stitution, les changements et les amendements 
. proposes seront lus et passes par une majorite 
des deux tiers de chaque chambre respective- 
nent une fois tous les jours pendant trois jours 
differens. Le secretaire d’Etat en donnera 
alors avis public en les publiant pendant au 
moins tiois mois en frangais et en anglais dans 
un journal publie dans chacune paroisse de 
l’Etat ou il se publie un journal; apres quoi les 
^lecteurs qualifies voteront directement pour 
ou contre les dits changements, les dites modifi¬ 
cations et les dits amendements; et, si la majo¬ 
rite des electeurs qualifies pour voter pour les 
membres de la legislature votent en faveur des 
amendements, des modifications et des change¬ 
ments proposes, les dits amendements, &c., se¬ 
ront inseres par la prochaine legislature comme 
partie de cette constitution et pas autrement. 

Mr. Cotton soumet la resolution suivante : 

Resolu que la legislature pourvoiera a l’enre- 
gistrement de tous billets et de tous bons ends 
ou mis en circulation comme numeraire et exi- 
gera de bonnes garanties pour la remission des 
dits billets en especes. 

Le meme delegue propose de referer cette re¬ 
solution, ainsi que les articles 122, 123, 124 et 


125 au Comite des Dispositions Generates. Cette 
motten ne prevaut pas. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

Affaires non-terminees. 

La Convention s’occupe de l’article 47, dont 
elle n’avait pas encore dispose lors de son dernier 
ajournement. 

Mr. Palfrey ayant retire le Proviso qu’il 
avait propose d’ajouter au dit article, 

Mr. Richardson de Ste Marie fait la motion 
d’amender Particle 47 en inserant, apres les 
mots “avec le consentement ,” les mots “des 
deux tiers des membres presents.” 

Mr. St. Paul presente ce qui suit comme sub¬ 
stitut h Particle 47. 

Art. 47. Le pouvoir d’accorder des pardons 
et des sursis et de faire remise des amendes et 
des forfaitures sera confere au gouverneur, 
assiste d’un conseil compose de l’avocat gene¬ 
ral, du tresorier et de l’auditenr de l’Etat, et ce 
conseil sera appele le Comite des Pardons. Au¬ 
cun pardon ou sursis et aucume remission d’a- 
mende, ou de forfaiture n’aura d’etfet h moins 
qu’il ne soit approuve par une majorite de ce 
comite et ratifie par le Senat. 

Sur motion de Mr. Herron, ce substitut est 
depose sur le bureau. 

Mr. Lapeyre propose de referer Particle au 
Comite du Departement de l’Executif. Cette 
motion est rejetee. 

L’amendement de Mr. Richardson de Ste 
Marie est alors devant la Convention et Mr. 
Richardson du Ouachita demande qu’elle soit 
deposee sur le bureau. Cette motion prevaut. 

Sur motion de Mr. Smart Particle est adopts 
sans amendements. 

La Convention passe alors a Particle 39 de la 
constitution, qui a ete mis a l’ordre du jour pour 
aujourd’hui, ainsi que le substitut, l’amende- 
ment et le sous-amendement dont il etait alor3 
question. 

Mr. Connely demande que la Convention s’oc¬ 
cupe de la question prealable et sa demande est 
agreee. 

Le sous-amendement propose par Mr. Jen¬ 
nings et congu comme suit est a l’ordre et le se¬ 
cretaire en fait la lecture : 

“ Nul ne sera eligible h la place de Gouver¬ 
neur s’il n’a atteint l’£ge de 30 ans et s’il n’a 
reside dans l’Etat pendant les six annees qui 
auront immediatement precede son election. 

Sur la motion d’adopter ce sous-amendement 
on demande l’appel nominal, et 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson 
de Carroll, Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Buisson, 
Castellanos, Campbell. Collens, Connely, Con¬ 
rad, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglas, Ed T 
wards de Washington, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Plernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King de St. Landry, 
King de Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, Mathews d’Orleans, Martin, Monge, 
Palfrey, Pearce, Richardson de Ouachita, Ro- 
selius, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Tatmai;, 


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Thompson, Williams et Wilcoxon, 51 ddlegud3 
Totent dans V affirmative et 

MM. Addison, Besangon, Bradford, Beale, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, 
Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, Du- 
four, Duffel, Edwards d'Orleans, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, 
Jourdan, Leeds, Le Blanc, Me. Millen, Ma¬ 
thews de P. C., Marrero, Moss, Nicholls, Olivier 
de St. Martin, Parham, Paxton, Patterson, 
Price, Pearson, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, 
Richardson de Ste Marie, Risk, Roysden, Ron- 
quillo, Sandidge, St. Paul, Smart, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith d’O. Feliciana, Smith de Winn, 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, 
Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, et Waddill; 63 de¬ 
legues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent le sous-amendement est de¬ 
pose sur le bureau. 

La question retombe alors sur la proposition 
de Mr. Bullard, qui est lue en ces terrnes : 

Tout electeur qualifie de cet Etat, qui aura 
atteint Page de 25 ans et qui aura reside cinq 
ans dans l’Etat, sera Eligible a la place de Gou¬ 
verneur et a celle de Lieutenant Gouverneur. 

Sur la motion d’adopter cette proposition, on 
demande l'appel nominal, et 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson 
de Carroll, Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Bullard, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, 
Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, 
Edwards de Washington, Farmer, Gardere, Gui- 
on, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King de St. Landry, 
King de Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdill, Lyle, 
Mclihenny, Mathews d’Orleans, Marrero, Mar¬ 
tin, Monge, Olivier de St. Martin, Palfrey, Pat¬ 
terson, Price, Pearce, Reeves, Richardson du 
Oua., Roselius, St. Paul, Sandidge, Swazey, 
Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson, Williams, et 
Wilcoxon ; 58 delegues votent dans P affirmative, 
et 

MM. Addison, Bradford, Besan§on, Beale, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Carter, Cotton, Dal¬ 
feres, Davidson, Delony, Dosson, Dufour, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Eustis, 
Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, 
Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews de P. C., 
Moss, Nicholls, Parham, Paxton, Pierson, Phil¬ 
lips, Pujo, Pugh, Richardson de Ste Marie, 
Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Staes. 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith d’O. Feli¬ 
ciana, Smith de Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Todd, Van Wickle, Vil¬ 
lere, Waddill, et Whittington; 57 delegues 
votent dans la negative. 

Le President votant dans la negative, Famen- 
dement de Mr. Bullard est rejete. 

Mr. Davidson qui avait vote dans la majorite 
sur la motion faite par Mr. Connely, de passer 
h la question prealabie, demande la reconside¬ 
ration de cette motion, mais la Convention la 
refuse. 

Le substitut deMr. Waddill est alors k l’ordre 
■*t le secretaire en fait la lecture comme suit : 


“ Tout electeur qualifie de cet Etat sera did- 
gible a la place de Gouverneur ou deLieutenant- 
Gouverneur. 

Mr. Simms demande l’adoption de ce substi¬ 
tut, et, sur cette motion, on demande l’appel 
nominal qui resulte comme suit: 

MM. Andrews, Addison, Bradford, Besan^on, 
Beale, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, Du¬ 
four, Duffel, Edwards, d’Orleans, Eustis, Gar¬ 
dere, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, 
Jourdan, Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews 
de P. C., Moss, Parham, Paxton, Pierson. Phil¬ 
lips, Pujo, Pugh, Richardson de Ste Marie, Risk, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, St. Paul, Smart, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith d’O. Feliciana, 
Smith de Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Talia¬ 
fero, Thibodeaux, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, 
Waddillet Wittington ; 57 ddlegues votent dans 
l’affirmative, et 

MM. Akenhend, Avery, Anderson, de Carroll, 
Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Bullard, Buisson, 
Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, Dorsey, Douglass, 
Edwards, de Washington; Eggleston, Farmer, 
Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, 
Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King, de St 
Landry ; Leefe, Lapeyre, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcli¬ 
henny, Mathews, d’Orleans ; Marrero, Martin, 
Monge, Nicholls,Olivier,de St Martin; Palfrey, 
Patterson, Price, Pierce, Reeves, Richardson, de 
Ouachita ; Roselius, Sandidge, Staes, Swazey, 
Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson, Williams et 
Wilcoxon, 59 delegues votent dans la negative. 

En consequence le substitut est deposd sur le 
bureau. 

M. Carter presente alors le substitut suivant 
a Particle 39. 

Tout electeur qualifie qui aura reside dans 
l’Etat pendant les cinq ans qui auront immd- 
diatement precede son election, sera eligible h 
la place de Gouverneur ou de Lieutenant-Gou- 
verneur. 

M. Richardson, de Ouachita, presente l’a- 
mendement suivant: 

“ Tout electeur competent, s'il % atteint l’&ge 
de trente ans sera eligible ala place de Gouver¬ 
neur ou de Lieutenant-Gouverneur.” M. Rich¬ 
ardson, de Ste Marie, fait la motion de deposer 
l’amendement sur le bureau. 

L’appel nominal est demande et pr^sente le 
resultat suivant: 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson, 
de Carroll ; Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Be- 
san§on, Beale, Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Byrne, 
Carter, Collens, Cotton, Dalferes, Deloney, De¬ 
clouet, Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards, d'Or¬ 
leans; Eustis, Farmer, Gardere,Hatch, Hayes; 
Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hunt, Jourdan, 
King, de St Landry; Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, 
McMillen, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee ; Mar¬ 
rero, Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de 
St Martin; Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Price, 
Pujo, Phillips, Richardson, de Ste Marie ; Risk, 
Roysden, Rouquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St 





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Paul, Stags, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith, d’Ouest-Feliciana ; Smith, de Winn ; 
Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, Van Winkle, 
Villere, Waddill, Wittington ct Wilcoxon, 78 
delegues votent dansl’aifirmative, et 

MM. Bernard, Beard, Boudousquie, Buisson, 
Castellanos, Campbell, 'Connely, Conrad, David¬ 
son, Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards, Eggleston, 
Onion, Harris, Hargis, Hough, Hodges, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, King, de Jackson; Lapeyre, Lob- 
dell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, d’Orleans; 
Pierce, Pierson, Beeves, Richardson, de Oua¬ 
chita; Roselius, Shaw, Sibley et Williams, 34 
membres votent dans la negative. 

Eu consequence la motion prevaut, et l’a- 
mendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Guion presente alors ce qui suit, comnie 
amendement au substitut: 

Art 39. “ Nul ne sera eligible a la place de 
Gouverneur ou de Lieutenant-Gouverneur s’il 
n’a atteint l'ltge devingt-huit ans et reside dans 
I’Etat pendant les quatre ans qui precedent son 
Election.” 

M. Carter fait la motion de deposer l’amende- 
inent sur le bureau. 

I/appel nomiual est demande par M. Guion, 
ct resulte ainsi: 

MM. Addison, Bradford, Besan^on. Beale, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Byrne,Carter,Cotton, 
•Deloney, Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards, d’Or- 
Idans; Eustis, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, Le Blanc, McMillen, 
Mathews, de Pointe Couple ; Moss, Nicholls, 
Olivier, de St Martin ; Parham, Paxton, Pater¬ 
son, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Richardson, de Ste 
Marie, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, 
•Stags, Smart, Shelton, Smith, d'Ouest-Feliciana; 
Smith, de Winn; Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Talia¬ 
fero, Thibodeaux, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, 
Waddill et Witlington, 55 membres votent dans 
Paffirmative, et 

MM. Akenkead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson, 
de Carroll; Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Boudous¬ 
quie, Bullard, Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, 
Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, 
Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards, de AVashington ; 
Eggleston,- Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Jennings, Jones, King, de St Landry ; King, de 
Jackson; Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcll¬ 
henny, Mathews, d’Orleans; Marrero, Martin, 
Monge, Palfrey; Price, Pierce, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son, de Ouachita; Roselius, Swazey, Shaw, Sib¬ 
ley, Tatman, Thompson, A\ r illiams et Wilcoxon, 
56 membres votent dans la negative. 

En consequence la motion de deposer sur le 
bureau est rejetee. 

Sur la motion d’adopter l’amendement, M. 
Bienvenu demande Pappel nominal, qui presente 
le resultat suivant: 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson, 
de Carroll; Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Boudous¬ 
quie, Bullard, Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, 
Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, 
Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards, de AVashington; 


v 35 

Eggleston, Gardhre, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges,Jennings, Jones, 
King, de St Landry ; Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, d’Orleans; Marrero, 
Martin, Monge, Palfrey, Price Pierce, Pierson, 
Reeves, Richardson, de Ouachita ; Roselius, 
Sandidge, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, 
Thompson, Williams et AVilcoxon, 56 membres 
votent dans l’affirmative, et 

MM. Addison Bradford, Besan^on, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boyer, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, 
Deloney , Dosson, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards, d’Or¬ 
leans ; Eustis, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jourdan, Leeds, Le Blanc, McMillen, 
Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee ; Moss, Nicholls, 
Olivier, de St Martin ; Parham, Paxton, Pater¬ 
son, Phillips, Pujo, Pugh, Richardson, de Sto 
Marie; Risk, Rnysden, Ronquillo, Staes, Smart, 
Shelton, Smith, d’Ouest-Feliciana ; Smith, de 
Winn ; Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thi¬ 
bodeaux, Todd, Van AVickle, Villere, AVaddill et 
AVittington, 54 delegues votent dans la negative. 

En consequence la motion prevaut et l’a¬ 
mendement est adopte. 

M. Herron fait la motion d’effacer dans l’a¬ 
mendement, les mots “vingt-huit”. 

M. Hayes fait la motion de deposer l’amende- 
ment sur le bureau, laquelle motion prevaut. 

M. Guion propose alors d’adopter le substitut 
ainsi amende. 

Pendant la discussion de cette proposition, M. 
Deloney presente l’amendement suivant qui, sur 
motion, est depose sur le bureau : 

“ Nul ne sera eligible a la place de Gouver¬ 
neur, s’il n’a acquis une residence de cinq an- 
nees, ets’il n’est electeur competent de cet Etat; 
et nul ne sera Eligible a la place de Lieutenant- 
Gouverneur s’il n’est electeur competent de cet 
Etat 

La question etant sur 1’adoption du substitut 
de M. Carter, amende par M. Guion, 

M. Herron fait la motion d’ajourner, laquelle 
motion est repoussee. 

L’appel nominal est demand^ sur Padoption 
du substitut amende, et presente le resultat 
suivant: 

MM. Akenkead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson, 
de Carroll; Bartlett, Bernard, Beard, Boudous¬ 
quie, Bullard, Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, 
Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, 
Dorsey, Douglass, Edwards, de AVashington; 
Eggleston, ^Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Hernandez,Hough, Hodges, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, King, de St Landry ; King, de 
Jtckson; Lapeyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcll¬ 
henny, Mathews, Marrero, Martin, Monge, Pal¬ 
frey, Price, Pierce, Pierson, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son, de Ouachita ; Roselius, Sandidge, St Paul, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thomp¬ 
son, AVilliams et AVilcoxon, 60 membres votent 
dans l’affirmative, et 

MM. Addison, Bradford, Besan<jon, Beale, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Byrne, Carter, Cot¬ 
ton, Dalferes, Deloney, Dufour, Duffel, Eustis, 
Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, 
Leeds, Le Blanc, McMillen, Mathews, de Pointe 




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Couple ; Mosg, Niclrolls, Olivier, de St Martin; 
Parham, Paxton, Paterson, Phillips, Pujo, 
Pugh, Richardson de Ste Marie; Risk, Roysden, 
Ronquillo, Robinson, Smart, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith, d’Ouest Feliciana ; Smith,de Winn: 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, 
Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill et Witting- 
ton, 54 delegues votent dans la negative. 

. En consequence la motion prevaut et le subs- 
titut ainsi amende est adopte. 

La Convention s’occupe alors des articles sui- 
vants lesquels etant lus sont adoptes : 

> Art 48. Le Gouverneur recevra pour ses ser¬ 
vices, a des epoques fixes, un traitement qui ne 
pourra etre ni augmente ni diminue pendant le 
temps pour lequel il aura ete elu. 

Art 49. Le Gouverneur sera commandant en 
chef de l’armee de terre, de la Marine, ainsi que 
de la milice de cet Etat, h moins que ces diffe- 
rentes forces militaires ne soient appelees au 
service des Etats-Unis. 

L’article 50 etant lu, savoir* 

Art 50 Le Gouverneur designera, et avec l’a- 
vis et le consentement du Senat, nommbra tous 
les fonctionnaires dont les places sont dtablies 
par cette Constitution, et dont le mode de nomi¬ 
nation West point par elle autrement determine. 
Bien entendu toutefois, que la Legislature aura 
le droit de prescrire le mode de nomination a 
toutes les autres places qui seront etablies par 
la loi. 

M. Sandidge prdsente le substitut suivant; 

“ Le Gouverneur designera, et avec l’avis et 
le consetenmeWt du Senat, nommera tous les 
fonctionnaires dont l’election ou la nomination 
n’en sera autrement disposee par la Constitution 
ou par PAssembl^e-Generale,” 

Sur motion le substitut est depose sur le bu¬ 
reau, et sur motion, Particle est adopts sans 
omendement. 

La Convention passe ensuite aux articles sui- 
vants,lesquels apres avoir subi lecture, sont, sur 
motion, adoptes: 

Art. 51.—Le gouverneur aura le pouvoir de 
nommer aux places qui pourront devenir vacan- 
tes dans l’intervalle des sessions du Senat, en 
accordant des commissions qui expireront a la 
cldture de la session suivante, a moins qu’il n’y 
soit autrement pourvu par cette Constitution. 
Mais nulle personne qui aura lete designee pour 
une place, et dont la nomination aura ete reje- 
t<5e par le Senat, ne pourra etre nominee h la 
meme place durant l’intervalle des sessions du 
Senat. 

Art. 52.—Le gouverneur pourra exiger des 
fonctionnaires faisant partie du ddpartement de 
l’executif, des renseignements par ecrit sur tout 
objet relatif aux devoirs de isurs places respec- 
tives. 

Art. 53.—Le gouverneur exposera de temps a 
autre h l’Assemblee gendrale la situation de 
PEtat, en recommandant a son attention telles 
mesures qu’il jugera convenables. 

Art. 54.—Le gouverneur pourra dans des cir- 
eonst.ances extraordinaires, convoquer P Assem¬ 
ble g£n<fraleau s>£ge du gouvernement. ou par- 


tout ailleurs si la presence de l’ennemi ou lb dd- 
veloppement de quelque epidemic le rendait n 6- 
cessaire ; en cas de dissentiment entre les deux 
chambres, quant au temps de l’ajourment, il 
pourra les ajourner, selon qu'il le jugera convex 
nable, pourvu que ce ne soit pas pour un terme 
excedant quatre mois. 

Art 55.—Le gouverneur veillera h ce que les 
lois soient fidelement executees. 

Lecture est faite du 56eme article savoir : 

Art. 56.—Tout bill qui aura ete passe par les 
deux chambres, sera presente au gouverneur 
s’il l’approuve il le signera, s’il ne l’approuve 
pas il le renverra avec ses objections dans la 
chambre dans laquelle il aura pris naissance, et 
cette chambre fera inscrire les objections tout 
au long sur son journal, et procedera a un nou- 
vel examen du bill; si apres cet examen, les 
deux tiers de tous les membres elus k cette meme 
chambre sont d’opinion de passer le bill, il sera 
envoye avec les objections h l’autre chambre 
dans laquelle il subira, de la meme maniere, un 
nouvel examen; et s’il estapprouve paries deux 
tiers de tous les membres elus a cette autre 
chambre, il aura force de loi; mais dans ce cas 
les votes des deux chambres seront pris par oui 
etpar non, et les noms des membres votant pour 
ou contre le bill seront inscrits dans le journal 
de cliaque chambre respectivement. S’il arrive 
qu’un bill ne soit pas renvoye par le gouverneur 
clans les dix jours (non compris les dimanches), 
apres qu’il lui aura ete presente, il aura force 
de loi de la meme maniere que s’ill’eut signe, h 
moins que l’ajournement de l’assemblee gene- 
rale n’en permette pas le renvoi, auquel cas il 
aura force de loi s’il n’est renvoye dans les trois 
premiers jours de la session suivante. 

M. Sandidge fait la motion d’ins^rer apres les 
mots “tout bill,” dans la lere ligne, les mots 
“ordre, resolution ou vote auxquels le concours 
des deux chambres sera necessaire excepte sur 
une motion d’ajournement, ou revision ou amen- 
dement de la Constitution.” 

M. Beale fait la motion de d^poser le susdit 
amendement sur le bureau. Cette motion pr6- 
vaut. 

M. Castellanos fait la motion de biffer dans 
Particle le mot “dix” et d’inserer le mot ‘ cinq.” 

M. Connely fait la motion d’etfacer les mots 
“deux tiers,” et d’inserer a leur place le mot 
“majorite.” 

Sur motion les deux amendements sont d6po- 
s6s sur le bureau. 

Et sur motion le 56eme article est adopts sans 
amendement. 

La Convention s’occupe alors des articles sui- 
vants qui sont lus, et sur motion adoptes . 

Art. 57.—Tout ordre, toute resolution et tout 
vote reaiWrant le coucours des deux Chambres 
(les questions d’ajournement exceptees), seront 
presentes au Gouverneur, et avant qu’ils puis- 
sent avoir effet, ils devront etre aprouves par 
lui, ou, en cas qu’il les desapprouve, ils devront 
6t,re passes de nouveau par les deux tiers des 
membres elus des deux Chambres. 

Art. 58.— Il y aura un secretaire d’Et-at qui 





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oeeupera sa place pendant le temps pour lequel 
le Gouverneur aura ete elu. Les Archives de 
l’Etat seront gardees et conseTvees dans le bu¬ 
reau du secretaire. II tiendra un registre fidele 
4es actes et des travaux officiels du Gouverneur 
et les certifiera quand besoin sera. Toutes les fois 
qu’il en sera requis, il devra mettre a la disposi¬ 
tion de chacune'des Chambres de P Assembles 
Generale, le dit registre et toutes les piecesjus- 
tificatives, toutes les minutes et tous les papiers 
relatifs h sa place, et il remplira en outre tous 
les autres devoirs qui lui seront imposes par la 
loi. 

Art. 59.—Toutes les commissions seront exe- 
cutees au nom et par autorite de l’Etat de la 
Louisiane, et seront scellees du sceau de l’Etat 
et signees par le Gouverneur. 

Art. 60 — Les homines libres et blancs de cet 
Etat seront armies et disciplines pour sa defense, 
mais ceux qui appartiennent a des societes reli- 
gieuses, dontlesprincipes leur defendent de por¬ 
ter les armes, n’y -seront pas contraints, et paie- 
rontl’equivalent de leur service personnel. 

Art. 61.—La tnilice de cet Etat sera organisee 
de la maniere qui paraitra, par la suite, la plus 
convenable h la Legislature. 

Sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne h demain 
matin k 9 heures. 


Mercredi, 14 Juillet 1852. 

La Convention se re unit conformdment a 
I’ajournement. 

Le Reverend M. Harmond fait l’ouverture des 
deliberations par des prieres. 

L’Hon. D, F. Kenner, president dela Conven¬ 
tion, occupe le fauteuil et 95 deiegues rd- 
pondent a Pappel. 

M. Conrad presente la resolution suivante, 
qui est adoptee : 

Resolu que l’usage de la rotonde, au Capitol, 
et des chambres des comites qui ne seront pas 
occupees, soit permis aux dames de l’Eglise Epis- 
copalienne de cette ville, pour y donner, mercre¬ 
di prochain, une soiree au benefice de leur 
Eglise. 

M. Farmer propose de prendre en considera¬ 
tion le rapport du comite, auquel avait ete re- 
fere le salaire des divers officiers de la Conven¬ 
tion, lequel rapport a ete presente le 10 du cou- 
rant, et mis h l’ordre du jour pour lundi dernier. 
Cette motion prevaut 

Le rapport etant devant la Convention, M. 
Sandidge soumet le substitut qui suit : 

Resolu que l’imprimeur de la Convention soit 
requis d’executer tous les ouvrages qui pour- 
raient lui etre ordonnes de la maniere prescrite 
par la loi de 1847, relative aux impressions pu- 
bliques, et qu’il lui soit alloue la meme compen¬ 
sation que celle qui est fixee par le dit acte, plus 
25 pour cent, 

M. Risk fait la motion de deposer le substitut 


sur le bureau et demahde 1’appel nominal sur 
cette motion. 

MM. Akenhead, Anderson de Carroll, Brad¬ 
ford, Besan§on, Avery, Armant, Bartlett, Ber¬ 
nard, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, 
Campbell, Collens, Conrad, Davidson, Delony, 
Declouot, Dorsey, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Du- 
tfel, Edwards d'Orleans, Edwards de Washing¬ 
ton, Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch, Hayes, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hod¬ 
ges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, 
King, de St-Landry, Lapeyre, Lcefe, Leeds, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, d’Orleans, 
Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier 
de Sainte-Marie, Parham, Palfrey, Patterson, 
Preaux, Price, Pierson, Phillips, Pujo, Reeves, 
Richardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Risk, Rose- 
lius, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith d’O. 
Feliciana. Smith de Winn, Sibley, Tatman, Tal¬ 
bot, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, YanWickle, 
Villere, Williams et Wittington, — 93 membres 
votent dans l’aflfirmative; et 

MM. Cotton, Dalferes, Dosson, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Hough, King de Jackson, LeBlanc, McMil- 
len, Mathews de Pte Coupee, Pierce, Pugh, Ri¬ 
chardson, Saudidge, Shelton, Stewart, Taliafero 
et Waddill, — 18 membres votent dans la nega¬ 
tive. 

Par consequent, le substitut est depose sur le 
bureau et, sur motion de M. Hayes, le rapport 
est adopte. 

Sur motion de M. Herron, un conge est accor- 
de h M. Beale, pour cause de maladie. 

M. Parham demande la prise en consideration 
de Particle 8 de la Constitution, qui avait ete 
mis h l’ordre du jour pour jeudi* et propose de 
le referer au comite du departement ldgislatif 
et de requ^nr ce comite de faire son rapport de- 
main. — Cette motion prevaut. 

ORDRE DU JOUR, 

La Convention s’occupe du titreiv de la Cons¬ 
titution ainsi concu, savoir : 

TITRE IV. 

Du Pouvoir Judiciaire „ 

Art. 62. Le Pouvoir Judiciaire sera confix k 
une Ccur Supreme, k des Cours de District et k 
des Justices de Paix 

Art. 63. La Cour Supreme, sauf les cas ci-a- 
pres specifies, exercera une juridiction d’appel 
seulement, laquelle juridiction embrassera tou¬ 
tes les affaires dans lesquelles la valeur de l’ob- 
jet en litige excedera la somme de trois cents 
piastres ; toutes les affaires dans lesquelles la 
constitutionnalit^ ou la legalite d’une taxe, 
d'un peage ou d’un impot, quelqu’en soit l’espece 
ou la nature, sera mise en question, cette juri¬ 
diction embrassera egalement toutes les amendes, 
confiscation et peines infligees par les Corpora¬ 
tions municipales, et dans les affaires criminelles; 
elle s’dtendra aux questions de droit seulement, 
toutes les fois que la peine inflig^e sera la mort 
ou les travaux de force, ou lorsque 1’amende im~ 






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pos^e excedera la somme de trois cents piastres. 

Art. 64. La Cour Supreme se composera cl’un 
juge-president etde trois juges-associes, dont la 
majorite consiidiera un “quorum”. Lejuge-pre- 
sident recevra un salaire cle six mille piastres et 
et chacun des juges-associes un salaire de cinq 
mille cinq cents piastres par an. La Cour Su¬ 
preme nommera ses greffiers. Les juges de la 
Cour Supreme seront nommes pour le terme de 
huit annees. 

Art. 65. Lorsque les premieres nominations 
seront faites sous 1’autorite de cetteConstitution, 
le juge-president sera nomine pour huit annees, 
1’u^n des juges-associes pour six annees, un au¬ 
tre pour quatre annees, et un troisieme pour 
deux annees, et en cas de mort, de demission ou 
de destitution de l’un des dit juges avant l’expi- 
ration du terme pour lequel il anra ete nomme, 
son successeur sera nomme seulement pour le 
reste de ce terme, de telle sorte que le terme de 
service de deux des juges n’expire pas en meine 
temps. 

Art. 66. La Cour Supreme tiendra ses sessions 
h la Nouvelle-Orffians depuis le premier lundi 
du mois de novembre jusqu’a la tin du mois de 
juin inclusivement. La Legislature aura le pou- 
voir de fixer les sessions de la Cour Supreme 
partout ailleurs pour le reste de 1’annee. Jus- 
qua ce qu'il y soit autrement pourvu, ces ses¬ 
sions seront tenues corame par le passe. 

Art. 67. La Cour Supreme et chacun des ju¬ 
ges de cette Cour, auront le pouvoir d’emettre 
des mandats “d’habeas corpus” a la requete de 
toutes personnes en etat d’arrestation par suite 
de procedures judiciaires dans tous les cas ou la 
Cour aura juridiclion d’appel. 

Art. 68. Dans toutes les affaires danslesquelles 
les juges seront egalement divises d’opinion, le 
jugement dont il aura et£ fait appel sera main- 
tenu; et dans ce cas, chacun des juges donnera 
sdparement son opinion par ecrit. 

Art. 69. Tout juge sera, en vertu de sa place, 
conservateur de la paix dans tout l’Etat. Tous 
les ordres ou mandats judiciaires auront pour 
titre : “l’Etat de la Louisiane”. Toutes les pour- 
suites criminelles seront conduites “au nom et 
par l’autorite de l’Etat de la Louisiane”, et se¬ 
ront terminees par cette formule : “en violation 
de la paix et de la dignite de l’Etat. 

Art. 70 Les juges de toutes les Cours de cet 
Etat, devront aussi souvent que faire se pourra, 
dans tout jugement definitif, se referer h la loi 
particuliere en vertu de laquelle le jugement se¬ 
ra rendu; et dans tous les cas ils devront dedui- 
re les motifs sur lesquels sera base leur juge¬ 
ment. 

Art. 71. Aucune Cour ni aucun juge ne pour¬ 
ra faire aucune allocation a titre d’honoraires 
ou de remuneration dans aucun proces ou pro¬ 
cedure, excepte pour le paiement des honoraires 
qui pourront etre etablis par la loi en faveur 
d’officiers ministeriels. 

Art. 72. Il ne sera jamais devolu par la loi, h 
la Cour Supreme, ou aux Cours de District, ou 
aux juges des dites Cours, aucune fonction ou 
attribution qui ne serait pas d’une nature judi- 


ciaire, et les dits juges ne pourront recevoir ni 
honoraire d’office, ni remuneration autre que le 
traitement qui leur sera alloue pourl’accomplis- 
sement des devoirs de leurs places. 

Art. 73. Les juges de toutes les Cours pour¬ 
ront etre poursuivis par voie “d'impeachment,” 
mais pour toute cause raisonnable.AXui ne serait 
pas assez grave pour justifier ce mode de pour- 
suite, ils pourront etre destitues par le gouver- 
neur, a la demande des trois-quarts des mera- 
bres presents de chaque branche de 1’Assemblee 
Generate ; la cause pour laquelle la destitution 
pourra etre demandee, sera mentionnee tout au 
long dans la demande et portee sur le journal de 
chaque Chambre. 

Art. 74. Il y aura pour l’Etat, un avocat-g^- 
neral et autant d’avocat de District qu’il sera 
juge necessaire d’en nomraer par la suite. Ils se¬ 
ront nommes pour deux ans et leurs devoirs se¬ 
ront determines par la loi. 

Art. 75. La premiere Legislature qui se r^u- 
nira sous 1’autorite de cette Constitution, divise- 
ra l’Etat en districts judiciaires qui ne pourront 
etre changes pendant six annees, mais pourront 
etre soumis a une reorganisation a l’expiration 
de chaque sixieme annee ensuite. — Lenombre 
de district ne sera ni au-dessousde douze ni au- 
dessus de vingt. — Il sera nomme pour chaque 
district un juge verse dans la loi, mais pour les 
districts dans lesquels se trouveront situees les 
ville de la Nouvelle-Orleans et de Lafayette, la 
Legislature pourra etablir autant de Cours de 
District que l’interet public pourra en requerir. 

Art. 76. Chaque juge de district recevra un 
traitement qui sera fixe par la loi et qui ne 
pourra etre ni augmente ni diminue pendant la 
duree de ses fonctions ; lequel traitement ne se¬ 
ra jamais au-dessous de la somme dedeux mille 
cinq cents piastres par an. Il devra etre citoyen 
des Etats-Unis, etre age de plus de trente ans, 
avoir reside dans l’Etat durant les six annees 
qui auront precede sa nomination, et avoir 
exerce la profession d'avocat pendant l’espace 
de cinq annees. 

Art. 77. Les juges des Cours de District reste- 
ront en fonction pendant le terme de six annees. 
A la premiere nomination qui en sera faite, ils 
seront divises par le sort en trois classes, d’une 
maniere aussi egale que possible, et la duree des 
fonctions des juges de la premiere classe expire- 
ra a la fin de la deuxieme annee, celle de la se- 
conde classe a la fin de la quatrieme annee, et 
celle de la troisieme classe a la fin de la sixife- 
me annee. 

Art. 78. Les Cours de district exerceront une 
juridiction de premiere instance dans toutes af¬ 
faires civiles lorsque la valeur de l’objet en litige 
excedera la somme de cinquante piastres, int£- 
rets non-compris ; dans toutes les affaires crimi¬ 
nelles ou de succession leur juridiction sera sans 
limite. 

Art. 79. La Legislature aura le pouvoir d’au- 
toriser les greffiers h emettre certains ordres et k 
faire certains actes, selon qu’elle le jugera n6- 
cessaire, pour la bonne administration de la jus- 


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tice, et dans tous les cas, les pouvoirs ainsi ac- 
cordes seront specifies et determines. 

Art. 80. Les greffiers des diverses Conrs pour- 
ront etre destitues pour inconduitepar les juges 
des dites Cours, mais dans tous les cas, ils pour- 
ront se pourvoir par appel devant la Cour Su¬ 
preme. 

Art. 81. La juridiction des Juges de Paix 
n’excedera jamais, dans les affaires civiles, la 
somme de cent piastres, interetsnon compris ; et 
appel pourra etre fait de leurs decisions devant 
la Cour de District dans les cas ou il y sera 
pourvu par la loi. 11s seront elus par les elec- 
teurs ayant qualite pour voter, dans chaque 
paroisse, pour le terme de deux annees, et ils 
exerceront telle juridiction qui leur sera attri¬ 
bute par la loi. 

Art. 82. Les greffiers des Cours de District, 
dans cet Etat, seront elus pour le terme de qua- 
tre annees, par les electeurs ayant qualite pour 
voter, dans chaque paroisse, et lorsqu’une place 
de greffier deviendra vacante subsequemment a 
une election, elle sera remplie par une nomina¬ 
tion faite par le juge de la Cour dans laquelle la 
place sera vacante, et la personne ainsi nommee 
conservera sa place jusqu’a 1’election generale 
suivante. 

Art. 83. II sera elu dans chaque paroisse, par 
les electeurs ayant le droit de voter dans la dite 
paroisse, un Sherif et un Coroner, qui occupe- 
ront leurs places pendant le terme cfe deux an- 
ntes, a moins qu’ils ne soient destitues aupara- 
vant. Lorsqu’une place de sherif ou de coroner 
deviendra vacante subsequemment a une elec¬ 
tion, elle sera remplie par une nomination faite 
par le Gouverneur, et la personne ainsi nommee 
conservera sa place jusqu'a ce que son successeur 
soit elu et qu’il ait pris qualite 

M. Hunt de la part du comite du departement 
du judiciaire, soumet le rapport suivant et pro¬ 
pose de le substituer aux articles ci-dessus eom- 
posant le titre 4 de la Constitution. 

Le comite du judiciaire, auquel avait ete re- 
ftre le titre 4 de la Constitution de l’Etat et une 
resolution le requerant de faire un rapport 
concernant la necessite d’amender certains ar¬ 
ticles de ce titre, a l’honneur de representer 

Qu’il a pris ce sujet en consideration et qu’il 
recommande unanimement l’adoption du titre et 
des articles qui suivent comme substitut au titre 
etaux articles du departement du judiciaire de 
la Constitution. 

(Signt) R. Hunt, Rapporteur. 

TITRE IV. 

Du Pouvoir Judiciaire. 

Art 62. Le pouvoir judiciaire sera confix h. 
une Cour Supreme, h telles Cours inferieures que 
la Legislature pourrait de temps en temps ordon- 
ner et ttablir et h des justices de paix. 

Art. 63. La Cour Supreme, sauf les cas ci- 
apres specifies, exercera une juridiction d’appel 
seulement, laquelle juridiction embrassera toutes 
les affaires dans lesquelles la valeur de i’objet en 
litige excederala somme de trois cents piastres, 
toutes affaires dans lesquelles la constitutionna- 
2itt ou la ltgalitt d’une taxe, d’un ptage ou d’un 


imp6t, quelqu’en soit l’espece ou la nature, sera 
mise en question, cette juridiction embrassera 
egalement toutes les amendes, confiscations et 
peines infligees par les corporations municipales, 
et dans les affaires criminelles, elles s’etendra 
aux questions de droit seulement toutes les fois 
que la peine infiigee sera la mort ou les travaux 
de force, ou lorsque l’amende imposee excedera 
la somme de trois cents piastres. La legis¬ 
lature pourra restreindre la juridiction de la 
Cour Supreme en matiere civile, aux questions 
de droit seulement. 

Art. 64. La Cour Supreme se composera d’un 
juge president et de quatre juges associes dont 
la majorite constituera un quorum. Le juge pre¬ 
sident recevra un salaire de six mille piastres 
par an et chacun des juges associes un salaire 
de cinq mille cinq cents piastres par an jusqu’a. 
ce que la loi en pourvoie autrement. La Cour 
Supreme nommera ses greffiers. Les juges de la, 
Cour Supreme seront elus pour le terme dedix 
annees. 

Art. 65. Le juge president sera nomme par 
les electeurs de l’Etat. La Legislature divisera 
l’Etat en quatre districts et les electeurs de cha- 
qjie district eliront un des juges associes jusqu'a 
ce que la Legislature en ordonne autrement. 
L’Etat sera divise en quatre districts comme 
suit, savoir: 

Le ler district, le 2me district, le 3.me dis¬ 
trict et le 4me district. 

Art. 66. La place d’un des juges associes de¬ 
viendra vacante a l’expiration de la seconde an- 
nee, celle d’un autre a l’expiration de la qua- 
trieme annee, celle d’un troisieme h l’expira¬ 
tion de la sixieme annee et celle du quatrieme h 
l’expiration de la huitieme annee. De telle sorte 
qu'un des juges de la Cour Supreme sera elu 
tous les deux ans. 

Art. 67. Des qu’il recevra les retours officiels 
de la premiere election, le secretaire d’Etatpro- 
cedera immediatement, en presence et avec le 
concours de deux juges de paix, A tirer au sort 
parmi les quatre candidats qui auront re$u le 
plus grand nombre de voix dans leurs districts 
respectifs, celui des juges associes qui servira 
pendant deux ans, celui qui servira pendant 
quatre ans, celui qui servira pendant six ans et 
celui qui servira pendant huit ans. Le gouver¬ 
neur les commissionnera en consequence. 

Art. 68. Lorsque la place d’un des juges de la 
Cour Supreme deviendra vacante soit pour cause 
de demission ou pour d’autres causes, elle sera 
remplie par une election ; bien entenduque si le 
terme non expire n’excede pas un an, la vacance 
sera remplie par le gouverneur. 

Art. 69. La Cour Supreme tiendra ses ses¬ 
sions a la Nouvelle-Orleans, depuis le premier 
lundi de novembre jusqu’a la fin du mois de juin 
inclusivement. La Legislature aura le pouvoir 
de fixer les sessions de la Cour Supreme partout 
ailleurs pour le reste de 1’annee jusqu'a ce qu’il 
y soit autrement pourvu. Ces sessions seront te¬ 
nues comme par le passe. 

Art. 70 La Cour Supreme et chacun des ju¬ 
ges de cette Cour, auront le pouvoir d'&nettre 





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des mandats d’habeaB corpus & la requete de tou¬ 
tes personnes en etat d’arrestation par suite de 
procedures judiciaires dans tous les cas ou la 
flour aura juridiction d’appel. 

Art 71. Aucun jugement ne sera rendu par la 
cour supreme sans le concoursd’une majority des 
juges composant cette cour. Lorsque a cause de la 
recusation d’aucun des juges de la Cour, les au- 
tres juges seront egalement divises, ceux d’en- 
tre eux qui ne seront pas recuses auront le droit 
de requerir aucun des juges de Cours inferieures 
pour sieger a la place du juge recuse et assister 
au jugement de 1’affaire. 

Art. 72). Tout juge sera, en vertu de sa place, 
conservateur de la paix dans -tout l'Etat. Tous 
les ordres ou mandats judiciaires auront pour 
titre ; “l’Etat de la Louisiane.” Toutes les pour- 
suites criminelles seront conduites “au nom et 
par l’autorite de l’Etat de la Louisiane,” et se¬ 
ront terminees par cette fermule : “en violation 
de la paix et de la dignife de l’Etat.” 

Art. 73. Les juges de toutes les cours de cet 
Etat devroni aussi souvent que possible, dans 
tout jugement definitif, se referer a la loi en 
vertu de laquelle le jugement sera rendu etdans 
tous les cas ils devront deduire les motifs sur 
lesquels sera base leur jugement. 

Art. 74. Les juges de toutes les Cours pour- 
ront etre poursuivis par voie d’impeachment, 
mais pour toute cause raisonnable qui ne serait 
pas assez grave pour justifier ce mode de pour- 
suite, ils pourront etre destitues par le gouver- 
neur a la demande des trois quarts des membres 
presents de ebaque branebede l’assemblee gene- 
rale, la cause pour laquelle la destitution pour- 
ra etre demandee, sera mentionnee tout au long 
dang la demande et portee sur le journal de eba¬ 
que ebambre. 

Art. 75. II y aura pour l'Etat, un avocat-ge- 
neral et autant d’avocats de district qu'il sera 
juge necessaire d’en nommer par la suite 11s se¬ 
ront nommes pour quatre ans et leurs devoirs 
seront determines par la loi. 

Art 76. Les juges de la Cour Supreme et des 
Cours inferieures recevront a epoques fixes un 
salaire qui ne sera pas diminue pendant leur 
terme d’office, et les dits juges ne pourront rece- 
voir ni honoraire d'office, ni remuneration au¬ 
tre que le traitement qui leur sera alloue pour 
l’accomplissement de leurs devoirs. 

Art. 77. La Legislature aura le pouvoir d’au- 
toriser les greffiers a emettre certains ordres et 
h faire certains actes selon qu’elle le jugera ne¬ 
cessaire pour la bonne administration de la jus¬ 
tice, et dans tous les cas les pouvoirs ainsi ac- 
cordes seront specifies et determines. 

Art. 78. Les greffiers des diverses Cours pour¬ 
ront etre destitues pour inconduite par les juges 
des dites Cours, mais dans tous les cas ils pour¬ 
ront se pourvoir par appel devant la Cour Su¬ 
preme. 

Art. 79. La juridiction des juges de paix 
n'excedera jamais dans les affaires civiles la 
somme de cent piastres, intergts non compris, et 
appel pourra etre fait de leur decision devant la 
Cour de district dans les cas ou il v sera pourvu ‘ 


par la loi. Ils seront £lus paries £lecteurs ay ant 
qualite pour voter dans chaque paroisse pour le 
terme de deux annees, et ils exerceront telle ju¬ 
ridiction qui leur sera attribute par la loi. 

Art. 80. Les greffiers. des Cours de District 
^dans cet Etat seront elus pourle.terme de quatre 
annees par les electeurs ayant qualite de voter 
dans ebaque paroisse, et lorsqu’une place do 
greffier deviendra vacante subsequemment h une 
election, elle sera remplie par une nomination 
faite par le juge de la Cour dans laquelle la pla¬ 
ce sera vacante, et la personne ainsi nommee 
conservera [sa place jusqu’a l’eleetion generale 
suivante. 

Art. 81. II sera elu dans ebaque paroisse par 
les Electeurs ayant le droit de voter dans la dite 
paroisse, un sherif et un coroner qui occuperont 
leurs places, pendant un terme de deux annees, 
h moins qu’ils ne soient destitues auparavant. 
Lorsqu’une place de sherif ou de coroner devien¬ 
dra vacante subsequemment h une election, 
elle sera remplie par une nomination faite par le 
gouverneur, et la personne ainsi nommee con¬ 
servera sa place jnsqu’a ce que son successeur 
soit elu et qu’il ait pris qualite. 

Sur motion de M Hunt ce rapport est mis & 
l’ordre du jour pour mardi 20 courant et sur mo¬ 
tion de M. Cotton, la Convention ordonne l’im- 
pression de trois cents exemplaires de ce rapport 
pour l’usage de la Convention. 

La Convention prend en consideration le titre 
5 de la Constitution qui est ainsi congu : 

titre y. 

De la poursuite par voie cTimpeachment. 

Art. 84. La Cbambre des Representants exer- 
cera le droit de poursuite par voie d’impeach¬ 
ment. 

Sur motion, cet article est adopte sans amen- 
dement. 

L’article 85 est lu en ces termes r 

Art. 85. Toute poursuite par voie d’impeach¬ 
ment intense contre le gouverneur, le lieute- 
nant-gouverneur, le secretaire d’Etat, le tr£so- 
rier d Etat et les juges des Cours de District, se¬ 
ra jugee par le Senat. Le juge-president ou le 
plus ancien juge de la Cour Supreme aura la 
presidence pendant le jugement des poursuites 
par voie d impeacbment.—Les poursuites par 
voie d’impeachment intentees contre les juges de 
la Cour Supreme seront jugees par le Senat.— 
Lorsque les senateurs siegeront comme cour 
d’impeachment, ils preteront serment ou affir¬ 
mation, et nul ne sera dclare coupable sans le 
concoui’s des deux tiers des senateurs presents. 

M. Herron fait la motion d’effacer les mots 
“juges des Cours de District” et d’y substituer 
les mots “j ages des Cours inferieures except^ 
juges de paix.” 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Bienvenu fait la motion d’effacer h la fin 
de l’article, le mot “presents” et d’y substituer 
“elus.” Cette motion estrejetee. 

M. Herron propose d’effacer “des poursuites 
par voie d’impeachment” et d’y substituer “des 
poursuites d’impeachment contre le gouverneur. 


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Sur motion de M. King de St-Landry, cet 
amendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Be-an§on fait la motion d’inserer apres le 
mot “tresorier” les mots “l’auditeur.” 

M. Richardson de Oua , propose de deposer 
cet amendement sur le bureau et celte motion 
prevaut. 

Sur motion, 1’article 85 est adopte avec les 
amendements. 

La Convention passe alors aux articles sui- 
vants qu’elle adopte respectivement. 

Art. 80. Dans les cas de poursuite par voie 
d’impeachment, les jugements ne s’etendront 
qu'k la destitution d’office ,et a l’inhabilete a oc- 
cuper une place honorifique, salariee ou de con- 
fiance, sous l’autorite de cet Etat ; mais les par¬ 
ties declarees coupables n’en seront pas moins 
sujettes a etre accusees, jugees et punies confor- 
mement a la loi. 

Art. 87. Tous les fonctionnaires contrelesquels 
il sera profere des articles d’impeachment seront 
suspendus de lexercice de leurs fonctions pendant 
la litispendance de l’impeachment. Le pouvoir 
exergant le droit de nomination pourra faire la 
nomination provisoire d’un fonctionnaire qui 
remplacera le fonctionnaire suspendu jusqu’a ce 
que la question d’impeachment soit decidee. 

Art. 88. La Legislature devra pourvoir par la 
loi k la punition et a la destitution d’office de tous 
les autres officiers de l’Etat par acte d’accusa- 
tion ou autrement. 

La Convention s’occupe alors du titre 6 de la 
Constitution qui est lu en ces termes : 

TITRE VI. 

Dispositions Generates 

Art. 89. Lesmembres de 1’assembled generale 
et tous les fonctionnaires publics preteront, 
avant d’entrer dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions, 
le serment ou 1’affirmation qui suit : “Je (A. B.) 
jure ou affirme solennellement que je remplirai 
fidelement, impartialement et de mon mieux, 
d’apres mes faeultes et mon jugement, les de¬ 
voirs qui me seront imposes en qualite de-, 

conformement aux regies et aux dispositions de 
la Constitution et des lois des Etats-Unis et de 
cet Etat; et, en outre, je jure (ou affirme) solen¬ 
nellement que depuis 1’adoption de la presente 
Constitution, moi, citoyen des Etats-Unis, je ne 
me suis point battu en duel dans cet Etat ni hors 
de cet Etat, avec un citoyen de cet Etat, et que 
je n’ai envoye ni accepte aucun cartel pour me 
battre en duel avec un citoyen de cet Etat, ni 
agi comme second en portant un cartel, ni aide, 
conseille ou assiste qui que ce soit a l’occasion 
d’un duel. Ainsi, Dieu me soit en aide ! 

M. Preaux presente ce qui suit comme substi- 
tut a Parties ci-dessus : 

Art. 89. Les membres de l’assemblee generale 
et tous les fonctionnaires publics preteront, 
avant d’entrer dans l’exericcede leurs fonctions, 
le serment ou l’affirmation qui suit : “Je (A. B.) 
jure ou affirme solennellement que je remplirai 
fidelement, impartialement et de mon mieux, 
d’apres mes faeultes et mon jugement, les de¬ 
voirs qui me seront imposes en qualite de-, 


conformement aux regies et aux dispostions 
de la Constitution et des lois des Etats-Unis 
et de cet Etat; et en outre je jure ou affir¬ 
me solennellement que depuis 1’adoption de 
la presente Constitution, moi, citoyen des 
Etats-Unis je ne me suis point battu en duel 
dans cet Etat ni hors de cet Etat avec un ci¬ 
toyen de cet Etat, et que je n’ai envoye ni 
accepte aucun cartel pour me battre en duel 
avec un citoyen de cet Etat, ni agi comme se¬ 
cond en portant un cartel, ni aide, conseille ou 
assiste qui que ce soit a l’oceasion d’un duel, et 
en outre je jure solennellement que je n’ai ja¬ 
mais sciemment provoque aucun de mes conci- 
toyens a m’envoyer un cartel, soit en le frappant, 
soit en l’insultant gravement lui, sa mere, sa 
soeur, son epouse ou son enfant, soit par aucun 
autre acte susceptible de provoquer un duel. 
Ainsi, que Dieu me soit en aide ! 

M. Hayes propose de renvoyer la plus ample 
consideration de cet article etdu substitut jus- 
qu'a ce que Particle 180 vienne devant la Con¬ 
vention dans son ordre numerique, afin de discus 
ter les deux articles en meme temps. Cette mo¬ 
tion prevaut. 

L’article suivant etant a l’ordre est lu et 
adopte : 

Art. 90. Le crime de trahison envers l’Etat 
consistera seulement k lui faire la guerre, ou a 
se joindre a ses ennemis en leur donnant aide et 
secours. Nul ne sera convaincu du crime de 
trahison si ce n’est sur la deposition de deux 
temoins a l egard d’un meme fait manifeste, ou 
sur Paveu de 1‘accuse lui-meme en audience 
publique. 1 

L’article suivant, concu comme suit, est lu et 
adopte, savoir 

Art. 91. Sera a jamais inhabile a remplir 
aucune place salariee ou de confiance dans cet 
Etat, quiconque aura ete convaincu d’avoir don- 
ne ou offert quelque remuneration dans le but 
d’assurer son election ou sa nomination. 

M. Carter, ayant vote avec la majorite sur 
l’adoption de Particle 87 en demande la reconsi¬ 
deration. La Convention refuse d’y consentir. 

M. Tatman ayant vote avec la majorite sur 
la motion d’adopter Particle 91 demande la re¬ 
consideration dudit article et la Gonvention y 
consent. 

L’article 91 etant devant la Convention, 

M. Tatman presente le substitut suivant: 

Sera a jamais inhabile a remplir aucune 
place salariee ou de confiance, dans cet Etat 
quiconque aura ete convaincu d’avoir donne oft 
offert quelque remuneration dans le but d’assu¬ 
rer son election ou sa nomination; et quicon¬ 
que aura eu recours aux menaces, aura offert a 
boire ou se sera rendu chez aucun electeur dans 
le but d’obtenir sa voix, et qui aura demande k 
a aucun electeur personnellement de voter pour 
lui ou qui se sera servi de moyens illegaux, soit 
directemcnt, soit par lui-meme, soit par l’entre- 
mise d’autres individus, dans le but d’assurer 
son election, sera inhabile a remplir aucune 
place dans cet Etat pendant le terme pour 
lequel il aura ete elu. 


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M. Stewart fait la motion de deposer ce subs- 
titut sur le bureau, et cette motion prevaut. 

M. Hatch propose d’inserer, a la fin de Particle 
les mots apres Padoption de cette Constitution. 

M. Dufour demande que cet amendement suit 
depose sur le bureau, et sur cette motion PAr¬ 
ticle est adopte de nouveau sans amendement. 

La Convention passe alors a Particle 92 qui 
est lu, savoir: 

Art 92. Des lois seront faitespour exclure des 
emplois et pour priver du droit de suffrage toils 
ceux qui seront a Pavenir convaincus de subor¬ 
nation, de parjure, de faux, ou de tout autre 
crime ou delit grave. Le privilege de libre suf¬ 
frage sera maintenu par des lois reglant les 
elections et defendant sous des peines propor- 
tionnelles, toute influence illicite exereee a l’aide 
du pouvoir, de la subornation, du desordre ou 
autres pratiques condamnables. 

M. Hayes presente ce qui suit, comme substitut 
au susdit article : 

Art 92. Quiconque sera desormais convqjncu 
d'un crime ou delit entrainant peine de mortou 
les travaux forces, ne pourra etre elu a aucune 
place et sera prive du droit de suffrage. 

M. Phillips fait la motion d’amender le subs- 
titut en inserant apres les mots “ travaux for¬ 
ces 1 ' les mots “ pendant cinq ans ou plus”, 

Laquelle motion est rejetee. 

M. Phillips presente alors le proviso suivant: 

“ Bien entendu qu’un pardon lui rendra ses 
droits.” 

M. Dufour fait la motion de deposer le subs¬ 
titut et le proviso sur le bureau. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Waddill propose d’inserer a la fin de Par¬ 
ticle le proviso suivant: 

Bien entendu que la Legislature aura le pou¬ 
voir de reintegrer dans ses droits civils la per- 
sonne ainsi convaincue. 

Le dit proviso est sur motion, depose sur le 
bureau. 

M. Phillips presente alors le proviso qui avait 
ete d’abord propose par lui, au substitut de M. 
Hayes, comme amendement au susdit article. 

Sur motion de M. Olivier, le proviso est depose 
sur le bureau. 

Et sur motion, Particle est adopte sans 
amendements. 

L’article 93 etant lu, savoir : 

Art 93, II ne sera pas tire d’argent du tresor, 
si ce n’est en vertu d 1 allocations speciales faites 
par la loi, et aucune allocation d’argent ne sera 
fpite pour un terme de plus de deux annees II 
sera publie chaque annee, de la maniere qui 
sera prescrite par la loi, des etats et des comptes 
reguliers des recettes et des depenses de tous les 
deniers publics. 

M. Connely propose debiffer les mots suivants 
“et aucune allocation d’argent ne sera faite pour 
un terme de plus de deux annees. 

Cette proposition est rejetee. 

M. Deloney propose d’inserer apres les mots 
“deux annees” les mots suivants, “jusqu’a ce 
que toutes les dettes de l’Etat soient dechar¬ 
gees.” 


M. Todd fait la^motion de deposer 1’amende 
ment sur le bureau. 

Laquelle motion prevaut. 

Sur motion Particle 93 est adopte sans amende¬ 
ment. 

La Convention s’occupe ensuite de Particle 94 
qui est lu et adopte : 

Art 94. II sera du devoir de Passemblee 
generate de passer les lois qui lui paraitront 
necessaires et convenables pour faire decider les 
differends par arbitrage. 

L’article 95 etant lu, savoir : 

Art. 95. Tous les officiers civils de PEtaf ert 
general resideront dans les limites de l’Etat et 
tous les officiers de district ou de paroisse dans 
leurs districts ou paroisses, et ils y tiendront 
leurs bureaux aux lieux qui pourront etre fiixes 
par la loi: nul ne pourra etre elu ou nomine a 
aucune place de paroisse, a moins qu’il n’ait re¬ 
side dans la paroisse assez long-temps avant 
cette election ou cette nomination pour avoir 
acquis le droit de voter dans cette paroisse. 
Nul ne pourra etre elu ou nomine a aucuue 
place de district a moins qu’il n’ait reside dans 
le district ou dans un district limithrophe asses 
long temps avant cette election ou cette nomina¬ 
tion pour avoir acquis le droit de voter dans ce 
district. 

Mr. Shaw fait la motion d’effacer les mots 
“ou dans un district limitrophe.” 

Mr. Herron propose comme sous-amendement, 
d’effacer tout ce qui suit le mot “loi” dans le 
premier paragraphe. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Et sur motion V article ainsi amende est 
adopte. 

Lecture est faite de 1’artiele 96, savoir : 

Art. 96. La duree des emplois, lorsqu’elle 
n’aura pas ete fixee par cette constitution, n’ex- 
cedera jamais quatre annees. 

Mr. Herron propose d’effacer les mots quatre 
annees et d’inserer les mots “deux ans.” 

Mr. Richardson de Ste. Marie propose comme 
sous-amendement de biffer tout 1’article. La¬ 
quelle motion prevaut. 

L’art. 97 est lu, savoir : 

Art. 97. Tous officiers civils autres que le 
Gouverneur et les Juges de la Cour Supreme et 
des Cours de Districts, pourront etre destitues 
a la demande de la majorite des membres des 
deux chambres, a l’exception de ceux a la des¬ 
titution desquels il a ete autrement pourvu par 
cette constitution. 

Mr. King de St. Landry fait la motion d’ef¬ 
facer les mots “de Districts” et d’inserer le mot 
“Inferieures.” 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Mr. Lobdell presente alors l’amendement sui- 
vant, qui devra etre insere apres les mots 
“Cours inferieures,” excepte les ‘ 4 Juges depaix” 
lequel amendement est sur motion depose sur le 
bureau. 

Sur motion V article amende est adopte. 

La Convention s’occupe alors de l’art. 98 de 
la Constitution congu ainsi: 

Art. 98. L’absence ayant pour cause les inte- 






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r£ts de l’Etat ou des Etats-Unis, ne fera point 
perdre la residence dejh. acquise de maniere a 
priver qui que ce soit du droit de suffrage ou du 
droit d'etre elu ou nomme aux places, sauf les 
exceptions contenues dans cette Constitution. 

Mr. Guion propose d’amender en ajoutant 
apres les mots “Etats Unis” les mots suivants, 
“visites ou affaires particulieres . 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

Mr. Jennings fait la motion de rejeter Par¬ 
ticle en entier. 

Luqtielle motion est rejetee 

Mr. Delony propose de biffer tout ce qui suit 
le mot “acquise.” 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

Mr. Benjamin fait la motion de deposer Par¬ 
ticle entier sur le Bureau ; 

Laquelle motion prevaut. 

L’art. 99 est alors lu, comrne suit: 

Art. 99. 11 sera du devoir de la Legislature 
<de pourvoir par la loi a la reduction du traite- 
ment des fonctionnaires publics qui se rendront 
•coupables de negligence dans l’accomplissement 
de leurs devoirs. 

Sur motion de Mr. Phillips, le susdit article 
est rejete. 

La Convention passe h. Particle 100 ainsi Con¬ 
s' 1 - 

Art. 100. La Legislature determiuera de 
•quelle maniere une personne venant dans PEtat 
devra declarer sa residence. 

Mr. Todd fait la motion de rejeter Particle ; 
laquelle'motion prevaut. 

La Convention s’occupe ensuite de Part. 191. 

Art. 101 Dans toutes les elections faites par 
le peuple on votera au scrutin secret, et dans 
toutes les elections faites par le Senat et la 
Chambre des Representans, collectivement ou 
separement, on votera viva voce. 

Mr. Gardere y presente le substitut suivant: 

Art. 101. Dans toutes les elections faites par 
le peuple, et dans toutes les elections faites par 
le Senat et la Chambre des Representans, col¬ 
lectivement ou separement on votera “viva 
voce. 

Mr. Dufour fait la motion de depcser le sub¬ 
stitut sur le Bureau. 

Sur laquelle motion Mr. Connely demande 
Pappel nominal qui presente le resultat suivant: 

Messrs. Akenhead, Andrews, Avery, Ander¬ 
son de Carroll, Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, 
Brother, Byrne, Bartlett, Besan§on, Beard, 
Buisson, Campbell Castellanos, Conrad, David¬ 
son, Douglass, Dufour, Delony, Declouet, Eg¬ 
gleston, Edwards, d’Orleans ; Guion, Hatch, 
Harris, Hebert, Hodges, Hayes, Hargis, Hough, 
Hunt, Isaacks, King, de St. Landry, Key, 
Leefe, Le Blanc, Lyle, Lapeyre, Leeds, Lob- 
dell, McMillen, Marrero, Mcllhcnny, Mathews 
d’Orleans, Monge, Nieholls, Olivier de St. 
Martin ; Olivier, de Ste. Marie; Palfrey, 
Preaux, Pierce, Phillips, Parham, Paxton, 
Price, Pierson, Richardson du Oua., Rixner, 
Roman, Ronquillo, Reeves, Richardson de Ste 


Marie, Roselius, Roysden, Robinson, Sandidge 
Smart, Shelton, Sibley, Staes, Shaw, Smith d’E. 
F., Thibodeaux, Taliafero, Todd, VanWickle. 
Villere, Williams et Wittington; 80 votent dam 
l’affirmative, et 

Messrs. Anderson de St. Landry, Addison, 
Armant, Boyer, Bienvenu, Cotton, Collens, Con¬ 
nely, Dalferes, Dosson, Duffel, Dorsey, Dugue, 
Eustis, Edwards de Washington, Farmer, Gar¬ 
dere, Hernandez, Herron, Jourdan, Jennings, 
Jones, King de Jackson, Martin, Mathews de 
Pte C., Moss, Patterson, Pujo, Swazey, Smith de 
Winn, Scarborough, Stewart, Tatman, Thomp¬ 
son, Talbot et Waddill; 36 votent dans la ne¬ 
gative. 

En consequence la motion prevaut et le sub¬ 
stitut est depose sur le Bureau. 

Mr. Thompson presente l’amendement sui¬ 
vant devant etre insere a la fin de Particle. 

“A moins qu’il y soit autrement pourvu par 
la loi.” Cet amendement est sur motion depose 
sur le Bureau. 

Mr. Richardson du Oua., presente Pamende¬ 
ment suivant, qui devra etre insere a la fin de 
Particle: “Jusqu’ace que l’assemblee Generale 
en dispose differemment.” 

Mr. Dufour fait la motion de deposer Pamen¬ 
dement sur le Bureau. Laquelle motion pre¬ 
vaut. 

Sur motion, Particle est depose sans amende¬ 
ment. 

La Convention s’occupe alors de Part. 102, 
qui est lu. 

Art. 102. Aucun membre du Congres ni au- 
cun fonctionnaire occupant ou remplissant une 
place salaried ou de confiance, sous Pautorite 
des Etats-Unis ou de Pun des Etats de PUnion 
ou d’aucune puissance etrangere, ne pourra 
etre elu membre de PAssemblee Generale de cet 
Etat ni occuper ou remplir aucune place sala- 
riee ou de confiance sous l’autorite du dit etat. 

Mr. Dufour fait la motion d’effacer les mots 
“Aucun membre du Congres.” 

Mr. Smart propose de rejeter Particle en en¬ 
tier. 

Mr. Todd fait la motion de deposer les deux 
propositions sur le Bureau. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Mr. Phillips presente alors le substitut sui¬ 
vant : 

Art. 102. Aucun membre du Congres, ni au¬ 
cun fonctionnaire occupant ou remplissant une 
place salariee ou de confiance, sous l’autorite 
des Etats Unis ou de Pun des Etats de PUnion 
ou d’aucune puissance etrangere, ne pourra 
etre elu a remplir ou occuper aucune place sa¬ 
lariee ou de confiance, sou3 Pautorite du dit 
Etat. 

Sur motion lc dit substitut est depose sur le 
Bureau, et sur motion Particle est adopte sans 
amendement. 

La Convention s'occupe alors de'Particle 103 
qui est lu, et sur motion adopte saris amende 
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Art. 103. Les lois, les archives publiqucs de 
cet Etat, les procedures judiciaires et legisla¬ 
tives du dit Etat seront promulguees, conser¬ 
ves et conduites dans la langue dans laquelle 
est ecrite la Constitution des Etats-Unis. 

La Convention passe ensuite a l’article 104 
dont lecture est faite, savoir : 

Art. 104. Le Secretaire du Senat et le Gref- 
fier de la Chambre des Representans, devront 
etre verses dans la langue frangaise et dans la 
langue anglaise, et les membres de P Assemblee 
Generale pourront prendre la parole dans Tune 
ou 1’autre chambre, on frangais ou en anglais. 

Mr. Hebert fait la motion d’etfacer la pre¬ 
miere par tie de 1’ article qui est ainsi congu : 

“Le Secretaire du Senat et le Greffier de la 
Chambre des Representans, devront etre verses 
dans la langue frangaise, et dans la langue 
Anglaise.” 

Mr. Armant fait la motion de deposer l’amen- 
dement sur le Bureau ; 

Laquelle motion prevaut. 

Mr. Pierce fait la motion de rejeter Particle 
entier. 

M. Guion propose de deposer la motion sur le 
bureau. 

Sur cette motion M. King de St. Landry de- 
mande l’appel nominal, qui presente le resultat 
suivant : 

Messieurs Anderson, de St. Landry ; Avery, 
Anderson, de Carroll; Addison, Benjamin, Ber¬ 
nard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Byrne, Collens,Connely, 
Dalferes, Delony, Dorsey, Douglas, Dugue, 
Edwards. d’Orleans; Eggleston, Parmer, Guion, 
Hargis, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks„Jourdan, Key, 
Lapeyre, Leeds, Leblanc, Mcllhenny, Aken- 
head, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Besangon, 
Beard, Boudousquie, Buisson, Campbell, Cotton, 
Conrad, Davidson, Declouet, Dosson, Dufour, 
Duffel, Edwards, de Washington; Eustis, Gar- 
dere, Hatch, Herron, Hernandez, Hunt, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, King, de St. Landry; Leefe, Lob- 
dell, Lyle, Mathews, d’Orleans; Mathews, de 
Pointe Coupee ; Martin, Monge, Olivier, de St. 
Martin; Parham, Paxton, Preaux, Phillips, 
Reeves, Richardson, de Ste. Marie ; Risk, Ro¬ 
man, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Staes, Swazey, Scar- 
barough, Smith, de West Feliciana; Sibley, 
Tatman, Taliafero, Thompson, Van Wickle, 
Waddill, Wittingten, Marrero, Moss, Nicholls, 
Olivier, de Ste. Marie ; Palfrey, Patterson, 
Price, Pujo, Richardson, de Ouachita; Rixner, 
Roselius, Roysden, Robinson, St. Paul, Smart, 
Shaw, Shelton, Smith, de Winn; Stewart, Tal¬ 
bot, Thibodeaux, Todd, Villere et Williams— 
109 votent dans l’affirmative, 

Et Messieurs Bartlett, Harris, Hodges, Me 
Millen, Pierson, Brother, Hargis, King, de 
Jackson; et Pierce—9 votent dans la negative. 

En consequence la motion de M. Guion pre¬ 
vaut et la motion de M. Pierce est deposee sur 
le bureau. 

M. Richardson de Ste. Marie fait la motion 
d’effacer la derniere clause dudit article qui est 
ainsi congu: “et les membres de PAssemblee 
Generale pourront prendre la parole dans Pune 


ou l’autre Chambre en frangais ou en anglais.” 

M. King de St. Landry fait la motion de de¬ 
poser l'amendement sur le bureau, laquelle mo¬ 
tion prevaut. 

Sur motion Particle est adopte sans amende- 
rhent. 

La Convention passe ensuite k Particle 105 
qui est ainsi congu : 

Art. 105. L’Assemblee Generale determine- 
ra par la loi, comment ceux qui sont mainte- 
nant ou qui pourront par la suite devenir cau¬ 
tions des fonctionnaires publics pourront etre 
degages de leur cautionnement. 

Sur motion de M. Hugh le susdit article est 
rejete. 

Lecture etant faite de Particle 106, savoir : 

Art. 106. Le pouvoir de suspendre les lois de 
cet Etat ne sera exerce que par la legislature 
ou par son autorite. 

Sur motion ledit article est adopte sans amen- 
dement. 

La Convention s’occupe alors de Particle 107, 
dont lecture est faite. 

Art. 107. Les poursuites criminelles se feront 
par acte d’accusation ou sur information. L’ac- 
cuse aura droit a un jugement prompt et pu¬ 
blic par un jury impartial, du voisinnge, et il 
ne sera point contraint a s’incriminer lui- 
meme, il aura le droit de se defendre en per¬ 
sonae ou de se faire defendre par conseil; il 
aura le droit, a moins qu’il n’ait fui la justice 
d’examiner les temoins face a face et d’obtenir 
par voie de contrainte la comparution des te¬ 
moins en sa f'aveur. 

M. Collens fait la motion de biffer les mots : 
“actes d’accusations ou” laquelle motion est 
deposee sur le bureau. 

M. Collens propose d’effacer les mots suivants: 
“a moins qu’il n’ait fui la justice.” 

Laquelle proposition, sur motion de M. Camp¬ 
bell, est deposee sur le bureau. 

M. Phillips fait la motion d’inserer, apres le 
mot “poursuites” les mots suivants: 

“Excepte pour les delits mineurs qui entrai- 
nent a un emprisonnement n’excedant pas dix 
jours et une amende n’excedant pas vingt cinq 
piastres.” 

Sur motion de M. Eggleston l’amendement 
est depose sur le bureau, et sur une seconde 
motion Particle est adopte sans amendement. 

Sur motion la Convention s’ajourne a demain 
9 heures A. M. 


Jeudi, 15 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion, occupelefauteuil, et 94 delegues repondent 
a l’appel. 

Le Reverend McCrenshaw fait l’ouverture des 
deliberations par les prieres. 

M. Mathews demande et obtient un conge 
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M. Jennings presente la resolution suivante 
qui, sur motion, est referee au comite des dispo¬ 
sitions generates : 

Attendu qu’un systeme judicieux d’ameliora¬ 
tions interieures contribue beaucoup a develop- 
per les ressources de 1’Etat et a augmenter le 
bonheur et la prosperity des citoyens ; 

II sera du devoir de 1’assemblee generale d’e- 
tablir des lois concernant les ameliorations qu’il 
y aurait a faire aux levees, aux egouts, aux 
voutes, aux canaux et aux cours d’eaux naviga- 
bles et de pourvoir a l’application equitable et 
judicieuse des fonds qui pourraient etre appro- 
pries a ces objets 

M. Collens, de la part de la majorite du comi¬ 
te de la franchise electorale, soumet le rapport 
suivant : 

La majorite du comite de la franchise elec¬ 
torale a l’honneur de representer qu’il a donne 
aux articles et aux resolutions qui lui ont ete 
r5feres la consideration la plus attentive et que 
les recherches qu’il a faites le portent a re¬ 
commander a la Convention d’inserer ce qui suit 
comme titre distinct de la Constitution : 

TITRE VI. 

Du droit de suffrage. 

Art.—Dans toutes les elections par le peuple, 
tout individu male, libre et blanc qui sera depuis 
un an citoyen des Etats-Unis, qui aura atteint 
l’&ge de 21 ans et reside dans cet Etat pendant 
l’annee qui aura immediatement precede l’e- 
lection et pendant les six derniers mois dans la 
paroisse dans laquelle il se presente pour voter, 
exercera les droits d’electeur. 

Art.—Dans tous les cas, excepte ceux de tra- 
hison, de felonie ou d’atteinte a la paix publique, 
les fclecteurs ne pourront etre arretes pendant 
qu’ils seront aux lieux d’election, ou qu’ils s’y 
rendront, ou qu’ils en reviendront. 

Art.—La Legislature fera des lois pourvoyant 
k |l’enregistrement des noms et de la residence 
des electeurs dans la ville de la Nouvelle-Or- 
leans et dans les paroisses et les villes ou cet en- 
registrement deviendra necessaire. 

(Signe) T. Wharton Collens, Rapporteur. 

M. Moss, au nom de la minorite du meme co¬ 
mite annonce a la Convention qu’il presentera 
ulterieurement un rapport de la minorite. 

Sur motion de M. Collens, le rapport susdit 
est mis h l’ordre du jour pour etre pris en con¬ 
sideration des que la Convention aura dispose 
du titre des dispositions gencrales. 

M. King de'Jackson, ay ant vote avec la ma¬ 
jorite l'adoption de l’article 93, en demande la 
reconsideration. La Convention refuse d’y con- 
sentir. 

M. King de St-Landry, ayant vote hier avec 
la majorite sur l’adoption de 1’article 107, en 
obtient la reconsideration. 

L’article 107 etant k l’ordre, M. Hunt propo¬ 
se d’en effacer les mots “h, moins qu’il n’ait fui 
la justice.” Cette motion prevaut, et sur une 


motion subsequente cet article est adopte de 
nouveau avec cet amendement. 

Le president soumet a la Convention la lettre 
suivante: 

Baton Rouge, 15 juillet 1852. 

A rHonorable Duncan F. Kenner, President 

de la Convention. 

Monsieur.—Le comite nomme a uneassemblee 
de citoyens de cette paroisse afin de faire les dis- 
posions necessaires pour une demonstration pu¬ 
blique en l’honneur de Henry Clay, ce patriot© 
distingue et ce grand homme d’Etat, dont la 
mort recente vient de plonger 1’Union dans le 
deuil, a Phonneur de vous inviter, vous et les 
membres de la Convention qui siege en ce mo¬ 
ment en cette ville, a vous unir a nous, le same- 
di 17 courant, a onze heures du matin, a l’eglise 
metliodiste episcopale, pour participer a l’ac- 
complissement de ce triste et penible devoir. 

Je suis, avec respect, votre obeissant serviteur, 

John R. Dufrocq, 
President du comite. 

Sur motion de M. Richardson du Ouachita, la 
Convention accepte cette invitation. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

La Convention s’occupe de l’article 8 de la 
Constitution qui avait ete fixe pour aujourd’hui. 

M. Conrad propose de renvoyer la prise en 
consideration de cet article et de le mettre a 
l’ordre du jour pour mercredi 21 du courant. 
Cette motion prevaut. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

La Convention passe alors a Particle 108 qui 
est ainsi con§u : 

Art. 108.—Tout prisonnier sera recevable h 
caution moyennant suffisantes suretes excepte 
dans les cas de crimes capitaux, s’il y a preuve 
evidente ou forte presomption; le privilege d’ha- 
beas corpus ne sera point suspendu a moins 
que dans le cas de rebellion ou d’invasion, le sa- 
lut public ne l’exige. 

M. Eustis soumet, comme substitut, ce qui 
suit : 

Art. 108.—Tout prisonnier sera admis a cau¬ 
tion moyennant suffisantes suretes, excepte dans 
les cas de crimes capitaux, s’il y ajreuve evi¬ 
dente ou forte presomption, ou a moins qu’un pe¬ 
tit juri ne l’ait trouve coupable d’un crime qui 
entraine la peine de mort ou les travaux de for¬ 
ce. Le privilege d’liabeas corpus ne sera point 
suspendu a moins que, dans des cas de rebellion 
ou d’invasion, le salut public ne l’exige. 

Sur la motion de M. Hunt, ce substitut est 
adopte. 

La Convention s’occu^e alors des articles sui- 
vants de la Constitution qui sont respectivement 
adoptes sans amendements : 

Art. 109.—II ne sera passe aucune loi ex post 
facto, ni aucune loi portant atteintejh la validite 
des contrats ; nul ne sera prive de ses droits ac¬ 
quis si ce n’est pour cause d’utilite publique et 
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Art. 110.—La presse sera libre. Tout citoyen 
pourra librement manifester, ecrire et publier 
son opinion sur toutes sortes de sujets, seulement 
il repondra de l’abus qu’il aura fait de cette li¬ 
berty. 

L’article 111 etantlu en ces termes : 

Art. 111.—L’emigration de cet Etat ne sera 
point defendue. 

Sur motion de M. Conrad, cet article est re- 
jete. 

L’article 112 £tant it l’ordre est lu comme 
suit, savoir : 

Art. 112.—L’assemblee generate qui se reu- 
nira apres la premiere election des representans 
sous 1’autorite de cette Constitution devra, dans 
le cours du premier mois apres l’ouverture de la 
session, designer et fixer le siege du gouverne- 
ment a quelque lieu distant de la ville de la 
Nouvelle-Orleans d’au moins 60 milles par route 
publique la plus courte, ou si ce lieu se trouve 
sur le Mississipi, par les detours du fleuve, et le 
siege du gouvernement, une fois ainsi fixe, ne 
pourra plus etre deplace si ce n’est par le con- 
cours des quatre cinquemes des deux chambres de 
1’assemblee generale. La Legislature tiendra ses 
sessions a la Nouvelle-Orleans jusqu’a la fin de 
1’annee mil huit cent quarante huit. 

M. Hatch presente, comme substitut, ce qui 
suit: 

Le siege du gouvernement sera fixe en la ville 
de B&ton Rouge, et n’en sera pas deplace sansle 
eoncours des quatre cinquiemes des membres des 
deux chambres de l’assemblee generale. 

M. Herron fait la motion de renvoyer la prise 
en consideration de cet article a lundi 19 du 
courant. 

Sur motion de M. Richardson de Ste-Marie, 
cette motion est deposee sur le bureau. 

M. Jones demande de deposer le sujet en en- 
tier sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion on demande l’appel nomi¬ 
nal et 

MM. Armant, Castellanos, Dalferes, Eggles¬ 
ton, Jones Roselius et Staes. 

7 delegues votent dans 1’ affirmative et 

MM. Anderson de Saint-Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Addison, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Besangon. Bernard, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bul¬ 
lard, Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Campbell, Collens, 
Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, Delony, 
Declouet, Dosson, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, 
Duffel, Edwards d’Orleans, Edwards de Wash¬ 
ington, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Her¬ 
nandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jourdan, Key, King de Jackson, King dc 
St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
LeBlane, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews 
d’Orleans, Mathews de Pointe Coupee, Martin, 
Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de Ste-Marie, 
Olivier de St-Martin, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pearce, Phillips, Pu- 
jo, Reeves, Richardson du Oua., Richardson 


de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Risk, Roman, Roysden, 
Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St-Paul, Smart, 
Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith 
d’O. M., Smith de Winn, Sibley, Stewart, Tat- 
man, Talbot, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, 
Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill, Williams 
et Whittington. 

110 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent, cette motion estrejetee. 

M. Williams soumet ce qui suit comme amen- 
dement au substitut de M. Hatch : 

Le siege du gouvernement restera it Bftton 
Rouge et n’en sera pas transporte sans le con- 
cours des deux tiers des deux chambres de l’as- 
semblee generale. 

M. Conrad fait la motion de deposer l’arnen- 
dement sur le bureau. Cette motion ne prevaut 
pas. 

M. Palfrey propose comme sous-amendement, 
d’effacer de l’amendement ci-dessus, les mots 
“deux tiers” et d’y substituer les mots “trois 
quarts.” 

Sur la dite motion on demande l’appel nomi¬ 
nal et 

MM. Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, 
Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, 
Connely, Dalferes, Davidson, Dufour, Dugue, 
Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, 
Guion, Hays, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hod¬ 
ges, Hunt, Jourdan, Jones, Key, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Parham, Palfrey, Patterson, Price, Pier¬ 
son, Phillips, Reeves, Richardson de Ste Marie, 
Richardson du Oua., Roysden, Smart, Swazey, 
Shaw, Shelton, Smith d’O. Feliciana, Smith de 
Winn, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thibodeaux, 
Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, Waddill et Wit- 
tington, 61 delegues votent dans P affirmative et 

MM. Anderson de St. Landry, Akenhead,An¬ 
derson de Carroll, Addison, Benjamin, Besan- 
Qon, Beard, Boudousquie, Byrne, Carter, Con¬ 
rad, Delony, Declouet, Dorsey, Dosson, Douglhss, 
Duffel, Edwards de Washington, Farmer, Hatch, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Jennings, 
King de St. Landry, King de Jackson, LeBlane, 
Lobdell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews dePteC., 
Moss, Nicholls, Olivier de St Martin, Olivier de 
Ste Marie, Mcllhenny, Mathews d’Orleans, 
Martin, Monge, Paxton, Preaux, Pearce, Pujo, 
Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Sandidge, St Paul, Staes, Scarborough, Sibley, 
Taliafero, Villere et Williams, 57 delegues, 
votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent cette motion prevaut et le 
sous-amendement est adopte. 

L’amendement ainsi amende vient a Pordre, 
et 

Mr. Taliafero propose de le deposer sur le 
bureau. 

Sur cette motion on demande Pappel nominal' 
et 

MM. Armant, Bradford, Bernard, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Cotton, Dosson, Du¬ 
gue, Eggleston, Eustis, Guion, Jones, Key„ 


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47 


Lapeyre, Mathews d’Orleans, Martin, Monge, i 
Preaux, Pujo, Risk, Roselius, Robinson, 81. ! 
Paul, Staes, Sibley, Taliafero, Van Wickle, Vil- j 
lere et Williams, 31 d^legues Yotent dans l’af- ! 
Urinative et 

MM. Anderson de St, Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Addison, 
Benjamin, Besangon, Beard, Boudousquie, Buis- 
son, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Col- 
lens, Conrad, Davidson, Delony, Declouet, Dor¬ 
sey, Douglass, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards d’Or¬ 
leans, Edwards de Washington, Farmer, Gar- 
dere, Hatch, Hays, Harris, Hargis, Herron, 
Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, King de St. Landry, 
King de Jackson, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lob- 
dell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews de Pte. C., Moss, 
Nicholls, Olivier de St. Martin, Olivier de Ste 
Marie, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, 
Price, Pearce, Pierson, Phillips, Reeves, Ri¬ 
chardson du Oua , Richardson de Ste Marie, 
Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, 
Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith 
d’O. Feliciana, Smith de Winn, Stewart, Tat- 
man, Talbot, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, 
Waddill et Wittington, 84 clelegues votent dans 
la negative et la dite motion est rejetee. 

Sur motion, l’amendement et le sous-amende- 
ment sont adopt.es. 

Le President soumet a la Convention la com¬ 
munication suivante du secretaire d’Etat, ac- 
compagn^e d’un tableau compile d’apres le re- 
censement des l.tats-Unis fait en 1850, con- 
formement a N une resolution adoptee le 8 du 
courant. 

Baton Rouge, 15 Juillet, 1852. 

Monsieur—Conformement a une resolution 
adoptee le 8 du courant, je soumets a l’assem- 
blee k laquelle vous presidez le tableau compile 
d’apres le recensement des Etats-Unis fait en 
1850 par Mr. E. R. Eastin, que le comite du 
departement du Legislatif avait choisi pour 
m’assister' dans ce travail considerable. Mr. 
Eastin s*est apquitte de cette tache avec atten¬ 
tion et fidelite, autant que je puis en juger, et 
j’ai l’honneur de soumettre a la Convention le 
resultat de ses travaux. 

Ce tableau demontre 

lo. La population blanche de l’Etat se monte 


k 255,416 

2o. La population esclave k 244,786 

3o. Les personnes de couleur libres 

h 17,537 

4o. Les habitans mAles et blancs au- 

dessus de l’dge de 21 ans 72,997 

5o. Le nombre de ces diverses 


populations dans chaque paroisse 
respectivement 

Quant au dernier recensement de l’Etat fait 
en 1847, je ne puis en tirer aucun des renseigne- 
ments que demande la Convention. J’en avais 
transmis les roles ala Legislature en 1848, ainsi 
que le demontre le journal des deux chambres, 


j et, jusqu’a present, ces documents ne m’ont pas 
! ete rendus. 

J’ai 1 honneur de vous transmettre les exem- 
plaires imprimes du recensement de 1830 et de 
1840. 

Je suis avec respect, &e., &c. 

(signe) Charles Gayar re, 

Secretaire d’Etat. 

A l’Hon. Duncan F. Kenner, } 

President de la Convention. 5 


POPULATION DE L’ETAT DE LA LOUISIANE. 


SEPTIEME RECENSEMENT, 1850. 


District Oriental. 

Blancs. 

Couleur 

libres. 

Esclaves 

Total de 
la popu¬ 
lation. 

Males 
audessus 
de Page 
de21 ana 

Elec- 

teurs de 

1841. 

Ascension ....... 

3.339 

141 

1.266 

10.152 

821 

543 

Assomption .... 

5.110 

31 

5.341 

10.538 

1.165 

1.052 

E. Baton Rouge.. 

5.341 

219 

6.351 

11.911 

1.520 

182 

O. BatonRouge... 

1.818 

102 

4.350 

6.210 

466 

402 

Est Feliciana... 

4.081 

23 

9.514 

13.598 

1.092 

150 

0. F eliciana. 

2.413 

106 

10.666 

13.245 

151 

516 

Iberville. 

3.668 

104 

8.601 

12.219 

1.065 

168 

Jefferson. 

18.(121 

814 

6.196 

25.091 

5.215 

1.284 

Lafourche. 

5.143 

22 

4.368 

9.533 

1.103 

1-048 

Livingston. 

2.523 

20 

842 

3.385 

581 

433 

Orleans. 

91.355 

10.038 

18.068 

119.461 

32.861 

915 

Plaquemines.... 

2.221 

390 

4.119 

1.390 

193 

818 

Pointe Coupee.. 

2.961 

561 

1.811 

11.339 

816 

625 

St. Bernard. 

1.406 

13 

2.323 

3.802 

458 

239 

St Claries. 

861 

121 

4.132 

5.120 

211 

181 

St. Helene. 

2.354 

11 

2.196 

4.561 

484 

410 

St. Jacques. 

3.285 

62 

1.151 

11.098 

140 

651 

St. Jean Baptiste 

2.586 

191 

4.540 

1.311 

585 

519 

St Tammany... 

3.642 

359 

2.363 

6.364 

843 

438 

Terrebonne. 

3.324 

12 

4..328 

1.124 

159 

553 

Washington .... 

2.361 

4 

1.031 

3.408 

489 

404 

Dis'rict Oriental. 

161.831 

13.586 

122.829 

3'4.252 

12.991 


Dist. Occidental. 







Avoyelles. 

4.066 

99 

5.161 

9.326 

819 

868 

Bienville. 

3.623 

21 

1.895 

5.539 

161 


Bossier. 

2.501 

00 

4.455 

6.962 

588 

366 

Caddo. 

3.631 

39 

5.208 

8.884 

1.058 

460 

Calcacieu. 

2.116 

241 

951 

3.914 

516 

444 

Caldwell. 

1.584 

00 

1.231 

2.815 

349 

2G8 

Carr all. 

9 a&fi 

10 

6 443 

8 7*9 



Catahoula. 

3.585 

19 

3 . 528 

1.132 

810 

628 

Claiborne. 

4.949 

00 

2.522 

1.411 

1.019 

1.095 

Concordia. 

823 

1 

6.934 

1.158 

280 

352 

DeSoto. 

3.548 

25 

4.446 

8.019 

854 

454 

Franklin. 

1.664 

14 

1.513 

3.251 

311 

333 

Jackson. 

3.406 

2 

2.158 

5.566 

116 

288 

Lafayette. 

3.390 

160 

3.110 

6.120 

651 

638 

Morehouse. 

1.811 

30 

2.006 

3.913 

506 

215 

Natchitoches ... 

5.466 

881 

1.854 

14.201 

1.349 

1.001 

Rapides. 

5.037 

184 

11.340 

16.561 

1.301 

811 

Sabine. 

3.341 

0O 

1.168 

4.515 

106 

642 

St. Landry. 

10 139 

1.243 

10.811 

22.253 

2.141 

1.543 

St. Martin. 

4.141 

531 

6.493 

11.165 

1.140 

942 

Tensas. 

900 

2 

8.138 

9.040 

330 

213 

Ste. Marie. 

3.423 

424 

9.853 

13.100 

1.029 

680 

Union. 

4.118 

00 

3.415 

8.2(3 

1.066 

514 

Vermilion. 

2.328 

14 

1.061 

3.409 

416 

409 

Ouachita. 

2.293 

1 

2.108 

5.008 

500 

312 

Madison. 

1.416 

4 

1.353 

8.113 

413 

423 

Dist. Occidental. 

,81.t>19 

3.951 

121.951 

213.481 



District Oriental. 

161.831 

13.586 

122.829 

304.952 



Total de la popl’n 

25 .416 

11.531 

244.18 

511.139 




Total dea blancs et des gens de couleur libres. 512.953 

Tiois cinquiemes d’esclaves. 148,811 


Total dea blancs et des gens de couleur libres. 212.953 

Tiois cinquiemes d’esclaves. 148,811 

Population representative federate. 419,824 


Sur motion de Mr. King de St, Landry, la 
Convention ordonne l’impression de 200 exem- 
plaires du susdit tableau. 

La Convention s’occupe ensuite de Particle 
113 qui est passe—ayant et6 refere au Comity 
des Dispositions Generates, et le Comite n’en 
ayant pas encore fait le rapport. 

Lecture est alors faite de Particle 114, aui. 


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sur motion de Mr. Roman, est refere au Comite 
des Dispositions Generates. 

L’Art. 115 est ensuite lu,savoir : 

Art. 115.—La Legislature devra pourvoir par 
la loi au transfert des affaires civiles et crimi- 
nelles d’une juridiction k une autre. 

Sur motion, le dit Article est adopte. 

Lecture etant faite de l’Art. 116, savoir : 

Art. 116.—Aucune Loterie ne sera autorisee 
par cet Etat, et la vente et 1’ achat de billets de 
loterie dans les limites de cet Etat sont interdits. 

Mr. Staes fait la motion de le rejeter. 

Mr. Mcllhenny fait la motion de deposer sur 
le bureau la motion de Mr. Staes. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Et sur motion 1’article est adopte sans amen- 
dement. 

La Convention s’occupe alors de l’article sui- 
vant, qui, sur motion, est lu et adopte : 

Art. 117. Aucun divorce ne sera accorde 
par la Legislature. 

L’Art. 118 subit sa lecture, savoir : 

Art. 118—Les lois decretees par la legisla¬ 
ture ne pourront embrasser qu’un seul objet, 
lequel sera exprime dans le titre. 

Mr. Jennings propose de rejeter 1’article en- 
tier. 

Mr. Nichols fait la motion de deposer l’amen- 
dement sur le bureau. 

Laquelle motion prevaut. 

Sur motion 1’article est adopte sans amende- 
ment. 

L’article 119 est ensuite lu, savoir : 

Art. 119. Aucune loi ne sera remise en vi- 
gueur ou amendee par indication de son titre, 
mais en ce cas, la loi remise en vigueur ou la 
section amendee, seront decretees de nouveau et 
publiees tout-au-loug. 

Mr. Connelly propose de rejeter l’article; 

Mr. Todd fait la motion de deposer la propo¬ 
sition sur le bureau. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Et sur une seconde motion Particle est adopte. 

L’Article 120 est alors lu, comme suit, et sur 
motion, est adopte. 

Art. 120.—La legislature n’adoptera jamais 
aucun systeme ou code de lois en se referant en 
termes generaux aux dits systeme ou code de 
lois, mais elle specifiera dans tous les cas les di- 
verses dispositions de loi qu’elle pourra decreter. 

Les articles 121, 122, 123, 124 et 125, ayant 
ete referes au Comite des Dispositions generales 
sont renvoyes jusqu’a ce que le Comite en fasse 
un rapport. 

L’Article 126 est alors lu, en ces termes : 

Art. 126.—Nul ne pourra occuper ou remplir 
a la fois plus d’une place salariee, la place de 
juge de paix exceptee. 

Mr. Staes fait la motion d’effacer les mots 
“la place de Juge de paix exceptee.” 

Laquelle motion est rejetee. 

Mr. Castellanos propose d’inserer h la fin du 
susdit article les mots suivants 

“En de la des limites incorporees de la ville 
de la Nouvelle Orleans.” 


Sur motion l’amendement est depose sur le 
bureau, 

Et sur motion Particle est adopte. 

La Convention prend alors en consideration 
Particle 127, qui est ainsi congu : 

Art. 127—La taxe sera egale et uniforme 
dans tout l’Etat. Apres Fannie mil huit cent 
quarante-liuit, toute propriete sur laquelle une 
taxe pourra etre levee dans cet Etat, sera taxee 
en proportion de sa valeur determinee conforme- 
ment a la loi; aucune espece de propriete sur 
laquelle une taxe pourra etre pergue, ne pourra 
etre taxee plus liaut qne toute autre espece de 
propriete de la meme valeur sur laquelle une 
taxe pourra etre levee. La Legislature aura le 
droit de lever une taxe de revenu et de taxer 
toute personne livree au commerce ou exergant 
une industrie ou une profession. 

Mr. St. Paul presente le substitut suivant au 
sus-dit article : 

Art 127.—La taxe sera uniforme dans tout 
l’Etat, et toute propriete sera taxee en propor¬ 
tion de sa valeur, determinee conformement h 
la loi, et aucune espece de propriete sur la¬ 
quelle une taxe pourra etre pergue, ne pourra 
etre taxee plus haut que toute autre espece de 
propriete de la meme valeur. Bien entendu, 
cependant, que tous proprietaires dont les pro¬ 
prietes estimees se monteront a moins de $3000, 
auront droit a une deduction d’un quart; ceux 
dont la fortune se montera a moins de $2000, 
auront droit a une deduction d’un tiers ; etceux 
dont la fortune montera a moins de $1000, au¬ 
ront droit a une deduction de la moitie du mon- 
tant de taxes pour laquelle leurs proprietes 
auront ete taxees. 

Et toutes corporations autorisees a imposer et 
lever des taxes sur les proprietes et les esclaves, 
seront tenus d’adopter la meme regie. 

La Legislature aura le droit de lever une 
taxe de revenu et de taxer toute personne livree 
au commerce ou exergant une industrie ou une 
profession.” 

Mr. Avery fait la motion de deposer le sub¬ 
stitut sur le bureau; laquelle motion prevaut. 

Mr. Cotton fait la motion de biffer, dans le 
susdit article 127, les mots “commerce, in¬ 
dustrie, ou ” 

Mr. Connelly presente le substitut suivant: 

Art. 127.—La taxe sera egale et uniforme 
dans l’Etat; aucune espece de propriete ne 
pourra etre taxee plus haut que toute autre es¬ 
pece de propriete de la meme valeur. 

La Legislature fix era la valeur des proprietes 
et des esclaves, a l’effet d’etablir la taxe, et 
pourvoiera a la maniere de determiner la valeur 
d’autres proprietes sujettes a taxe. 

La Legislature aura le droit de lever une 
taxe de revenu et de taxer toute personne livree 
au commerce ou exergant une industrie ou une 
profession. 

M. Cotton fait la motion de deposer le subs¬ 
titut sur le bureau ; laquelle motion prevaut. 

La question devant la Convention etant sur 
l’adoption de la proposition de M. Cotton, et mo¬ 
tion ayant ete faite de la deposer sur le bureau. 




CONVENTION i/ETAT. 


M. Cotton demande l’appel nominal, qui prd- 
sente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson, de Carroll; Armant, Brad¬ 
ford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bul¬ 
lard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter Col- 
lens, Connely. Conrad, Deloney, Dorsey, Dou¬ 
glass, Dufour, Edwards, d’Orleans; Edwards, 
de Washington ; Eggleston, Eustis, Hatch, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, 
Jdnnings, Jones, Key, King, de St Landry; La- 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, Mathews, d'Orleans ; Mathews, de 
Pointe-Coupee; Martin, Monge, Nicholls,Olivier, 
de Ste Marie; Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Pat¬ 
terson, Preaux, Pearce, Pierson, Phillips, Reeves, 
Richardson, de Ouachita ; Risk, Roselius, Ro¬ 
man, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Sibley, Tatman, 
Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, Waddill, Williams 
et Wittington votent dans Paffirmative—82. 

Et MM. Cotton, Dalferes, Dugue, Dutfel, Gar- 
dere, Guion, Herron, Hernandez, Jourdan, Mc- 
Millen, Moss, Olivier, de St Martin ; Price, Pujo, 
Richardson, de Ste Marie; Roysden, Robinson; 
Staes, Smith,d'Ouest-Feliciana; Smith, de Winn; 
Talbot et Van Wickle votent dans la negrtive. 

En consequence la motion prevaut, et l’a- 
mendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Collens propose alors de bififer dans Par¬ 
ticle les mots “apres l’annee 1848”. 

Pendant la consideration de la dite proposi¬ 
tion, M. Connelly fait la motion de relerer le 
sujet entier au comite des dispositions generales. 
Cette motion est rejetee. 

La question etant alors sur l’adoption de l’a- 
mendement de M. Collens, elle est decidee dans 
Paffirmative ; en consequence la motion est 
adoptee. 

M. Collens propose d’amender Particle en in¬ 
surant a la fin, les mots : “ Sur le principe ad 
valorem ”. Laquelle motion est rejetee. 

M. Guion propopose d’elfacer les mots “ une 
taxe de revenu”. Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Herron fait la motion de biffer la seconde 
clause du susdit article, et aussi tout ce qui suit 
les mots “sera levee”. 

M. Richardson, d’Ouachita, fait la motion de 
deposer l’amendement sur le bureau ; laquelle 
motion prevaut. 

M. Connelly propose d’inserer spree les mots 
“ pourra etre levee”, les mots “ mais la Legis¬ 
lature fixera la valeur des terres et des esclaves, 
h Peffet d'etablir la taxe 

M. King, de St Landry, fait la motion de de¬ 
poser Pamendement sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion, M. Connelly demande l’ap- 
pel nominal, qui, etant fait, presente le resultat 
suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson, de Carroll; Armant, Addison, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, Con¬ 
rad, Deloney, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Du- 


4y 

gue, Edwards, d’Orleans ; Edwards, de Wash¬ 
ington ; Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Hatch, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hernandez, 
Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, 
Key, King, de St Landry; King, de Jackson ; 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mc- 
Millen, Mathews, d’Orleans ; Mathews, de 
Pointe-Coupee ; Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, 
Parham, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pearce, Pier¬ 
son, Phillips, Pujo, Richardson, d’Ouachita; 
Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Shelton, Smith, 
d'Ouest-Feliciana ; Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Todd, Villere et Waddill votent dans Paffirma¬ 
tive—85 

Et MM. Besan^on, Bernard, Connelly, Dalfe¬ 
res, Dorsey, Dulfel, Farmer, Guion, Jourdan, 
Lobdell,Olivier,de St Martin; Olivier, de Ste Ma¬ 
rie Palfrey, Richardson, de Ste Marie; Roysden, 
Robinson, Smart, Scarborough, Smith, de Winn; 
Sibley, Stewart, Thompson, Van Wickle, Wil¬ 
liams et Wittington votent dans la negative—25. 

En consequence la motion prevaut, et Pa¬ 
mendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Cotton fait la motion d’inserer a la fin de 
Particle, les mots “ et lescapitaux seront taxes”. 

M. Armant demande la question prealable, 
qui prevaut. 

La question etant alors sur l’adoption de la 
proposition de M. Cotton, est decidee dans la 
negative, et en consequence la motion est re¬ 
jetee. 

MM. Besan^on et Cotton demandent et ob- 
tiennent le privilege de faire enregistrer leurs 
votes dans Paffirmative. i 

Sur motion, Particle est adopts ainsi qu’il est 
amende. 

La Convention s’occupe alors de Particle 128, 
dont la lncture est faite en ces termes : 

Art. 128 Les citoyens de la ville de la Nou- 
velle-Orleans auront le droit de nommer les di¬ 
vers officiers publics necessaires pour l'adminis- 
tration etla police de la dite ville, conformement 
au mode detection present par la Legislature. 
Bien entendu que le Maire et les recorders sont 
ineligibles comme membres de l'Assemblee Ge¬ 
nerate. Le Maire, les Recorders et les officiers 
municipaux seront commissionnes par le Gou- 
verneur en qualite de juges de paix, et la Le¬ 
gislature pourra les investir de telle juridiction 
qui sera necessaire pour la punition des delits 
et des crimes d’une nature legere, selon que 
la police et le bon ordre de la ville pourront le 
requerir. 

M. Preaux presente Pamendement suivant, 
etre insere apres les mots “ present par la Le¬ 
gislature : 

“ Et la Legislature aura le pouvoir de les in¬ 
vestir de telle autorite qui leur sera necessaire 
pour mettre a execution leurs projets munici¬ 
paux”. 

M. Herron fait la motion de deposer Pamende¬ 
ment sur le bureau. 

La question etant raise aUx voix, 46 delegutis 
votent dans Paffirmative, et 45 dans la negative ; 
—Le president votant alors dans la minority, 


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declare que la motion de ddpoeer sur le bureau, 
prevaut. 

M. Eustis propose debifferlemot “ et” devant 
les mots: “ officiers municipaux”, et d’inserer 
apres ces derniers mots, les mots : “ aides-offi- 
ciers municipaux” ; laquelle motion prevaut. 

M. Collens fait la motion d’inserer a la fin de 
Particle, les mots suivants : 

“ Et dans les cas de delits, l’on pourra se dis¬ 
penser de juri, bien entendu avec le consente- 
ment de l’accuse 

M. Isaacks propose de rejeter l’article en 
entier. 

M. Mcllhenny propose de deposer la motion 
sur le bureau ; laquelle proposition prevaut. 

M. Hunt demande la question prealable. 

La question etant sur l’amendement presente 
par M Collens, elle est mise aux voix, et l’a- 
mendement est rejete. 

Sur motion, 1’article est adopte ainsi qu’il est 
amende. 

La Convention passe ensuite a Particle 129, 
qui est lu en ces termes : 

Art 129. La Legislature pourra determiner 
par la loi dans quels cas les fonctionnaires con- 
tinueront a remplir les devoirs de leurs places 
jusqu’h ce que leurs successeurs soient institues 
en office. 

Sur motion Particle est adopte. 

Lecture est alors faite de Particle 130 en ces 
termes : 

Art 130. Tout citoyen de cet Etat, qui apres 
l’adoption de cette Constitution, se battra en 
duel avec un citoyen de cet Etat, ou enverra ou 
acceptera un cartel pour se battre en duel avec 
un citoyen de cet Etat, soit dans l’Etat, soit hors 
de l’Etat, ou qui agira comme second, ou qui 
sciemment aidera, assistera d'unemaniere quel- 
conque des personnes engageesdans un duel, ne 
pourra occuper aucune place salariee oude con- 
fiance, et sera prive de la jouissance du droit de 
suffrage sous l’autoritd de cette Constitution. 

M. Le Blanc propose de rejeter Particle. 

M. Connelly propose de deposer la motion sur 
le bureau. 

Sur cette motion, M. Preaux demande l’appel 
nominal. 

Pendant la discussion de la dite motion, sur 
motion, la Convention s’ajourne h demain 9 
heures a. m. 


Venduedi, 16 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement k l’a- 
journement. 

Le reverend M. Woodbridge fait l’ouverture 
des deliberations par des prieres. 

L’bonorable D. F. Kenner, president de la 
Convention, occupe le fauteuil et 87 deiegues re- 
pondent it l’appel. 

Sur motion, la Convention accorde un congd 
& MM. Talbot, Dalferes, Pugh, Williams, He¬ 
bert et Marrero. 


M. Mos3, de "la part de la minority du comity 
de la franchise diectorale, soumet le rapport qui 
suit: 

La minority, du comite de la franchise electo- 
rale, auquel a ete refere le projet d'une loi 
d'enregistrement, n’ayantpu s’aceorder avec la 
majorite du dit comite qui voudrait obliger la 
Legislature & passer une telle loi, a l'ohnneur 
de soumettre ce qui suit : 

Les soussignes croient inutile d’emcombrer la 
Constitution d’un sujet qui est du ressort exclu- 
sif de la Legislature. Ce serait forcer la Legis¬ 
lature a passer cette loi en vertu du serment 
meme que ses membres pretent de soutenir et de 
defendre la Constitution, quoique, d’ailleurs, le 
peuple puisse y etre oppose. 

Nous croyons done que la Convention devrait 
laisser ce sujet a la Legislature; et le peuple 
pourra alors demander le decret de cette loi s’il 
le jugenecessaire. 

[Signej A. J. Moss, 

De la part de la minorite. 

Le meme delegud, au nom de la minorite du 
meme comite, presente le rapport suivant : 

Les soussignes, membres du comite de la fran¬ 
chise dlectorale, ne concourant pas avec la ma¬ 
jorite dans cette partie du rappert qui exige 
qu’un individu ait ete citoyen des Etats-Unis 
pendant un an avant d’avoir le droit de suffra¬ 
ge, out Thonneur d 3 presenter : 

Les soussignes sent d’opinion que celui qui pos¬ 
sible les autres qualifications requises par la loi 
devrait jouir du droit de suffrage des linstant me¬ 
me qu'il devient citoyen des Etats-Unis, pareeque 
d'apresla Constitution et les lois des Etats-Unis, 
un citoyen naturalise est immediatement revetu 
de tous les droits et de toutes les prerogatives de 
la citoyennete. L’exclusion temporaire que la 
Constitution de cet Etat et celle de plusienrs au¬ 
tres Etats font descitoyens naturalises relative- 
ment au droit de suffrage est une exception h ce 
principe general, et cette exception est injuste et. 
impolitique taut qu’elle n’est pas f’ondee sur de 
bonnes etsolides raisons. Les soussignes pensent 
que cette exception n'est pas autorisee par des 
motifs valahles ou une necessite suffisante. 

Le Congres a frequemment discute la question 
du temps qu’il convenait de fixer pour qu’un 
etranger devienne citoyen des Etats-Unis. Le 
Congres s’est decide a le fixer a cinq ans, ce que 
les soussignes croient plus que suffisant. Ce laps 
de temps«offre toute la garantie necessaire par- 
ce qu'a son expiration, un etranger doit neces- 
sairement avoir contracte des relations sociales 
ou des transactions d’affaires. Lorsque le Con¬ 
gres a fixe le laps de cinq ans, il est clair qu’il 
ne s'attendait pas a ce que les Conventions des 
divers Etats exigeassbht un temps d epreuves 
plus long. Les Constitutions que d’autres Etats 
ont adoptees pendant les cinq dernieres annees 
etablissent le principe que nous defendonsici, en 
abregeant la residence require pour qu’un ci¬ 
toyen naturalise acquiere le droit de suffrage 
apres sa naturalisation. Plusieurs Etats meme 
sont alles au point de permettre aux etrangers 
et aux citoyens des autres Etats indistinctement. 





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51 


<le voter apres avoir reside dans 1’Etat pendant 
le laps de temps requis par la loi. 

On ne nous a donue aucune bonne raison pour 
prouver qu’un citoyen des Etats-Unis qui a re¬ 
side un an dans l'Etafc et six rnois dans une pa- 
roisse ne devrait pas avoir le droit de suffrage. 
Une politique sage et liberale exigerait qu’ils 
©ussent ce droit. 

Nous recommandons done 1’adoption du subs- 
titut qui suit : 

Art. 10.—Tout individu male, libre et blanc 
qui aura atteint l age de 21 ans, et qui aura re- | 
side dans cet Etat pendant les douze mois qui 
precederont immediatement lelection et pendant 
les six derniers mois dans la paroisse dans la- 
quelle il se presente pour voter et qui sera ci- 
toyeu des Etats-Unis exercera le droit d elec- 
teur. Excepte dans les cas de trahison, defelonie 
ou d atteinte a lapaix ou a la surete publique, 
les electeurs ne pourront etre arretes pendant 
qu'ils seront aux lieux d’elections ou qu’ils s’y 
rendront, ou qu’ils en reviendront. 

[Signe] A. J. 'Moss, 

De la part de la minorite. 

M. Benjamin presente la resolution suivante 
qui est adoptee : 

Besolu que le president nomme un comite de 
cinq membres nomme “Comite du Style” et que 
ce comite sera charge d’examiner les divers ti- 
tres de la Constitution a mesure qu’ils seront 
adoptes et de rectifier toutes les erreurs et tou- 
tes les ainbiguites qui auront echappe a l'atten- 
tion do la Convention. Et que ce comite sou- 
mettea la Convention les corrections qu’il croira 
necessaires. 

Le president nomme MM. Benjamin, Bullard, 
Hays, Jourdan et Edwards d’Orleans membres 
de ce comite. 

M. Isaacks presente Particle suivant : 

La Legislature pourra etendre la juridiction 
des juges de paix a tous les crimes et debts 
d’une nature secondaire. 

Sur motion de M. Preaux, la discussion de cet 
article est renvoyee k mardi 20 courant, pour 
etre faite conjointement avec le rapport du co¬ 
mite du judiciaire. 

M. Delony presente Particle suivantet deman- 
de qu’il soit compris dans le titre des dispositions 
generates : 

Art —Le secretaire d’Etat, le tresorier d’E- 
tat, l’avocat general, les juges de la Cour Su¬ 
preme, les juges des Cours inferieures ou des 
Cours de District, les avocats de district, les ju¬ 
ges de paroisse, les sherifs, les greffiers des 
Cours de District et de paroisse, les juges de 
paix, les coroners et les constables seront elus 
par les electeurs de l’Etat et l’assemblee gene- 
rale y pourvoiera. 

Sur motion du meme delegud le dit article est 
renvoye jusqu’a ce que la Convention ait pris en 
consideration le rapport du comite du judiciaire. 

M. Olivier de 5ne Marie ayant vote avec la 
mnjorite sur l’adoption du substitut k Particle 
108, en demande et en obtient la reconsidera¬ 
tion. 

Le substitut est k Pordre et M. Olivier fait la 


motion d’eflFacer les mots “par un petit juri.” 
Cette motion prevaut et sur une motion subse- 
quente, le substiut ainsi amende est adopte. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON TERMINEES. 

La Convention, reprend la consideration de 
Particle 130 dont eile s’occupalt lorsqu’elle s’est 
ajournee bier. 

La question est sur la motion faite par M. 
Connely de deposer sur le bureau la motion faite 
par M. LeBlanc de rejeter Particle 108. 

Sur motion de M. Preaux, on fait l’appel no¬ 
minal et 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, An¬ 
derson de Carroll, Addison, Bradford, Benja¬ 
min, Bernard, Brother, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, 
Carter, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Davidson, De¬ 
lony, Dorsey, Dosson, Duffeil, Edwards de Was¬ 
hington, Eggleston, Eustis, Guion, Hatch, 
Heaves, Hams, Hargis, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King 
de Jackson, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
McMillen, Mathews d Orleans, Mathews de Pte 
Coupee, Martin, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, 
Patterson, Price, Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, Reeves 4 
Richardson du Oua., Roselius, Roysden, Ron- 
quillo, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton, Smith de Winn, Stewart, Tat- 
man Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Todd, 
Van Wickle, Waddill et Whittington. 

73 delegues votent dans l’affirmatixe et 

MM. Andrews, Armant, Bartlett, Bienvenu, 
Boudousquie, Castellanos, Campbell, Cotton, 
Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards 
d'Orleans, Gardere, Hernandez, Herron, King 
de St-Landry, Leefe, LeBlanc, Matter, Moss, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de St-Martin, Parham, 
Paxton, Preaux, Roman, St-Paul, Staes, Smith 
d’O. Feliciana, Sibley et Villere. 

33 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent, la proposition de Mr. Le 
Blanc est deposee sur le bureau. 

Mr. Castellanos presente le substitut suivant 
a Particle ci-dessus. 

Art. 130. La Legislature passera, de temps 
en temps, telles lois qu’elle jugera convenables 
pour supprimer le duel dan3 l’Etat. 

Sur motion, ce substitut est depose sur le bu¬ 
reau et 

Sur motion de Mr. Stewart Particle 130 est 
adoptd sans amendements. 

MM. Preaux, Hernandez et Stags demandent 
h. enregistrer leur vote. La Convention le leur 
accorde et ils votent contre P adoption de cet 
article. 

Mr. Preaux soumet par gcrit les raisons pour 
lesquelles il a vote contre l’adoption de Particle 
130. Sur motion, la Convention ordonne que 
cet dcrit soit enregistre dans le journal, en ces 
termes: 

“ Je vote dans la negative, pareeque je re¬ 
garde Part. 130 de la Constitution de 1845 
comrne une loi penale et que le coupable est ob- 
ligd de deposer contre lui-meme et est soumis k 
un jugement qui le prive de ses franchises sans 







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qu'il ait le droit de se faire entendre, ce qui est, 
dans mon opinion, contraire aux vrais principes 
d’un gouvernement republicain. 

(Signe) Kobert Preaux. 

La Convention s’occupe alors de Particle 89 
qui avait ete renvoye afin d’etre pris en consi¬ 
deration en merne temps que Particle 130. 

Le substitut que Mr. Preaux a presente le 14 
courant est lu et, sur motion de Mr. Cotton, il 
est depose sur le bureau. 

Mr. Jones presente Pamendement suivant, 
qu'il propose d insurer a la fin de Particle. “En 
outre, je jure solennellement que je n’ai pas of- 
fert ou donne de recompenses, ou acliete des 
voix soit directement, soit indirectement, pour 
obtenir mon election. Cet amendement est re- 
jete. 

Mr. Guion propose d’inserer, apres les mots 
“que je,” dans la premiere ligne de Particle, 
les mots suivants “defendrai la Constitution des 
Etats-Unis et celle de cet Etat et que je ” 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Sur motion, Particle est adopte avec cet 
amendement 

La Convention passe alors a Particle 131, qui 
est lu et adopte, savoir : 

Art. 131.—La Legislature aura le pouvoir 
d’etendre l’autorite de cette constitution et la 
juridiction de cet Etat sur tout territoire acquis 
par traite avec les Etats-Unis ou avec un Etat 
du consentement des Etats-Unis. 

Mr. Swazey presente ce qui suit comrae ar¬ 
ticle additionnel: 

Art.—Les pcuvoirs qui ne sont pas accordes 
ou retenus par cette constitution resteront au 
peuple ou a ses representans. 

Sur motion de Mr. Hough, cet article est de¬ 
pose sur le bureau. 

Mr. Moss soumet ce qui suit comme ses raisons 
pour voter contre Particle 89 de la Constitution 
et demande qu’elles soient portees dans le jour¬ 
nal. 

“Je vote dans la negative parceque Part. 89 
obligerait necessairement un individu qui se 
trouverait implique dans un duel a donner une 
forte presomption qu’il a commis une faute pe- 
nale en meme temps qu’il lui inflige, par le fait 
merne de sa confession, une partie de la peine 
dont il est passible.” 

Mr. Delony presente ce qui suit comme un 
article additionnel: 

Art.—Le peuple de cet Etat a le droit exclu- 
sif de se gouverner comme un peuple libre, sou- 
verain et independant, etd'exercer tous les pou- 
voirs, tous les droits et toutes les prerogatives 
qaii appartiennent a un peuple libre et qui ne 
sont pas ou ne seront pas expressement accordes 
au Gouvernement des Etats-Unis. 

Sur motion, cet article est depose sur le bu¬ 
reau. 

Mr. Benjamin pr^sente l’article suivant et 
demande qu il soit insere sous le titre des Dis¬ 
positions Generales: 

Art.—Aucunes des terres que le Congres a 
concedees h cet Etat pour l’aider h construire 
les levees et les dgouts necessaires pour dgouter 


les terres mar^cageuses et inond^es dans cet 
Etat, ne seront detournees des objets pour les- 
quelles elles ont ete concedees, 

Cet article est adopte. 

L’article 132 de la Constitution est lu en ces 
termes : 

Art. 132.—La Constitution et les lois de cet 
Etat seront promulgi ees en Anglais et en Fran¬ 
cis. 

Mr. Thompson propose d’inserer, a la fin de 
cet article, “jusqu’a ce que la loi en dispose 
autrement. 

Sur motion, cet amendement est depose sur le 
bureau et Particle est adopte sans amendement. 

Mr. Dufour propose d’ajouter au titre du de- 
partement de l’Executif, les articles suivants : 

Art.—11 y aura un Tresorier d’Etat qui res- 
tera en place pendant deux annees 

Art.—Le Secretaire d’Etat et le Tresorier 
d’Etat seront elus par les electeurs de l’Etat. 

Et lorsque la place de Tresorier ou de Secre¬ 
taire d’Etat deviendra vacante par suite de la 
mort, de la demission ou de l’absence d’un de 
ces fonctionnaires, le Gouverneur ordonnera une 
election pour remplacer les dits fonctionnaires. 

Mr. Olivier fait la motion d’effacer du ler ar¬ 
ticle le mot “deux” et d’y substituer le mot 
“quatre.” 

Sur motion de Mr. Herron cette motion est 
deposee sur le bureau. 

Mr. King de Jackson propose d’amender le 
premier article en y ajoutant les mots suivants : 

“Mais nul ne sera eligible h la place de Tre¬ 
sorier plus de deux fois pendant six annees. 

Sur motion de Mr. LeBlanc, cet amendement 
est depose sur le bureau, et, 

Sur une motion subsequente, les articles pr£- 
sentes par Mr. Dufour sont adoptes. 

Mr. Herron propose d’ajouter Particle sui¬ 
vant a ceux que la Convention v ent d’adopter : 

Art.—Il y aura un auditeur des comptes pub¬ 
lics qui sera elu par les electeurs de l’Etat et 
qui restera en place pendant le terme de deux 
annees. 

Mais cet article est rejete. 

Mr. Parham presente Particle suivant qu’il 
propose d’inserer sous le titre des “Dispositions 
Generales.” 

La Legislature pourra etendre la juridiction 
des juges de paix au jugement des debts d’une 
importance secondaire; bien entendu, que l’ac- 
cuse ne sera pas emprisonne pendant plus de 
dix jours, et qu’il ne lui sera pas impose une 
amende de plus de 50 piastres h la discretion 
du juge de paix. 

Mr. Benjamin fait la motion de renvoyer la 
prise en consideration de cet article a mardi, 
afin de le prendre en meme temps que le rap¬ 
port du comite du Judiciaire. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

La Convention prend, ensuite, en considera¬ 
tion les rapports de la Minorite et Majorite du 
Comite sur la Franchise Electorale. 

Mr. Waddill propose d’en renvoyer la conside¬ 
ration, et demande que les dits rapports soi nt 



CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


53 


imprimes k I’usage des membres de la Conven¬ 
tion. 

Cette motion est. rejetee. 

Mr. Byrne propose de prendre en considera¬ 
tion, comme substitut a 1’article premier rap- 
porte par ia majorite, Particle presente par la 
minorite, qui est ainsi congu ; 

Art. 10. Tout individu male, libre et blanc, 
s’il a atteint l’&ge de vingt-et-un ans, reside 
dans l’Etat pendant les douze mois qui auront 
imm^diasement precede l'election, et pendrnt 
les derniers six mois, dans la paroisse dans la- 
quelle il se presente pour voter; et s’il est ci- 
toyen des Etats-Enis, aura le droit de suffrage. 
Dans tous les cas, excepte ceux de trahison, de 
felonie, de violation de la paix, ou d’atteinte a 
la surete publique, les electeurs jouiront du 
privilege de ne pouvoir etre arretes pendant 
qu’ils seront aux lieux d’election, ou qu’ils s’y 
rendront, ou qu’ils en reviendront. 

Mr. Armant fait la motion de deposer le sus- 
dit article sur le bureau. 

Sur laquelle motion Mr. Moss demande l’ap- 
pel nominal, qui presente le resultat suivant: 

MM. Anderspn, de St Landry ; Akenkead, 
Anderson, de Carroll, Armant, Bradford, Ben¬ 
jamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, Camp¬ 
bell, Cullens, Conrad, Declouet, Dorsey, Dou¬ 
glass, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards, d’Orleans; Ed¬ 
wards, de Washington ; Eggleston, Guion, Hayes, 
Hodges, Jones, Key, King, de St Landry; Leeds, 
Lobdell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews, d'Orleans; 
Martin, Mather, Olivier, de St Martin; Palfrey, 
Preaux, Pujo, Richardson, de Ste Marie ; Rose- 
lius, Roman, Roysden, St Paul, Swazey, Smith, 
d’Ouest-Feliciana; Sibley, Tatman, Thibodeaux, 
et Thompson votent dans Paffirmative—48. 

Et MM. Addison, Beard, Bienvenu, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Carter, Cotton, Connelly, Davidson, 
Deloney, Dosson, Dugue, Eustis, Gardere, 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron Hough, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, King, de Jackson; 
Leefe, LeBlanc, Mcllhenny, Mathews,de Pointe- 
Coupee; Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Parham, Pax¬ 
ton, Patterson, Price, Pierce, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son, de Ouachita ; Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, 
Starborough, Shelton, Smith, deWinn ; Stewart, 
Taliafero, Todd, Villere, Waddill et Wittington 
votent dans la negative—50. 

En consequence la motion est rejetee, et la 
Convention fait la motion de deposer Particle sur 
le bureau. x 

M. Smart fait la motion de biffer dans le sus- 
dit article, les mots “douze mois ” et “six mois”, 
et d’inserer les mots “ huit mois” et “ quatre 
mois 

M. Dufour fait la motion de deposer l’amende- 
ment sur le bureau; laquelle motion prevaut. 

Les membres ci-apres nommes demandent et 
obtiennent le privilege de faire enregistrer leurs 
votes contre la motion de deposer l’amendement 
sur le bureau, savoir : 

MM. Richardson, de Ouachita ; Todd, Beard, 
Smart, Herron, Harris, King, de Jackson ; Dos- 
eon, Parham, Addison, Isaacks, Waddill, Boyer, 


Cotton, Bienvenu, Eustis, Stewart, Sandidge, 
v r an Wickle, Mathews, de Pointe-Couppee; 
Pierce, Scarborough, Villere, Wittington, Jour- 
dan et Shelton. 

M. Martin propose de biffer “douze mois” et 
“six mois” dans le susdit article, et d'ins^rer 
les mots : “ deux ans” et “ un an” ; cette mo¬ 
tion est rejetee. 

M. Todd fait la motion de biffer “ douze mois ”, 
et d’inserer “ neuf mois ” ; et de biffer “ six 
mois”, et d'inserer “ trois mois”. 

Sur la motion de deposer l'amendement sur le 
bureau, l’appel nominal est demande et resulte 
comme suit: 

MM. Anderson, deStLy; Akenhead, Andrews, 
Anderson, de Carroll; Armant, Bradford, Ben¬ 
jamin, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Collens,Connelly, 
Conrad, Davidson, Deloney, Declouet, Dorsey, 
Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, de 
Washington; Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, 
Hayes, Hargis, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, 
Jones, Key, King, de St Landry; Leefe, Leeds, 
Le Blanc. Lobdill, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, 
d’Orleans ; Martin, Mather, Monge. Nicholls, 
Olivier, de Ste Marie ; Palfrey, Paxton, Patter¬ 
son, Preaux, Price, Pierson, Pujo, Reeves, Rich¬ 
ardson, de Ste Marie ; Roselius, Roman, Roys¬ 
den, St Paul, Swazey, Smith, d’Ouest-Feliciana; 
Sibley, Tatman, Thibodeaux et Thompson votent 
dans Paffirmative—70. 

Et MM. Addison, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, 
Cotton, Dosson, Edwards, d’Orleans ; Eustis, 
Harris, Herron, Isaacks, Jourdan, King, de 
Jackson; McMillen,Mathews,de Pointe-Coupee; 
Moss, Olivier, de St Martin ; Parham, Pierce, 
Richardson, de Ouachita; Ronquillo, Sandidge, 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, de Winn; 
Stewart, Taliafero, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, 
Waddill et Wittington votent duns la negative 
—33. 

En consequence la motion prevaut, et Pa- 
mendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Carter presente alors le proviso suivant : 

“ Bien entendu qu’un electeur ne perdra pas 
ses droits, d’electeur dans une paroisse jusqu'k 
ce qu’il les ait acquis dans une autre”. 

Sur motion, le proviso est adopte. 

M. Collens propose alors de biffer les mots “et 
qui sera citoyen des Etats-Unis ”, et d’inserer 
les mots: 

“Qui aura ete un an, citoyen des Etats-Unis”. 

M. Smart fait la motion de deposer la propo¬ 
sition sur le bureau. 

Pendant la consideration de la dite motion, 

Sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne a lundi, 
9 heures a. m. 

M. Jourdan-demande et obtient le privilege 
de faire enregistrer son vote contre la motion 
d’ajourner. 


Seance de lundi, 19 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformdment k 1’a 
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L’Hon. D. F. Kenner occnpele fauteuil et 89 
delegues repondent a l’appel. 

Sur motion, la Convention accorde un conge 
k MM. Bartlett et Hargis. 

M. Richardson, de Ste-Marie, demande et ob- 
tient l’autorisation de changer le vote qu'il a 
donne sur la motion que M. Armand avait faite 
de deposer sur le bureau la motion de M. Byrne 
d’adopter l'article 10 tel que l'avait rapporte le 
comite de la franchise electorate. Ay ant vote 
d’abord dans l’affirmative, M. Richardson vote 
maintenant dans la negative. 

Le meuie delegue demande et obtient la per¬ 
mission d’enregistrer son vote en faveur de l’a- 
doption de l’article 130. 

M. Besangon obtient aussi la permission d'en- 
registrer son vote contre l’adoption de l’article 
130. 

M. Todd, de la part du comite des amende- 
ments de la Constitution, soumet le rapport qui 
suit : 

Le comite des amendements a la Constitution, 
auquel a ete referee la proposition du delegue 
d’Est-Feliciana (le general Carter), relative- 
ment au mode d'amender la Constitution, a 
rhonnetir de representer 

Qu’il croit que le mode de revision que pres¬ 
ent la Constitution aetuelle contient des restric¬ 
tions inutiles, qu’il presente trop d’obstacles.aux 
changements qu il y aurait a faire dans la loi 
organique et qu’une methode plus expeditive, 
qui exigerait moins de temps et de formaliies en 
meme temps qu’elle offriraitau people tout le 
temps necessaire pour deliberer et donner sa 
sanction aux changements projetes, dispenserait 
de la necessite de convoquer une Convention et 
epargnerait les depenses qu’elle pourrait occa- 
sionner. II recommande done ce qui suit comme 
substitut a l’article de l’ancienne Constitution : 

Art. — Tous les amendements a cette Consti¬ 
tution seront proposes au Senat ou a la Cham- 
bre des Representants, et si les deux tiers des 
membres elus a chacune des deux Chambres y 
concourent, les dits amendements seront enre- 
gistres dans les jouraaux des deux Chambres 
avec le nom des membres qui auront vote pour 
ou contre respectivement, et le secretaire d’Etat 
les fera publier, en frangais et en anglais, pen¬ 
dant les trois mois qui precederontla prochaine 
election generate des representants k la Legis¬ 
lature de l’Etat, dans au moins un des journaux 
publies dans chaque paroisse de cet Etat, ou il 
se publie un journal; et les dits amendements 
seront sounds au peuple a la dite election, et si 
la majorite des electeurs qui auront vote k la 
dite election les approuvent et les ratifient, les 
dits amendements feront partie de la Constitu¬ 
tion de cet Etat. S'il est sounds plus d’un amen- 
dement k la fois, les dits amendements seront 
sounds de telle maniere que le peuple puisse vo¬ 
ter pour ou contre chaque article separement. 

(Signe) R. B. Todd, Rap. 

Sur motion de M. Richardson, du Ouachita, 
la Convention ordonne l’inpression de deux cents 
exemplaires du rapport ci-dessus. 

M. Guion, de la part du comite du ddparte- 


ment du legislatif, prdsente le rapport suivant: 

Le comite du Departement du Legislatif, au* 
quel ont e;e reletes les articles 8, 15 et 16 de la 
Constitution, a 1 hormeur de representer: 

Qu’apres avoir donne a ce sujet une conside¬ 
ration attentive, il est d opinion que l'article 8 
exige des amendements considerables et il a 
l’honneur de presenter un substitut qui renfer- 
me et embrasse sesvues a cet egard. 11 croit que 
les articles 15 et 16 devraient etre adoptes sans 
amendement. 

(Signe) George S. Guion, Rap. 

Art. 8.—La representation dans la Chambre 
des Representants sera egale et uniforme, et se¬ 
ra reglee et determinee par la population totale 
de chacune des paroisses de cet Etat. Chaque 
paroisse aura au moins un representant ; il ne 
sera cree aucune nouvelle paroisse avec un ter- 
ritoire de moins de six cent vingt-cinq milles 
caries, ni avec un nombre d electeurs moindre 
que le nombre entier dormant droit a un repre¬ 
sentant, ni lorsque la creation d’une telle nou- 
velle paroisse reduirait toute autre paroisse a 
une moindre etendue de territoire et a un nom¬ 
bre moindre d electeurs. Le premier denombre- 
ment a faire par les autorites de 1’Etat en vertu 
de cette Constitution, sera fait en l’annee 1853, 
le second en I’annee 1858, le troisieme en l’an- 
nee 1863 et les denotnbrements subsequents se¬ 
ront faits tous les dix ans par la suite,en la ma¬ 
il.ere qui sera prescrite par la loi a l’efl'et de 
determiner la population totale et le nombre des 
electeurs ayant qualite pour voter dans chaque 
paroisse ou dans chaque district electoral. A la 
premiere session reguliere de la Legislature, 
apres que chaque denombrement aura ete fait, 
la Legislature repartira la representation par- 
mi le3 diverses paroisses et districts electoraux 
sur la base de la population totale, comme il est 
dit ci-dessus.Un nombre representatif etant fixe', 
chaque paroisse ou district electoral aura le 
nombre de representants auquel sa population 
lui donnera droit, et un representant addition- 
1 nel pour toute fraction excedant la moitie du 
nombre representatif. Le nombre des Represen¬ 
tants ne sera jamais au-dessus de cent, ni au- 
dessous de soixante-dix. 

Jusqu'a ce qu’une repartition ait ete faite et 
que les elections aient eu lieud’apies la dite 
repartition, conformement a la premiere enume¬ 
ration qui sera faite, comme le present cet ar- 
; tide, la representation dans le Senat et la Cham¬ 
bre des llept esentants restera telle qu’elle est 
actuellement etablie par la loi. 

Les limites de la paroisse d Orleans sont, par 
le present, aggrandies de maniere h embrasser 
tout ce qui compose aujourd’liui la ville de la 
Nouvelle-Orleans, en y comprenant cette partie 
de la paroisse Jefferson, qui etait ci-devant con- 
I nue comme la ville de Lafayette 

Toute cette partie de la paroisse d’Orleans 
qui est situee sur la rive gauche du Mississipi, 
sera divisee par la Legislature en un nombre de 
districts representatifs qui n’excedera pas dix. 
Et jusqu'a ce qu’une repartition soit faite d’a- 
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vertu de cette Constitution, toute ccttepartie de 
la ville de la Nouvelle-Orleans qui etait com-- 
prise dans les limites de la ville de Lafayette 
sera annexee au premier District representatif 
et en fera partie, et les autres Districts repre- 
sentatifs resteront tels qu’ils sont. 

Art. 15. — La Legislature , chaque annee 
qu'elle r^partira la representation dans la 
Chainbre des Representants, divisera le Senat 
en districts senatoriaux. Nulle paroisse ne sera 
diviseepour la formation d’un district senato- 
riale, la paroisse d’Orleans exceptee. Ei toutes 
les fois qu’une nouvelle paroisse sera formee, 
elle sera annexee au district senatorial dont le 
territoire aura le plus contribue it sa formation, 
ou a toute autre district contigu, a la discretion 
de la Legislature; rnais elle nesera pas annexee 
k plus d'un district. Les Senateurs seront au 
nombre de trente deux, et ils seront repartis 
entre les districts senatoriaux d’apres la popu¬ 
lation totale contenue dans-les divers districts ; 
bien entendu que nulle paroisse n’aura droit a 
plus d’un huitieme du nombre entier des Sena¬ 
teurs. 

Art. 16. — Dans toutes les repartitions du 
Senat, la population de la ville de la Nouvelle- 
Orleans sera de luite de la population de tout 
l'Etat ; le restant de la population sera divise 
par le nombre vingt-huit, et le resultat produit 
par cette division sera le chiffre de proportion 
donnant a un district senatorial droit a un Se- 
nateur. Les paroisses. soit seules, soit reunies, 
rnais contigues, seront formees en districts ayant 
une population la plus rapprochee qu’il sera 
possible du nombre donnant a un district droit 
& un Senateur ; et si dans la repartition a faire 
il se trouve une paroisse ou un district dont la 
population soit plus forte ou plus faible d : un 
cinquieme que le chitfre de proportion, alors il 
pourra etre forme un district n’ayant pas plus 
de deux Senateurs et non autrement.— Aucune 
repartition nouvelle n’aura pour etfet d’abreger 
ladureedes fonctions d un Senateur deja elu a 
l epoque ou la repartition sera faite. — Lorsque 
le denombrement aura ete fait conformement 
aux dispositions de l’article 8, et que 1' Assemblee 
Generate se sera reunie, la Legislature ne pour¬ 
ra passer aucune loi tant qu'une repartition 
n’aura pas ete faite pour les deux Chambres de 
1’Assemblee Generate. 

Sur motion, la Convention ordonne l’impres- 
sion de 200 exemplaires de ce rapport. 

M. Smart demande la reconsideration du vote 
donne vendredi dernier, sur Particle presente 
par M. Benjamin relativement aux terresconce- 
dees a cet Etat par les Etats-Unis. 

Sur motion de M. Parham, cette demande est 
deposee sur le bureau, sujette a l’appel de la 
Convention. 

M. Roman, de la part de la majorite du comi¬ 
te des dispositions generates, presente le rap¬ 
port suivant : 

Le comite des dispositions generates auquel 
ont e'e referes les articles 113, 114, 121, 122, 
123, 124 et 125 et diverses resolutions relatives 
aux ameliorations interieures et aux terres ma- 


recageuses concedees'h cet^Etat par les Etats- 
I'nis, a lhonneur de presenter pour rapport les 
articles suivants : 

Ai t. 113.—Le credit de l’Etat ne sera en au¬ 
cune maniere prete ou donne en aide a aucune 
association ou corporation, excepte celles qui se¬ 
ront constitutes dans le but de faire des amelio¬ 
rations interieures dans les limites de l'Etat; et 
la foi de l'Etat ne sera pas engagee au profit 
d’aucune corporation ou compagnie d’actionnai- 
res pour plus d’un cinquieme du fonds capital 
de la dite corporation ou compagnie et les obli¬ 
gations ne seront fournies ou les paiements faits 
qu’en proportion du capital actuellement vote 
par les actionnaires. 

Art. 114.—L’Etat ne contractera aucune det- 
te commeil estprescrit ci-dessus, a moins qu’elle 
ne sdit autorisee par une loi pour un objet ou. 
une entreprise unique et formellement specifiee 
dans la loi qni ne prendra vigueur qu’apres 
qu’elle aura ete soumise au peuple a une elec¬ 
tion generate et aura repu une majorite des voix 
donnees pour ou contre a la dite election. Le 
montant total de dettes et d’obligations que 
l'Etatpourra contracter en vertu de cet article 
et de l’article qui precede n’excedera jamais 
la somme de huit millions de piastres. 

Art. 121.—Devrait etre rejete. 

Art. 122—Des corporations ayant le privilege 
de faire des operations de banque ou d’escomp- 
te seront creees, soit par des lois speciales, soit 
en vertu de lois generales. Mais, dans tous les 
' cas, la Legislature pourvoieraa l’enregistrement 
! de tous les billets et de toutes les obligations 
■ qu’elles emettront comme numeraire et elle exi- 
gera de bonnes garanties pour assurer la remis¬ 
sion de ces effets en especes. 

La Legislature ne pourra passer de lois auto- 
risant en aucune maniere, directement ou indi- 
rectement aucune personne, association ou cor¬ 
poration qui emet des billets de banque d’aucu- 
ne nature que ce soit a suspendre ses paiements 
en especes. 

Art. 124.—En cas d’insolvabilite d’aucune 
banque ou compagnie faisant des operations de 
banque, les detenteurs de billets emis par la di¬ 
te banque ou compagnie seront soldes de prefe¬ 
rence a tous les autres creanciers de la dite ins¬ 
titution. 

Art. 125.—La Legislature pourra passer telles 
lois qu’elle jugera convenables pour le renouvel- 
lement de la Banque des Citoyens de la Loui- 
siane et les actes qui ont deja ete passes a cet 
effet sont par le present ratifies et approuves. 

TITRE VII. 

Ameliorations Interieures. 

Art.—Il y aura un bureau des travaux pu¬ 
blics qui se composera de quatre commissaires. 
L'Etat sera divise en quatre districts contenant, 
autant que possible, un nombre egal d'electeurs 
et il sera elu, dans chaque district, un commis- 
saire qui restera en place pendant quatre ans , 
mais des quatre premiers qui seront elus, il en 
sera designe au sort deux qui ne seront en fonc¬ 
tions que pendant deux ans. 











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Art.—A la premiere session qu’elle tiendra 
apres l’adoption de cette Constitution, PAssem- 
blee Generale pourvoiera a Selection et ausa- 
lairedes eommissaires et & l’organisation du bu¬ 
reau. Les eommissaires qui seront elus a la pre¬ 
miere election s’assembleront le jour fixe par la 
loi et decideront au sort 1’ordre dans lequel leur 
terme d’office expirera. 

Art.—Les eommissaires devront diriger avec 
diligence etfidelite tous les travaux publics dans 
lesquels Pfitat sera interesse. Ils transmettront 
de temps en temps a PAssembeee Generale leurs 
vues concernant ces travaux et recommanderont 
les mesures qu’ils jugeront necessaires afin de 
disposer, avec le plus d’avantages, et pour les 
fins pour lesquelles elles out ete donnees, des 
terres inondees et marecageuses concedees & cet 
Etat par les Etats-Unis. Ils nommeront tous les 
officiers qui seront employes aux travaux pu¬ 
blics et rempliront tous les devoirs qui leur se¬ 
ront imposes par la loi. 

Art.—Les eommissaires pourrontetre demis de 
leur emploi par le concours d’une majorite des 
deux Chambres de l’Assemblee Generale. Mais 
la cause de leur deplacement sera porte dans le 
journal des deux Chambres. 

Art.—L’Assemblee Generale pourra, par un 
vote des trois cinquiemes des membres elus de 
chacune des deux Chambres, abolir ce bureau, 
lorsqu’elle croira que ce bureau des travaux pu¬ 
blics ne sera plus necessaire. 

Le comite s’est aussi occupe attentivement des 
resolutions et des articles qui lui ont ete referes 
relativement aux personries de eouleur libres et 
aux esclaves, et la majorite des membres du co¬ 
mite, est d'opinion que Pinteret public n’exige 
pas Pinsertion d’aucun article de cette nature 
dans la Constitution. 

(Signe) A. B. Roman, Rapporteur. 

Sur motion de M. Sandidge, la Convention or- 
donne l’impression de cinq cents exemplaires de 
ce rapport et le met a Pore du jour pour jeudi 
22 courant. 

M. Richardson de Ste Marie, presente la re¬ 
solution suivante : 

Resolu qu’k partir d'aujourd’liui laConvention 
tiendra, outre ses sessions du matin, des sessions 
du soir qui commenceront a 6 lieures P. M. 

M. Castellanos fait la motion de deposer cette 
resolution sur le Bureau. 

Sur la motion, M. Richardson de Ste-Marie 
demande l’appel nominal et il parait que 

MM. Besan^on, Beale, Beard, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, 
Connely, Conrad, Douglass, Duffel, Hatch, Har¬ 
ris, Herron, Hebert, Hodges, Jennings, King de 
Jackson, Leeds, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews de 
PteC., Moss, Monge, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Pujo, 
Ronquillo, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Simms, 
Talbot, Todd, Waddill et Wittington. 

38 delegues votentdans Paffirmative et 

MM. Anderson deSt-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, Addison, 
Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Byr¬ 
ne, Collens, Dalferes, Declouet, Dorsey, Leefe, 
LeBlanc, Lobdell, McMillen, Martin, Nicholls, 


| Olivier de St-Martin, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton* 

. Preanx, Pierce, Reeves, Richardson du Ouach. r 
Richardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Dosson, Du- 
gue, Edwards de W., Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, 
Gardere, Guion, Hough, Isaacks, Jourdan, Jo¬ 
nes, Key, King de St-Landry, Lapeyre, Risk, 
Roman, Roysden, Robinson, Sandidge, St-Paul, 
Shelton, Smith de Winn. Sibley, Stewart, Tat- 
man, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, Van- 
Wickle et Villere. 

62 delegues votent dans la negative, 

P.tr consequent, cette motion est deposee sur 
le bureau, et la resolution est adoptee. 

M. Risk presente la resolution suivante : 

Resolu que l’lmprimeur de la Convention soit 
autorise a imprimer-exemplaires du jour¬ 

nal et des debats de la Convention, conforme- 
ment aux conditions qui lui ont deja ete posees 
par la Convention. 

M. Risk propose de remplir le blanc, dans 
1 asusdite resolution, par le mot “,'mille”. 

M. Herron propose d’amender cette motion en 
inserant les mots “ deux mille ”. 

M. King, de St Landry, fait la motion de de¬ 
poser cette resolution sur le bureau, et la Con¬ 
vention y accede. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON-TERMIN'EES. 

La Convention reprend la consideration de 
de Particle 10, tel qu'il a e.e soumis par la mi- 
norite du comite de la Franchise Electorale, et 
dont elle s’occupait vendredi dernier, lors de son 
ajournement. 

M. Smart demande le rejet de Pamendement 
que M. Collens a presente a cet article. 

M. Cotton demande l’appel nominal, et il pa¬ 
rait que 

MM. Addison, Besan^on, Beale,Beard, Bienve¬ 
nu, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, 
Cotton, Connelly, Dalferes, Dosson, Dugue, Ens- 
tis. Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, Harris, Herron, 
Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, 
Key, Leefe, Leeds, Le Blane, Mcllhenny, Mc¬ 
Millen, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee ; Moss, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St Martin ; 'Par¬ 
ham, Paxton, Pierce, Pujo, Reeves, Richardson, 
de Ste Marie ; Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Rob¬ 
inson, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith, de 
Winn; Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Talia¬ 
fero, Thibodeaux, Todd, Villere, Waddill et 
Wittington votent dans Paffirmative—61. 

Et MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery,Anderson, de Carroll; Armant,Bernard, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Campbell, Col¬ 
lens, Conrad, Declouet, Dorsey., Douglass, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards, de "Washington ; Eggleston, Guion, 
Hodges, Jones, King, de St Landry ; Lapeyre, 
Lobdell, Lyle. Martin, Olivier, de Ste Marie; 
Palfrey, Preaux, Rixner, Roman, St Paul, Swa¬ 
zey, Scarborough, Sibley, Thompson et Wilcoxon 
votent dans la negative—37. 

En consequence la motion prevaut et Pa¬ 
mendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Collens propose alors debiffer les mots sui- 
vants “ et qui sera citoyen des Etats-Unis ”, et 





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d’inserer les mots “ qui aura ete depuis un mois, 
au moins, citoyen des Etats-Unis. 

Pendant la consideration de la dite motion, 
M. Jennings propose de renvoyer la considera¬ 
tion du sujet entier, jusqu’h ce que la Conven¬ 
tion s’occupede l’article 3, contenu dans le rap¬ 
port de la majorite du comite sur la Franchise 
electorate. 

La Convention passe alors h Particle 3 du sus- 
dit rapport, qui est ainsi con^.u : 

Art.— “ La Legislature devra pourvoirpar la 
loi & l’enregistrement des noms et residences de 
tous les electeurs de la ville de la Nouvelle-Or- 
Rjans, et pourra aussi pourvoir b l’enregistre- 
ment des noms des electeurs dans toutes pa- 
roisses ou villes ou le dit enregistrement sera 
necessaire.” 

M. Jennings fait la motion d’inserer apres le 
mot “ Orleans”, les mots suivants: “Au moins 
cinq jours avant une election”. 

M. Preaux propose de renvoyer le sujet et de 
le mettre a l’ordre du jour pour mercredi, le 21 
courant h la session du soir. 

M. Bienvenu demande la question prealable, 
qui prevaut. 

M. Eustis ay ant vote avec la majorite sur la 
demande de la question prealable, en demande 
la reconsideration—Accorde 

Le meme delegue presente alors le proviso 
suivant: 

“ Bien entendu, que P enregistrement des noms 
ne sera pas aux frais des electeurs”. 

M. Besamjon fait la motion de deposer le sujet 
entier sur le bureau. 

Sur quoi, M. Cotton demande l’appel nominal 
qui presente le resultat suivant: 

MM. Addison, Besangon Beale, Beard, Bienve¬ 
nu Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dos- 
son, Farmer, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hough, 
Isaacks, King, de Jackson; McMillen, Mathews, 
de Pointe-Coupee ; Moss, Parham, Paxton, 
Pierce, Reeves, Richardson d’Ouachita; Risk, 
Robinson, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, 
Smith, de Winn ; Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Ta- 
liafero, Villere, Waddill et Wittington votent 
dans P affirmative—40. 

Et MM. Anderson, de St Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Armant, Anderson, dc Carroll; Ber¬ 
nard, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Castel¬ 
lanos, Campbell, Collens, Connelly, Conrad, De- 
clouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dugue, Edwards, de 
Washington; Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hodges, 
Jennings, jourdan, Jones, King, de St Landry; 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdill, Lyle, Mcllhen- 
ny; Martin, Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, 
de Ste Marie ; Palfrey, Preaux, Pujo, Richard¬ 
son, de Ste Marie ; Rixner, Roman, Roysden, 
St Paul, Swazey, Scarborough, Tatman, Thi¬ 
bodeaux, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle et Wil- 
coxon votent dans la negative—54. 

En consequence, la motion de deposer sur le 
bureau estrejetee. 

La question premiere devant la Convention 
etant l’amendement present^ par M. Jennings, 
elle est mise aux voix et decidee dans Paffirma¬ 
tive—en consequence, l’amendement e£t adopts. 


Le proviso presente par M. Eustis etant alors 
en consideration, est adopte. 

M. Sandidge fait la motion de biffer les mots 
suivants : “ Et pourra aussi pourvoir a l’enre- 
gistrement des Electeurs dans toutes paroisses ou 
ville ou le dit enregistrement sera necessaire”. 

M. Cotton presente le proviso snivant: 

“ Bien entendu, que cette portion de la ville 
de la Nouvelle-Orteans, connue sous le nom de 
Quatrieme District, et la paroisse de Jefferson 
seront exempt^es des dispositions de cet article”. 

M. Eustis fait la motion de deposer le susdit 
amendement sur le bureau, et l’appel nominal 
est demande, qui presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson, de Ouachita ; Armant, Ber¬ 
nard, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Castella¬ 
nos, Campbell, Collens, Connelly, Conrad, De- 
clouet, Dorsey, Douglass, Dugue, Edwards, de 
Washington ; Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hodges, 
Jennings, Jones, Key, King, de St Landry ; La¬ 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdill, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
Martin, Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de 
Ste Marie ; Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Pierce, 
Pujo, Richardson, d’Ouachita ; Richardson, de 
Ste Marie ; Rizner, Risk, Roman, Roysden, St 
Paul, Swazey, Scarborough, Tatman, Thibo¬ 
deaux, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle et Wilcox- 
on votent dans l’affirmative—58. 

Et MM. Addison, Besangon, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Carter, Cot¬ 
ton, Dosson, Farmer, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, 
Hough, Isaacks, .Jourdan, Le Blanc, McMillen, 
Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee; Moss, Parham, 
Reeves, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, 
Shelton, Smith, de Winn; Sibley, Simms, Stew¬ 
art, Talbot, Taliafero, Villere, Waddill et Wit¬ 
tington votont dans la negative—38. 

La motion prdvaut, et l’amendement est, en 
en consequence, depose sur le bureau. 

Pendant la consideration de la motion de M. 
Sandidge, 

Sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne k demain 
matin k 9 heures. 


Mardi, 20 Juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformdment & l’a- 
journement. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Con¬ 
vention, occupe le fauteuil et 84 delegues t6- 
pondent & l’appel. 

Le Reverend M. Gache fait Pouverture des 
deliberations par des prieres. 

Sur motion de M. Hodges, la Convention ac¬ 
corde un congd h M. Davidson pour cause de 
maladie. 

Sur motion de M. Bullard, la Convention ac¬ 
corde un congd a M. Pierson pour cause de ma¬ 
ladie. 

M. Roysden, de la part de la minorite du co¬ 
mite des dispositions generales, presente le rap¬ 
port suivant : 


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Le soussigne, membre du comite des disposi¬ 
tions generates, n’adherant pas entierement au 
rapport de la majorite, a l'honneur de sournet- 
tre son rapport de minority ct de representer 
que 

Les restrictions renfermees par les articles 
113, 114, 121, 122 et 123 de la Constitution ac- 
tuelle furent, dans l’opinion du soussigne, les 
seules causes qui induisirent le peuple h, deman- 
der cette Convention. Les autres amendements 
que l’on est sur le point de faire (si toutefois on 
en fait), auraient pu etre retardes afin d'etre 
adoptes par le mode ordinaire de reviser la Con¬ 
stitution. Les besoins du pays exigeaient que 
les articles que je viens de citer fussent plus 
promptement effaces de la Constitution et que 
des dispositions plus liberates y fussent substi¬ 
tutes. 

Le soussigne ne croitpas que les amendements 
que la majorite du comite propose aux articles 
113, 114, 121 et 122 soient beaucoup plus libe- 
raux ou plus conformes aux besoins du peuple; 
et si le rapport de la majorite du comite etait 
adopte et les dispositions qu’il recommaude de- 
venaient partic de la nouvelle Constitution, le 
soussigne n’hesiterai pas a declarer que cette 
Convention s’est assemblee pour des objets d’u- 
ne importance et d’une utilite presque nulles. 

II est vrai que le projet d’ainendement a Par¬ 
ticle 113 permet a l’Etat d’engager sa foi au 
profit d’une amelioration interieure, pour un 
cinquieme du fonds capital de toute corporation 
qui aurait cet objet en vue. Mais cette autorisa- 
tion est tellement entouree de clauses restricti- 
ves, tant dans cet amendement que dafis P amen - 
dement suivant, que le soussigne craint fort 
qu’elle ne puisse etre d’aucune utilite au pays. 
Le soussigne prelere encore Particle 114 de no- 
tre presente Constitution a tous ies amendements 
qu’on y a proposes ; car, en vertu de cet article, 
on pourrait mettre en operation quelquesgrands 
travaux publics, avantageux a tout l’Etat, tan- 
dis que ces amendements ne permettraient peut- 
etre pas P execution d’aucune amelioration pu- 
blique. 

Le substitut que l’on propose h. Particle 122, 
ne satisfait pas, dans l'opinion du soussigne,aux 
besoins du peuple. II est vrai qu’il autorise les 
Banques; mais, aucune Banque, sinon celles 
connues comrae Banques libres, ne pourraient 
operer d’apres ce substitut. Les Banques, coin- 
munement appelees Banques priv.legiees, ne se- 
raient pas admises aux prerogatives de cette 
clause. 

Ce substitut pourrait augmenter le capital 
des banques a la Nouvelle Orleans, mais il agi- 
rait comrae une prohibition dans les campa- 
gnes si jamais elles croyaient utile d’avoir des 
Banques. 

Le soussigne n’est pas porte a autoriser l’Etat 
k engager sa foi ou a etablir un grand nombre 
de Banques ; mais il ne voudrait pas restrein- 
dre la legislation future au point d’empecher le 
developpement des ressources de l’Etat et de re¬ 
fuser au commerce les facilites que lui donne- 
rait un systems judicieux d’ameliorations inte- 
rieures. 


Le soussigne recommanderait- done P adoption 
des articles ci-annexes aux lieu et place des ar¬ 
ticles 113, 114 et 121, et le rejet des articles 122, 
123 et 124. 

(Signe) D. F. Roysden. 

Art. 113.—La Legislature n’engagera pas la 
foi del Etat pour le paiement d aucune obliga¬ 
tion, d’aucun hiliet ou d aucune autre dette au 
profit et a l'usage d'aucune personne, corpora¬ 
tion ou association politique ; a rnoins que ce nc 
soit des corporations ou des compagnies d'action 
naires qui auront pour unique objet quelques 
travaux d’amelioration interieure et, dans ce 
cas, la foi de l’Etat nepourra etre engagee pour 
plus d'un cinquieme du fonds capital inscrit et 
la loi qui engagera l'Etat ne sera obligatoire 
que lors qu’elle aura ete passee par deux diffe- 
rentes sessions de la Legislature. 

Art. 114.—L’Etat ne pourra devenir action- 
naire d’aucune corporation ou compagnie d’ac- 
tionnaires (et dans aucun cas d une compagnie 
ou d’une corporation faisant des operations de 
Banque ou d’escompte), pour une somme ex ce¬ 
dant le cinquieme du fonds capital de la compa¬ 
gnie, et il ne devra payer ses actions qu’en pro¬ 
portion du montant actuellement verse par les 
autres actionnaires. L'Etat ne pourra contrac¬ 
tor d’obligation en vertu de cet article et de 
celui qui precede que poUr la somme de huit 
millions de piastres. 

Sur motion de M. Sandidge, la Convention or- 
donne l’impression de deux cents exemplaires de 
ce rapport. 

M. Isaacks presente Particle suivant, qui est 
ainsi congu : 

La Cour Supreme tiendra ses sessions la 
Nouvelle-Orleans, depuis le premier lundi de 
novembre jusqu'a la fin du mois de juin inclu- 
sivement, et aux Opelousas, a Alexandrie et k 
Monroe, aux epuques qui seront fixees par la 
loi. 

Sur motion du merne delegue, cet article est 
depose sur le bureau jusqu'a ce que le rapport 
du Comite du Judicioire soit pris en conside¬ 
ration. 

M. Delony, de la part de la minorite du comi¬ 
te des Dispositions Generales, soumet le rapport 
suivant : 

Les soussignes, membres du comite des Dispo¬ 
sitions Generales, ne sont pas d'avis qu’il faille 
changer ou modifier Particle 113 de la Constitu¬ 
tion ; mais, ils ont l’honneur de soumettre a la 
Convention le proviso suivant, qu’il conviendrait 
d’ajouter k cet article, soit textuellement, soit 
en substance, savoir : 

Bien entendu que cet article ne sera pas in¬ 
terprets de maniere a defendre a l’Etat de sous- 
crire au fonds capital des chemins de fer ou des 
ameliorations qui se feront dans ses limites ; et 
bien entendu que toute loi de P Assemblee Gene¬ 
rate, autorisant l’Etat a souscrire comme ci-des- 
sus, soit approuvee par la majorite des elec- 
teurs de l’Etat a une election generate. 

Les soussignes proposent aussi le substitut 
suivant a Part. 114, savoir : 

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tractera k l’avenir n’excedera jamais la sorame 
de, cent mille piastres, excepte dans un cas de 
guerre, d’invasion ou d’insurrection. Mais, on 
vertu de l'articie qui precede, l'Etat pourra de- 
venir actionnaire d une compagnie oud une cor¬ 
poration cunstituee dans le but d’etablir un 
chemin de ter ou de faire d’autres ameliorations, 
pour une sotnme qui n'excedera pas le cinquie- 
me du fonds capital de la dite compagnie ou cor¬ 
poration. Bien entendu, que les dites souscrip- 
tions seront considetees comrne un pret garanti 
par des hypotheques speciales sur les travaux 
et les materiaux de la dite corporation ou com¬ 
pagnie. 

Les soussignes soumettent aussi ce qui suit 
comme substitut a l’articie 121 : 

“ L'Etat ne deviendra pas actionnaire au 
fonds capital d'aucune compagnie ou corpora¬ 
tion faisant des operations de Banque et ne sera 
pas proprietaire d’actions de Banque de quel- 
que nature que ce soit.” 

Ids recommandent aussi de conserver l’articie 
122, en l amendant comme suit : 

“linesera cree, renouvele ou prolonge au- 
■cune corporation pour faire des operations de 
Banque ou d’escompte, k moins que ce ne soit 
par une “loi generale” de la Legislature, qui 
sera d’abord soumise au peuple et approuvee par 
une majorite des electeurs de l'Etat.” 

A cause des amendements qu’ils viennent de 
proposer, les soussignes ne croient pas qu'il con- 
viendrait de supprimer entierement les articles 
123 et 124. 

Ils proposeraient, par consequent, d’amender 
l’articie 125 ainsi qu'il suit : 

“La Legislature n’accordera aucun monopole 
exclusif pour une periode de plus de vingt ans ; 
mais tout monopole pourra etre renouvele a l’ex- 
piration de ce terwe.” 

Les soussignes ont l’honneur de vous soumet- 
tre tout ce qui precede. 

(Sign6) Edward Delony. 

S. Van Wickle. 

Sur motion de M. Roysden, la Convention or- 
donne l’impression de deux cents exemplaires 
de ce rapport. 

M. Eustis, de la part de la minority du comite 
des Dispositions Generales, soumet le rapport 
qui suit : 

Le soussigne, membre du comite des Disposi¬ 
tions Generales, auquel ont 6’e r6feres les arti¬ 
cles 113, 114,121,122, 123, 124 et 125, et diver- 
ses resolutions relatives aux ameliorations inte- 
rieures,presente le rapport de minority qui suit: 

Art. 113.—La Legislature n’engagera pas la 
foi de l’Etat pour le paiement de bons, billets 
ou autres contrats ou obligations au profit ou k 
1'usage de qui que ce soit ni d’aucune corpora¬ 
tion ou corps politique quelconque. Mais l’Etat 
aura le droit d’emettre de nouveaux bons en 
paiement des obligations ou des engagements 
qu il a deja contracted, qu’ils soient echus ou 
non ; toutefois, les dits nouveaux bons ne pour- 
ront pas etre emis pour un montant plus consi¬ 
derable ni a un taux d’interbt plus 61ev6 que 


les obligations originelles qu’ils seront destines 
a remplacer. 

Art. 114.—Le montant total des dettes q'li 
seront contractees k 1’avenir par la Legislature 
n’excedera jamais la somme de cent mille pias¬ 
tres, excepte dans le cas d’une guerre a soute- 
nir, ou d une invasion a repousser, ou d’une in¬ 
surrection a etouffer, k moins que ces dettes ne 
soient autorisees par la loi pour quelque objet 
ou quelque ouvrage particulier formellement 
specifiedans la loi, laquelle devra pourvoir par 
une taxe aux voies et moyens de paiement des 
interets courants pendant toutle temps pour le- 
quel la ditedette aura ete contractee et de rem- 
boursement entier et ponctuel a eclieance du 
capital emprunie ; cettb loi ne sera en vigueur 
qu apres qu’elle aura ete passeepar une majo¬ 
rite des membres elus a chacune des deux Cham- 
bres de l’Assemblee Generale et ratifiee par une 
majorite des electeurs de l’Etat a la proehaine 
election generale ; et alors elle ne pourra etre 
abrogee tant que le principal et les interets de 
la dette ne seront entierement acquittes. 

Art. 121.—L’Etat ne souscrira pas au fonds 
capital d'aucune compagnie ou corporation d’ac- 
tionnaires. 

Art. 122.—II nesera pas cree de corporations 
dans cet Etat par des lois speciales, excepte les 
corporations politiques ou municipales ; mais 
la Legislature pourvoiera, par des lois genera¬ 
les, a ^organisation de toutes les autres corpo¬ 
rations et a l'enregistrement de tous billets ou 
de toutes obligations emis comme numeraire et 
exigera de bonnes garanties pour la remission 
des dits elfets en especes. 

Le soussigne concourt avec la majorite a l'd- 
gard des autres articles qu’elle a presentes dans 
son rapport, savoir, les articles 123 et 124. 

Le soussigne est aussi du meme avis que la 
majorite relativement au titreVI, intitule “Des 
Ameliorations interieures” et relativement & ses 
conclusions concernant les personnes de couleur 
libres et les esclaves. 

(Signe) Geo. Eustis, Jr. 

Sur motion, la Convention ordonne l’impres- 
sion de deux cents exemplaires de ce rapport. 

M. Delony, de la part de la minority du comi¬ 
te des Ameliorations Interieures, soumet k la 
Convention les articles suivants : 

Ameliorations Interieures. 

A la premiere session aprbs l’adoption de cetto 
Constitution, l’Assemblee Generale devra creer 
un Departement de Levees ou d’Ameliorations 
Intdrieures dans le but de garantir les terres 
basses de cet Etat contre les inondations ; le dit 
Departement operera sur la garantie des terres 
raarecageuses que les Etats-Unis ont conceddes 
a l’Etat, et le produit dela ventedes dites terree 
sera affecte a cet objet seulement. 

Et l’Assemblee Generale passera toutes les 
lois necessaires pour pourvoir k la vente des di¬ 
tes terres etetablira un svstbme general de le- 
vees, de digues, d’egouts. etc., sous la direction 
d ingenieurs ou de commissaires ou de tels au¬ 
tres ofiSciers de l’Etat qu’elle jugera convenables 
pour veiller a la protection des dites terres. 




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Tout ce qui precede est respectueusement sou- 
mis k votre consideration. 

(Signe) S. Van Wickle, 

“ Edw. Delony. 

Sur motion de M. Simms, la Convention or- 
donne l’impression de deux cents exemplaires de 
ce rapport pour son usage. 

M. Thompson presente la resolution suivante : 
Resolu que les articles 133, 134, 135, 136, 
137, 138 et 139 soient referes au comite de l’e- 
ducation pubique. 

Sur motion du m6me delegu£, cette resolution 
est referee au comite de l’education publique 
avec mission de faire son rapport le plus tdt pos¬ 
sible. 

M. King de St-Landry, propose de prendre en 
consideration la resolution que M. Risk a pre¬ 
sentee hier. 

M. King de St-Landry fait la motion de rem- 
plir le blanc de cette resolution par les mots 
“deux mille exemplaires en anglais et mille en 
frangais. Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Risk propose, comme amendement, d’inse- 
rer les mots “mille exemplaires.” 

M. Cotton propose, comme sous-amendement. 
d’ins^rer les mots “cent cinquante.” 

La question est posee sur 1’amendement de 
M. Risk qui est adopte. 

M. Smart, fait la motion d’effacer, de l’amen- 
dement de M. Risk, le mot “millle” et d’y subs- 
tituer “ huit cents exemplaires en anglais et 
quatre cents en frangais.” Mais cette motion ne 
prevaut pas. 

M. Preaux fait la motion d’eflfacer “mille” et 
d’inserer les mots •‘mille copies en anglais et 
cinq cents copies en frangais. M. Risk accepte 
cet amendement et la resolution avec 1’amende¬ 
ment, apres lecture, est sur motion adoptee 
comme suit: 

Resolu que l’imprimeur de cette Convention 
est requis d’imprimer mille copies en anglais et 
cinq cents copies en frangais du journal et des 
debats de la Convention. L’anglais et le frangais 
devrontetre publies en volumes separes. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON TERMINEES. 

La Convention reprend en consideration Par¬ 
ticle k la loi d’enregistrement tel qu’il est rap- 
porte par la majorite du comite de la franchi¬ 
se electorate dont la Convention s’occupait hier 
k son ajournement. 

M. Preaux fait la motion de diflferer k demain 
la prise en consideration du dit article. Cette 
motion ne prevaut pas. 

La Convention prend alors en consideration le 
dit article et la question etant sur la motion de 
M. Sandidge d’effacer les mots suivants, savoir : 
,,et pourra aussi pourvoir k Penregistrementdes 
eiecteurs dans toute paroisse ou ville dans la- 
quelle le dit enregistrement sera jug£ ndces- 
saire.” 

Sur l’adoption du dit amendement M. Richard¬ 
son de Ouachita demande l’appel nominal qui 
jtesulte comme suit : 

MM. Addison, Besangon, Beale, Beard, Boyer, 


Bullard, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, Connely, 
Conrad, Dalferes, Delony, Declouet, Dosson, 
Douglass, Duffel, Edwards de W., Farmer, 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Plerron, Hebert, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jourdan, King de St- 
Landry, King de Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Lobdell, LeBlanc, Mcllhenny, McMillen, 
Mathews de Pte-Coupee, Moss, Monge, Olivier 
de Ste-M., Olivier de St-M., Parham, Paxton, 
Pierce, Phillips, Reeves, Richardson du Oua., 
Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith d’O. F., Smith de 
Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill, 
Wittington et Wilcoxon, 

70 delegues votent dansl’affirmative et 

MM. Anderson de St-L., Akenhead, Avery, 
Anderson de Carrol, Armant, Bernard, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Col- 
lens, Dugue, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key, Lyle, Martin, Palfrey, 
Preaux, Richardson de Ste-M., Rixner, Roman, 
Robinson, St-Paul, Swazey, Shaw, Tatman et 
Thibodeaux. 

32 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et les mots 
sont effaces. 

M. Cotton fait la motion d’eflfacer de Particle 
le mot “devra” et d’y substituer le mot “pour¬ 
ra. ” 

M. King de St-Landry, fait la motion de de¬ 
poser cet amendement sur le bureau. 

M. Phillips demande l’appel nominal qui r6- 
sulte comme suit ; 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, Brother, Bou¬ 
dousquie, Buisson, Castellanos, Campbell, Col- 
lens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Du¬ 
gue, Duffel, Edwards de St-Tammany, Eggles¬ 
ton, Gardere, Harris, Hargis, Hodges, Hunt, 
Jennings, Jones, Key, King de St-Landry, La¬ 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
Martin, Monge, Olivier de St-Martin, Olivier de 
Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Pujo, Rix¬ 
ner, Risk, Roman, Roysden, Swazey, St-Paul, 
Scarborough, Smith d’O. F., Tatman, Thibo¬ 
deaux, Thompson et Wilcoxon. 

55 delegues votent dans l’affirmative et 

MM. Addison, Besangon, Bernard, Beale, 
Beard, Boyer, Bullard, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, 
Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, Farmer, Guion, Hatch, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Jourdan, King 
de Jackson, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews de 
Pte-C.,Moss, Parham, Pierce, Phillipps. Reeves, 
Richardson de Ste-Marie, Richardson du Oua., 
Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, 
Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill 
et Wittington. 

48 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent Pamendement est depose sur 
le bureau. 

M. King de Jackson propose d’inserer k la 
suite du proviso de M. Eustis, les mots suivants ; 
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M. Hunt, prtsente le substitut suivant au dit 
article: 

Deslois seront etablies pour constater par des 
preuves certaines, ceux des citoyens qui auront 
des quality pour exercer le droit de suffrage. 

M. King de St-Landry demande la question 
prealable. Laquelle demande est accordee. 

La question premiere etant sur le substitut 
present^ par M. Hunt, la Convention ordonne 
qu’il soit depose sur le bureau. 

La proposition deM. King de Jackson etant 
alors devant la Convention, elle est deposee sur 
le bureau. 

Les delegues dont les noms suivent demandent 
et obtiennent permission de faire enregistrer, 
leurs votes en faveur de la proposition de M. 
King de J ackson : 

MM. Carter, Hatch, Addison et Jourdan. 

Sur la motion d’adopter 1’article ainsi qu’il 
est amende et qui est ainsi congu : 

La Legislature devra pourvoir par la loi k 
l’enregistrement des noms et residences de tous 
les tlecteurs de la ville de la Nouvelle-Orleans. 

M Smart demande l’appel nominal qui pre- 
sente le resultat suivant: 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castel¬ 
lanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, De- 
clouet, Douglass, Dugut, Duffel, Enwards de Pte 
C., Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Harris, Hodges, 
Hunt, Jennings, Jones, King de St-L., Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMil- 
len, Martin, Monge, Olivier de St-Martin, Oli¬ 
vier de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Preaux, Pujo, Iiix- 
ner, Bisk, Roman, Roysden, St-Paul, Swazey, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Smith d’O. F., Tatman, 
Thibodeaux, Thompson et Wilcoxon, 

Votent dans l’affirmative—57. Et 

MM. Addison, Besangon, Bernard, Beale, 
Boyer, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delo- 
ny, Dosson, Farmer, Guion, Hatch, Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Jourdan,King 
de Jackson, LeBlanc, Mathews de Pte C., Moss, 
Parham, Paxton, Phillips, Pteeves, Richardson 
de Oua., Richardson de Ste-Marie, Ronquillo, 
Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith de 
Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafe- 
ro, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill et Wit- 
tington, 

Votent dans la negative.—46. 

En consequence la motion prevaut et Particle 
est adopte ainsi amende. , 

M. Jourdan presente par ecrit les raisons pour 
lesquelles il a vote contre l’adoption du susdit 
article et demande et obtient qu’elles soient in- 
strees sur le journal en ces termes : 

Je vote non, etant d’opinion que le mot “de¬ 
vra” est trop imperatif et imose des restrictions 
sur le peuple, et que le sujet est plutot du res- 
sort de la Legislature. 

Jourdan, de Jefferson. 

La Convention prend alors en consideration 
Particle rapporte par la minorite du comite de 
la franchise electorale, avec l’amendement pre¬ 
sente par M. Collens. Lequel amendement est 
ainsi congu : 


“Qui aura tte depuis au moins un mois ci¬ 
toyen des Etats-Unis.” 

Sur la motion de deposer l’amendement sur le 
bureau, M. Herron demande l’appel nominal 
qui presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Avery, Andrews, Anderson, de Carroll; 
Addison, Besangon, Beale, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delo- 
ney, Declouet, Dosson, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, 
de Washington ; Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King, 
de St Landry ; Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, Mcllhen¬ 
ny, McMillen, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee; 
Moss, Monge, Olivier, de St Martin ; Parham, 
Paxton, Pierce, Phillips, Pujo, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son, d’Ouachita ; Richardson, de Ste Marie; 
Risk, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, 
Smart, Shelton, Smith, d’Ouest-Feliciana ; 
Smith, de Winn ; Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tal¬ 
bot, Taliafero, Thompson, Van Wickle, Villere, 
Waddill, Wittington et Wilcoxon votent dans 
P affirmative—71. 

Et MM. Anderson, de St Landry : Akenhead, 
Armant, Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connelly, Conrad, 
Eggleston, Guion, Hough, Hodges, Lapeyre, 
Lobdill, Lyle, Martin, Olivier, de Ste Marie; 
Palfrey, Preaux, Rixner, Roman, St Paul, Swa¬ 
zey, Shaw, Scarborough, Tatman, Thibodeaux et 
Todd votent dans la negative—31, 

La motion prevaut, et Pamendement est de¬ 
post sur le bureau. 

M. Sandidge presente le proviso suivant, & 
etre insere apresle mot “ voter”. 

Bien entendu, que nul ne sera prive du droit 
de voter pour des fonctionnaires de Districts dans 
la paroisse ou il reside, s’il a reside dans le Dis¬ 
trict pendant le laps de temps prescrit par cet 
article.” 

Sur motion de M. Hunt le susdit proviso est 
depose sur le bureau. 

M. Sandidge demande et obtient le privilege 
de faire enregistrer son vote contre la motion de 
M. Hunt de deposer le proviso sur le bureau 
Lecture est faite comme suit de Particle, qui 
est alors adopte : 

Art.—“Tout individu male, libre et blanc, s’il 
a atteint l’&ge de 21 ans, et s’il a reside dans 
l’Etat pendant les 12 mois qui auront imme- 
diatement precede l’election, et pendant les der- 
niers 6 mois dans la paroisse dans laquelle il se 
presentera pour Woter, et s’il est citoyen des 
Etats-Unis, exercera les droits d’electeur. Dans 
tous les cas, exceptt ceux de trahison, de ftlonie, 
de violation de lapaix, ou d’atteinte a la surete 
publique, les electeurs jouiront du privilege de 
ne pouvoir etre arretes pendant qu’ils seront 
aux lieux d’election ou qu’ils s’y rendront ou 
qu’ils en reviendront. Bien entendu qu’aucun 
electeur ne perdra son droit de suffrage dans 
une paroisse avant de P avoir acquis dans une 
autre.” 

M. Preaux presente par 6crit les raisons qui 
Pont engage a voter en faveur de la motion de 
M. Collens, qui exige qu’un citoyen naturalist 




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ait £te pendant un mois, au moins, citoyen des 
Etats-Unis, avant d’acquerir le droit de suffrage; 
Et aussi sur l’article qui impose a la Legisla¬ 
ture 1’obligation de passer une loi “d’enregistre- 
ment.” 

“Je vote our, parce que 1’intention de ces ar¬ 
ticles n’est pas d’imposer des restrictions aux 
citoyens naturalises, mais seulement pour preve- 
nir les nombreuses fraudes qui ont ete jusqua 
present cornmises, pour proteger le scrutin, et 
pour purifier la Franchise Electorale, et enlever 
les tentations qui sont attachees aux pratiques 
frauduleuses. (Signe) Robert Preaux. 

M. Collens presente la resolution suivante, qui 
est lue, et sur motion, releree au comite de 
Style. 

“ Resolu que les differents articles et clauses 
dans la Constitution, relatifs a la Franchise 
Electorale, soient compris sous un titre separe.” 

La Convention prend en consideration l’ordre 
special du jour : 

Le rappoit du comite du pouvoir judiciaire. 

Sur motion de M. Hunt, le susdit rapport est 
renvoye, sujet a l’appel de la Convention. 

M. Leeds propose de passer au titre 8 de la 
Constitution : “ De la revision de la Constitu¬ 
tion ”, laquelle motion prevaut. 

Sur motion de M. King, de St Landry, la Con¬ 
vention prend, comme substitut a Particle 8 de 
la Constitution, Particle rapporte par le Comite 
-des Amendements a la Constitution, savoir : 

Art 140—Toute proposition d’amender cette 
Constitution pourra etre faite dans le Senat ou 
dans la Chambre des Representants, et si l’a- 
mendement ou les amendements proposes sont 
adoptes par les deux-tiers des membres elus a 
chaque Chambre et approuves par le Gouver- 
neur, ils seront portes sur leurs journaux res- 
pectifs avec les appels nominaux y relatifs, et le 
secretaire d’Etat les fera publier en frangais et 
en anglais trois mois avant la prochaine election 
des representants a l’Assemblee Generale, dans 
au moins un journal de chacune des paroisses 
de PEtat ou se publiera un journal, et les 
amendements ainsi proposes, seront soumis au 
peuple a la dite election; et si la majorite des 
electeurs ayant qualite pour voter, approuve et 
ratifie ces amendements, ils deviendront partie 
integrante de la Constitution 

Si plusieurs amendements sont soumis au 
peuple a la fois, ils seront soumis de cette ma- 
niere et dans telle forme que le peuple puisse 
voter separement pour ou contre chaque amende¬ 
ment. 

M. Collens presente Pamendement ^uivant, h 
etre insere a la suite du susdit article, savoir : 

“ La Legislature pourra, par une majorite des 
deux-tiers, approuve par le Gouverneur et par 
une majorite du peuple, convoquer une Conven¬ 
tion pour etablir une nouvelle Constitution.” 

Sur motion, Pamendement est depose sur le 
bureau. 

M. Phillips fait la motion d’amender Particle 
en effagant les mots “deux-tiers” et inserant 
“ trois cinquiemes”. 

M. King, de St Landry, demande la division 


de la question, qui, etant faite, sur la motion 
d’effacer, est rejetee. 

M. Taliafero fait la motion d’elfacer dans la 
troisieme ligne, les mots suivants : “et approu¬ 
ve par le Gouverneur.” 

M. King, de St Landry, fait la motion de d^- 
poser Pamendement sur le bureau ; cette motion 
prevaut. 

Sur motion, Particle rapporte par le comite 
des amendements h, la Constitution, est adopte 
sans amendement. 

M. Phillips propose alors de prendre en consi¬ 
deration le rapport du comite judiciaire. 

La Convention passe done a Particle 62, qui 
est ainsi congu : 

“ Le pouvoir Judiciaire sera confie a une Cour 
Supreme, a de telles Cours inferieures que la 
Legislature pourra, de temps a autres, ordon- 
ner et etablir, et a des justices de paix.” 

Mr. Eggleston fait la motion d'effacer le mot 
“ordonner” et d’inserer le mot “instituer.” 
Cette motion est repoussee. 

Mr. Olivier de Ste Marie propose d’inserer 
apres les mots “Cour Supreme,” les mots 
“Cours de Districts.” 

Mr. Hunt fait la motion de deposer Pamende¬ 
ment sur le Bureau ; laquelle motion prevaut. 

Mr. Castellanos fait la motion de deposer le 
rapport sur le Bureau sujet a l’appel de la Con¬ 
vention. 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

Sur motion de Mr. Hunt, Particle est adopte 
sans amendement. 

L’article 63 est alors lu en cestermes, savoir : 

“ La Cour Supreme, sauf les cas gi- apres spe¬ 
cifies, exercera une juridiction d’appel seule¬ 
ment, laquelle juridiction embrassera toutes les 
affaires dans lesquelles la valeur de l’objet en 
litige, excedera la somme de trois cents piastres ; 
toutes les affaires dans lesquelles la constitution- 
nalite ou la legalite d une taxe, d’un peage, 
d’un impot, d’une amende, de confiscations et 
peines inlligees par les corporations municipales 
sera mise en question ; et dans les affaires cri- 
minelles elle s'etendra aux questions de droit 
seulement toutes les fois que la peine infligee 
sera la mort ou les travaux forces, ou lorsque 
l’amende imposee excedera la somme de trois 
cents piastres. La Legislature aura le droit de 
restremdre la Cour Supreme aux questions de 
droit seule i ent dans les affaires civiles. 

Mr. Lobdell fait la motion de biffer la der- 
niere clause, a la suite du mot “piastres.” 

Mr. Herron propose, comme sous-amendement, 
d’inserer apres le mot “seulement” dans la 2de 
ligne les mots suivants : “et dans les affaires 
jugees par un Juri, aux questions de droit seule¬ 
ment.” 

Mr. Swazey fait la motion ded^poserles deux 
amendemens sur le Bureau; cette motion pre¬ 
vaut. 

M. Eggleston propose le substitut suivant au 
sus-dit article: 

Art. 63—La cour supreme, sauf les cas ci- 
apres specifies, exercera une juridiction cPappel 
seulement, laquellejuridiction embrassera toutes 





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les affaires dans lesquelles la valenr de l’objet 
en litige excedera la somme de trois cents 
piastres; toutes les affaires dans lesquelles la 
constitutionnalite ou lalegalite d une taxe, d’un 
peage ou d’un impot, quelqu’en soit l'espece ou 
la nature, sera rnise en question, cette juridic- 
tion ernbrassera egalement toutes les amendes, 
confiscations, et peines infligees par les corpo¬ 
rations municipales, ct dans les affaires crimi- 
nelles, elle s’etendra aux questions de droit seule- 
ment toutes les fois que la peine infligee sera la 
mort ou les travaux de force, ou lorsque 1’amende 
imposee excedera la somme de trois cents pi¬ 
astres. La Legislature aura le pouvoir de 
restreindre la juridiction de la Cour Supreme 
aux questions de loi dans les affaires civiles. 

Sur motion de Mr. Hunt le substitut est de¬ 
pose sur le Bureau. 

Et sur une seconde motion Particle est adopte 
sans amendement. 

Mr. Key ayant vote avec la majorite sur la 
motion d’adopter la resolution presentee, bier, 
par Mr. Richardson de Ste Marie, relative aux 
seances du soir, en demande la reconsideration, 
qui est accordee. 

Sur la motion du meme delegue la dite reso¬ 
lution est abrogee. 

Sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne a de- 
main matin a 9 heures. 


Mercredi, 21 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se re unit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 

Le Reverend M. Harmond fait l’ouverture des 
deliberations par des prieres. 

L Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion,occupe le fauteuil,et 104 delegues repondent 
h l’appel. 

M. Taliafero, de la part de la minorite du 
comite du Departement Legislatif, presente le 
rapport suivant : 

Les soussignes, membresdu comite du Depar¬ 
tement du Legislatif, auquel ont ete re teres les 
articles 8, 15 et, 16 de la Constitution, n ayant 
pu s’accorder avec la majorite de ce comite, ont 
l’honneur de presenter un rapport separe et de 
representer ce qui suit : 

Nous ditterons avec la majorite principalement 
relativement a la base de la representation. La 
majorite du comite recointnande d’adopter pour 
base la population totale de I’Etat. Cette base 
comprend, par consequent, les esclaves et les 
persounes de couleur libres. La minorite du co¬ 
mite ne peut pas, en fixant la base de la repre¬ 
sentation, reconnaitre comrae personnes les es¬ 
claves et les gens de couleur libres. D'apres nos 
institutions, les eselales n’ont pas d’existence 
politique. Dans cette circonstancc, nous ne pou- 
vons les regarder que comme proprietes, et nous 
nous opposerons toujours a ce que la propriete 
devienne la base de la representation dans au- 
cune des branches de la Legislature, particulife- 


rement dans la branche la plus nombreuse. Si 
nous adoptons pour base la population totale, 
notre representation ne sera jamais egale. Nous 
nous y opposons, done, parce qu’elle serait con- 
traire au genie des institutions republicaines, 
parce qu’elle attaque cette egalite parfaite de 
droits politiques qui devrait exister chez le peu- 
ple qui constitue seul le pouvoir gouvernemen- 
tal, parce qu’elle est fondee sur des raisons fri- 
voles et parce qu’elle engendrera le meconten- 
tement et le decouragement parmi le peuple, si 
elle est adoptee. C’est le principe meme du re- 
publicanisme, que tout citoyen libre doit jouir 
d’une egalite aussi parfaite, quant aux droits 
politiques, qu’aucun autre citoyen libre de la 
meme communaute. Dans les conciles de LEtat, 
les desirs et les besoins de tous les citoyens de- 
vraient etre egalement entendus et avoir le me¬ 
me poids et la meme influence En nous basant 
sur la population blanche ou en adoptantla base 
electorate, nous obtiendrions cette egalite d'une 
inaniere plus parfaite queparaucune autre me- 
thode que nous puissions adopter. Mais nous 
n’obtiendrons jamais ce resultat si nous adop¬ 
tions pour base la population totale ; — ce que 
nous prouverons facilement — Par exemple : 
D’apres le recensement de 1850, la paroisse de 
Tensas contient une population de neuf cents 
blancs et huit mille cent-trente-huit esclaves, 
en tout, neuf mille quarante D’apres le meme 
recensement, la paroisse de Concordia renferme 
une population blanche de huit cent-vingt-trois 
Times et une population esclave de six mille neuf 
cent-trente-quatre ames, faisant un total de 
sept mille sept cent-cinquante-huit habitants. 
Supposant que le nombre des Representants soit 
de 100 et calculant d’apres le meme recensement, 
nous verrons que ces deux paroisses reunies ne 
renferment pas une population suffisante pour 
leur donner, collectivement, droit a un represen- 
tant, si nous basons la representation sur les 
blancs seulement, et qu’elles n’ont de represen- 
tant qua cause de Particle qui exige que cha~ 
que paroisse ait un representant. Mais si nous 
nous basons sur la population totale, la paroisse 
de Tensas aurait droit k deux Representants, et 
la paroisse de Concordia aurait presque le chif- 
fre necessaire pour en elii’ele meme nombre. De 
meme, nous basant sur la population totale, la 
paroisse de Claiborne, qui possede une popula 
tion blanche de quatre mille neuf cent-quarante- 
neuf ames et la paroisse de Bienville, qui compte 
trois mille six cent-vingt-trois blancs, n'au- 
raient droit qu’a un Representant chacune. 
Nousvoyons done que la population blanche de 
Tensas et de Concordia, qui ne se monte qu'a 
dix-sept-cent-vingt-trois habitants, aura plus 
de pouvoir et d’influence a la Chambre des Re¬ 
presentants que celle de Claiborne et de Bien¬ 
ville, qui se monte h huit mille cinq cent-soixan- 
te-douze. La paroisse de Claiborne renferme 
mille soixante-dix-neuf eleeteurs et celle de 
Bienville en renferme sept cent-soixante-sept, 
faisant un total de 1846 eleeteurs dans les deux 
paroisses. Dans la paroisse de Tensas il y a 330 
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a 280, en tout, dans les deux paroisses, 610. 
Par consequent, 610 electeurs dans les parois¬ 
ses de Tensas et de Concordia auraient plus de 
poids et d’influence que 1846 electeurs dans les 
paroisses de Claiborne etde Bienville, parce que 
ces deux dernieres paroisses n’auraient droit 
qu’h deux Representants tandis que celles de 
Tensas et de Concordia en eliraient trois. 

Nous regardons comme un principe faux et 
inapplicable k la condition de ce pays, que la 
propriete doive etre representee aussi bien que 
les personnes. En Angleterre, ou il y a des clas¬ 
ses distinctes, ou la societe se compose de diffe- 
rents ordres clairement definis, ou tous les pro¬ 
prietaries se trouvent dans une ou deux classes, 
tandis que l’autre classe est composee d’une 
grande partie du peuple qui ne possede pas de 
proprietes et qui ne peut posseder de biens 
fonds, cette doctrine est acceptee et il n’y a pas 
de doute qu’elle soit equitable ; car, dans une 
societe ainsi organisee, il faut que les droits de 
la propriete soient garantis contre les empiete- 
ments qui n’ont aucun interet k les proteger. 
Mais l’etat des choses est tout-a-fait different 
en Louisiane. Nous pouvons avancer en toute 
sfirete que la majorite des electeurs de tout l’E- 
tat (excepte la Nouvelle-Orleans) est composee 
de proprietaires. Un grand nombre d’entre eux 
possede des terres ou des esclaves ou des terres 
et des esclaves en meme temps. Sous l’influence 
protectrice de nos institutions, il est au pouvoir 
de tout le monde d’acquerir des proprietes quel- 
conques. C’est pourquoi la plupart de nos con- 
citoyens possedent soit des terres ou des escla¬ 
ves, ou ces deux genres de proprietes a la fois. 
Celui qui possede une petite habitation ou une 
terre qu’il cultive et qu’il ameliore pour y de- 
meurer lui et sa posterite, et qui possede quel- 
ques esclaves, est tout aussi interesse a l’etablis- 
sement de lois pour la conservation etla protec¬ 
tion de la propriete que le plus riche cultivateur 
de l’Etat. Alors, puisque cet interet general et 
commun, qui resulte de la possession de terres 
et d’esclaves, est et sera evidemment toujours 
l’interet preponderant de l’Etat, ou est la ne- 
eesssite a’etablir ces deux elements distincts de 
representation ? Pourquoi etablir un systeme 
de representation qui entraine evidemment une 
inegalite flagrante parmi les paroisses et parmi 
les citoyens des diverses paroisses ? Mais si la 
propriete doit etre representee, pourquoi n’ap- 
pliquer ce principe qu’aux esclaves seulement ? 
Pourquoi n’y pas comprendre les terres, les mai- 
sons et les terrains, et toute autre espece de 
propriete ? B’apres ce raisonnement, cette base 
de representation serait evidemment inegale 
dans son application. Pourquoi les proprietes 
foncieres ou les maisons et les terrains de la va- 
leur de dix mille piastres ne seraient-ils pas re¬ 
presents aussi bien que les esclaves d’une me¬ 
me valeur ? Les terres et les maisons peuvent 
rapporter un revenu soit par rentes, soit autre- 
ment, et sont, par consequent, des proprietes 
productives de meme que les esclaves. Il y a un 
grand nombre de nos concitoyens qui possedent 
des terres et qui n’ont pas d’esclaves, et il y a, 


en Louisiane, beaucoup d’esclaves dont les pro¬ 
prietaires ne sont pas citoyens de cet Etat. Sous 
quelque point de vue que nous conshMrions ce 
sujet, nous sommes convaincus que la proposi¬ 
tion qui a ete faite d’adopter pour base repre¬ 
sentative la population totale, est incompatible 
avec nos institutions et ne devrait pas §tre se- 
condee. En revisant la loi organique, la Con¬ 
vention devrait s’appliquer a eviter tout princi¬ 
pe qui tendrait a soulever des prejuges de loca¬ 
lity dans la Legislature de l’Etat, et nous croyons 
fermement que l’adoption de cette base de re¬ 
presentation entrainerait ce funeste resultat. 
Quoique l’application de ce principe serait inju- 
dicieux et impolitique dans I’une des Chambres 
de 1’Assemblee Generale, elle le serait encore 
bien plus dans les deux Chambres a la fois. Pour 
toutes ces raisons et k cause des resultats fa- 
cheux que la base proposee ne manquerait pas 
de conjurer, la minorite du comite recommande 
a la Convention d’adopter la base de representa¬ 
tion qui existe actuellement sous V empire de la 
Constitution de 1845. 

(Signe) James L. Taliafero. 

Sans gouter toutes les raisons que le juge Ta¬ 
liafero a donnees pour s’opposer au rapport de 
la majorite, je me joins k lui pour recommander 
1’adoption de la base de representation prescrite 
dans la Constitution de 1845, et je donnerai les 
raisons qni m’ont porte a cette resolution lors- 
que ce sujet sera k 1’ordre. 

(Signe) Geo. M. Sandidge. 

Sur motion de M.Cotton, la Convention ordon- 
ne|l’impression de deux cents exemplaires de ce 
rapport. 

M. Hargis presente la resolution suivante : 

Resolu qu’aucun des membres de cette Con¬ 
vention ne sera eligible a la place de juge de la 
Cour Supreme pendant les deux annees qui sui— 
vront Tadoption de la nouvelle Constitution. 

Le meme delegue propose de deposer cette 
resolution sur le bureau, sujette k l’appel de la 
Convention. Cette proposition est rejetee. 

Sur motion de M. Castellanos, la resolution 
est deposee indefiniment sur le bureau. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON-TERMINEES. 

La Convention reprend en consideration le 
rapport du comite du judiciaire 

L’article 64 est a l’ordre et 

M Benjamin §oumet ce qui suit, comme arti¬ 
cle additionnel, et propose de l’inserer apres 
V article 63, savoir : 

Art. — Toutes les fois que la Cour Supreme 
renversera le verdict rendu par un juri en ma- 
tiere civile, elle ne rendra pas de jugement de- 
finitif, mais renverra la cause h la Cour infe- 
rieure, qui lui donnera une nouvelle audition. 

M. Eggleston demande que cet article soit de¬ 
pose sur le bureau. 

Un delegue demande l’appel nominal, et 

MM. Anderson de St-L., Akenhead, Avery, 
Armant, Bradford, Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, 
Bullard, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Delony, 
Dufour, Eggleston, Eustis, Guion, Key, Leeds, 




CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


65 


Lobdell, Martin, Nicholls, Olivier de Ste-Marie, 
Palfrey, Patterson, Pierson, Pujo, Richardson 
du Oua., Richardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Risk, 
Ronquillo, Robinson, Smart, Swazey, Scarbo¬ 
rough, Shelton, Smith de Winn, Sibley, Thibo¬ 
deaux, Tatman, Todd, Van Wickle Villere et 
Waddill. 

45 delegues votent dans 1’affirmative et 

MM. Anderson de Carroll, Addison, Benja¬ 
min, Beale, Beard, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byr¬ 
ne, Castellanos, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, De- 
clouet, Dosson, Douglass, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards de Washington, Gardere, Hatch, Hays, 
Harris , Hargis, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Jennings, Jones, King de St. Landry, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, LeBlanc, Lyle, Moss, Monge, Parham, 
Paxton, Price, Pierce, Pugh, Reeves, Roselius, 
Roman, Roysden, Sandidge, Shaw, Smith d’O. 
F., Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson, Wit- 
tington et Wilcoxon. 

53 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent, la motion de deposer sur le 
bureau ne prevaut pas. 

M. Dufour propose d’inserer, apres les mots 
“matiere civile,” les mots “sur des questions de 
fait” et M. Benjamin accepte cet amendement. 

M. Connely demande et obtient que la question 
prealable soit posee. 

Le president pose la question sur l’adoption de 
Particle. 

Un d^legue demande l’appel nominal et 

MM. Anderson de Carroll, Addison, Benjamin, 
Beale, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Carter, 
Campbell, Cotton, Dalferes, Declouet, Dosson, 
Douglass, Dugue, Duffell, Edwards de Wash., 
Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, Hays, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jo¬ 
nes, King de St-Landry, Leefe, Le Blanc, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, McMillen, Parham, Patterson, Pri¬ 
ce, Pierce, Pugh, Reeves, Roselius, Roman, 
Roysden, Robinson, Sandidge, Shaw, Scarbo¬ 
rough, Shelton, Smith d’O. F., Stewart, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Thompson, Van Vickie, Wittlngton et 
Wilcoxon. 

56 delegues votent dans P affirmative et 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Bradford, 
Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Bul¬ 
lard, Collens, Connely, Delony, Dufour, Eggles¬ 
ton, Eustis, Guion, Isaacks, Key, Lapeyre, 
Leeds, Lobdell, Mathews d’Orl., Marrero, Mar¬ 
tin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de Ste-Mar., 
Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Pierson, Pujo, Ri¬ 
chardson du Oua., Richardson de Ste-Marie, 
Rixner, Risk, Ronquillo, St-Paul, Smart, Swa¬ 
zey, Smith de Winn, Tatman, Thibodeaux, Todd, 
Villere et Waddil. 

48 deleguees votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent Particle presente par M. Ben¬ 
jamin est adopte tel qu’il est amende. 

M. Martin ayant vote avec la majorite sur 
l’adoption de Particle 63 tel qu’il a ete soumis 
par le comite, demande la reconsideration de 
cet article ; mais la Convention s’y refuse. 

La Convention passe alors & Particle 64 du 
rapport du comite qui est lu en ces termes : 

Art. 64.—La Cour Supremese composera d’un 


juge-pr^sident et de quatre juges-associes dont 
une majorite formera un quorum. Le juge-pre- 
sident recevra un salaire de $6000 par an et 
chacun des juges-associes, un salaire de $5500 
par an, jusqu’a ce que la loi y pourvoie autre- 
ment. La Cour nommera sesgreffiers et les juges 
seront elus pour le terme de dix annees. 

M. McMillen soumet le substitut qui suit: 

Art. 64.—La Cour Supreme se composera 
d’un juge-president et de deux juges-associes, 
deux desquels formeront un quorum. L’Assem¬ 
ble Generale pourra augmenter le nombre des 
juges de cette Cour. Le juge-president sera elu 
pour le terme de six annees et les juges-associes 
pour celui de quatre annees. Ils recevront un 
salaire qui sera determine par la loi et qui ne 
sera pas augmente ni diminue pendant leur ter¬ 
me d’office. La Cour nommera ses greffiers 

M. Connely propose de deposer ce subitut sur 
le bureau. 

M. Richardson du Oua., demande l’appel no¬ 
minal et 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Castella¬ 
nos, Carter, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Dalfe¬ 
res, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards 
de Wash., Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Hays, 
Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King 
de St-Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews d’Orleans, 
Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Oli¬ 
vier de Ste-Marie, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, 
Richardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Risk, Rose¬ 
lius, Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson, St-Paul, 
Staes, Shaw, Smith d’O. F. Stewart, Tatman, 
Thibodeaux, Villere, Waddill, Wittington et 
Wilcoxon. 

74 delegues votent dans 1’affirmative et 

MM. Anderson de Carroll, Addison, Beard, 
Bullard, Cotton, Dosson, Douglass, Farmer, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron,[Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, 
King de Jackson, McMillen, Pierce, Richardson 
du Oua., Roysden, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith de Winn, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Thompson, Todd et Van Wickle. 

30 delegues votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent le substitut est depose sur le 
bureau. 

M. Cotton presente alors le substitut suivant 
au susdit article : 

Art. 64.—La Cour Supreme se composera 
d’un juge-president, et de deux juges-associes 
dont la majorite constituera un quorum. Les 
dits juges recevront chacun un salaire egal qui 
sera fixe par la loi, et quine sera pas augmente 
ni diminue pendant la duree de leur terme d’of¬ 
fice. Les juges seront elus par les electeurs de 
l’Etat pour le terme de six annees. 

Sur motion, ce substitut est depose sur le bu¬ 
reau. 

M. Herron propose le substitut suivant qui, 
sur motion est depose sur le bureau : 

Art. 64.—La Cour Supreme se composera de 
cinq juges dont la majority constituera un quo- 


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rum. Lea Cour nommera ses greffiers; les juges 
seront elus pour le terme de six annees. 

M. ltic.hardson de Oua., propose d’amendcr 
I’article en biftant le mot “quatre” et en inse- 
rant le mot “deux.” 

Pendant la consideration de la susdite propo¬ 
sition, sur motion de M. Benjamin, la Conven¬ 
tion prend un reces de quinze minutes. 

Ce laps de temps ayant expire, la Convention 
est rappelee a l’ordre, 

M. Duffel ayant vote avec la majorite sur l’a- 
doption de Particle supplemental presente par 
M. Benjamin, endemande la reprise en conside¬ 
ration—qui est accordee. 

Le meme deldgue propose alqrs de deposer 
Particle sur le bureau. 

L’appel nominal est demancle et presente le 
resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Bradford, Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu, Bro¬ 
ther, Boyer, Bullard, Campbell, Collens, Con- 
nely, Conrad, Delony, Dufour, Duffel, Eggles¬ 
ton, Eustis, Guion, Hunt, Isaacks, Key, Lapey- 
re, Leeds, Lobdell, Mcllhenny, Mathews cl'Orl.. 
Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Oli-, 
vier de Ste-M, Palfrey, Preaux, Pierson, Richar¬ 
dson de Oua, Richardson de Ste-M, Rixner, Risk, 
Ronquillo, Pvobinson, St-Paul, Swazey, Sibley, 
Tatman, Thibodeaux Todd, Villere et Waddill, 

Yotent dans Paffirmative,—51. Et 

MM. Anderson de Carroll, Addison, Benjamin, 
Besangon, Beale, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Declouet, 
Dosson, Douglass, Dugue, Edwards de Wash., 
Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Herron, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, King de St-Landry, King de Jack- 
son, Leefe, LeBlanc, Lyle, MqMillen, Parham, 
Paxton, Patterson, Price, Pierce, Pugh, Reeves, 
Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Sandidge, Staes, 
Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith d’O. 
F., Smith de Winn, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Thompson, Wittington et Wilcoxon, 

Votent dans la negative,—59. 

La motion est, en consequence, perdue. 

M. Connelly propose de renvoyer la prise en 
consideration de Particle susdit jusqu'a ce que 
la Convention ait dispose du reste du rapport 
presente par le comite judiciaire. 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

La question etant done d’adopter de nouveau, 
Particle presente parM. Benjamin, Particle est 
adopte. 

La question seconde, etant la motion de M. 
Ricliardson,d’Ouachita,de biffer le mot “quatre” 
et d’inserer le mot “ deux”. 

M. Hunt fait la motion de deposer l’amende- 
ment sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion, M. King, de Jackson, de- 
mande l’appel nominal, qui presente le resultat 
suivant: 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson, de Carroll; Bradford, Benja¬ 
min, Bernard, Beale, Bienvenu, Brother, Bou¬ 
dousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, 
Campbell, Collens, Connelly, Conrad, Dalferes. 


Declouet, Dufour, Dugud, Duffel, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, 
Hernandez, Hough, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
King, de St Landry ; Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, 
LeBlanc, Lobdill, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, 
d’Orleans ; Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge; Ni- 
cliolls, Olivier, de Ste Marie; Parham, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pierson,Pugh, 
Reeves, Richardson, de Ste Marie; Rixner, Risk, 
Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson, St Paul, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith, d’Ouest-Feliciana, 
Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thibodeaux, 
Thompson, Villere, Waddill, Wittington et Wil¬ 
coxon votent dans Paffirmative—88. 

Et MM. Addison, Besangon, Beard, Boyer, 
Bullard, Cotton, Deloney, Dosson, Douglass, Ed¬ 
wards, de Washington; Farmar, Hargis, Herron, 
Hodges, Isaacks, King, de Jackson; McMillen, 
Pierce, Richardson, d'Ouachita ; Roysden, San¬ 
didge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Taliafero, 
Todd et Van Wickle votent dans la negative—27. 

En consequence, la motion prevaut, et l’a- 
mendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Cotton fait la motion d’inserer apres les 
mots “Juges-Associes, les mots “ a moins qu'il 
n’y soit autrement pourvu par la loi”. 

Sur la motion deM. Dufour, la susdite propo¬ 
sition est deposee sur le bureau. 

M. Roysden propose d’inserer dans la premiere 
ligne apres les mots “se composera”, les mots 
“jusqu'a l’annee 1860”. 

Sur motion, Pamendement est depose sur le 
bureau. 

M. Hough presente le substitut suivant a Par¬ 
ticle 64, rapporte par le Comite Judiciaire : 

Art. 64—La Cour Supreme se composera d’un 
Juge-President etde quatre Juges- Associes dont 
la majorite constituera un quorum. 

.. Le Juge-President recevra un salaire annuel 
de cinq mille piastres, et chacun des Juges-As¬ 
socies un salaire annuel de quatre mille cinq 
cents piastres, jusqu’a ce qu’il y soit autrement- 
pourvu par la loi. La Cour nommera ses greffiers. 
Les juges seront elus pour le terme de huit an¬ 
nees. 

M. Hunt fait la motion de deposer le substitut 
sur le bureau. 

M. Swazey demande l’appel nominal qui pre¬ 
sente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery ; Anderson, de Cai-roll ; Bradford, Ben¬ 
jamin, Bernard, Beale, Bienvenu, Brother, Bou¬ 
dousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Campbelll Collens, Connelly, Conrad, Declouet, 
Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Eggleston, Gardere, 
Gnion, Hayes, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key, King, de St Landry ; La¬ 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdill, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
McMillen, Mathews, d’Orleans; Marrero, Mar¬ 
tin,Monge, Nicholls,Olivier, de Ste Marie; Par¬ 
ham, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, 
Richardson, de Ste Marie; Rixner, Risk, Rose¬ 
lius, Roman, Pmnquillo, St Paul, Staes, Shaw, 
Smith, d’Ouest-Feliciana ; Sibley, Tatman, Thi¬ 
bodeaux, Villere et Wittington votent dans Paf¬ 
firmative—68. 




CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


67 


Et MM. Addison, Besangon, Beard, Boyer, 
Carter, Cotton Balteres, Deloney, Bosson, Bou- 
glass, Edwards, de Washington; Eustis, Far¬ 
mer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, 
King, de Jackson ; Le Blanc, Moss, Patterson, 
Pierce, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, d’Ouachita ; 
Roysden, Robinson, Sandrdge, Smart, Swazey, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, de Winn; Stewart. 
Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, VanWiokle, 
Waddill et Wittington votent dans la negative 
—42. 

La motion prdvaut, et le substitut est en con¬ 
sequence depose sur le bureau. 

M. Thompson propose de biffer dans la der- 
niere ligne de Particle; le mot “ dix ” et d’inse- 
rer le mot “ six ”. 

M. Hunt demande la question prealable, qui 
est rejetee. 

Pendant la discussion de la motion de M. 
Thompson, 

Sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne a demain 
maton a 9 heures. 


Jeudi, 22 Juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journgment. 

Le Reverend M. Woodbrige ouvre la seance 
par une priere. 

L’Hon. B. F. Kenner occupe le fauteuil et 96 
delegues sont presents. 

Sur motion de M. Bienvenu, cong£ est accor- 
de a M. Eustis, pour cause d’indisposition. 

Sur motion de M. Moss, l’absence de M. Phil¬ 
lips est excusee, pour cause de maladie dans sa 
famille 

' M. Thibodeaux, au nom de la majorite du co¬ 
mite destruction Publique, soumet le rapport 
suivant : 

Le comite sur l’lnstruction Publique, auquel 
a ete refere le Titre VII de la Constitution, in¬ 
titule : Be l’lnstruction Publique”, a l’lion- 
neur de presenter le rapport suivant, resultat 
de ses deliberations et travaux, et comme subs¬ 
titut aux articles 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 
et 139. . 

TITRE VII. 

Be VInstruction Publique. 

Art. — L’Assemblee Generale etablira des 
Ecoles Publiques et gratuites dans PEtat et 
pourvoiera a leur maintien par un impdt gene¬ 
ral ou autrement; et les sommes ainsi prelevees 
seront distributes it chaque paroisse, en propor¬ 
tion du nombre d’enfants entre tels £ges que 
fixera l’Assemblee Generale. 

Art. — Le produit de toutes les terres prect- 
demment concedees a cet Etat par les Etats- 
Unis pour l’usage ou le soutien des Ecoles, et de 
toutes les terres qui pourront etre, a Pavenir, 
concedees ou leguees a PEtat et qui ne seront 
pas expresseraent concedees ou leguees pour un 
autre objet et dont PEtat pourra disposer a l’a- 
■venir, et le produit des successions auxquelles 


PEtat pourra avoir droit en vertu de la loi, se¬ 
ront retenus par PEtat & titre de pret et forme- 
ront un fonds perpetuel sur lequel PEtat paiera 
un interetde six pour cent, lequel interet ainsi 
que Pinter5t sur le fonds depose avec cet Etat 
par les Etats-Unis, en vertu de l’acte du Con- 
gres, approuve le 23 juin 1836, ensemble avec 
les loyers des terres invendues, seront appliquds 
au soutien des dites Ecoles, et cette allocation 
restera inviolable. 

Art. — Tout le produit des ventes qui ont ete 
faites ou qui pourront etre faites a Pavenir de 
toutes terres precedemment concedees a cet Etat 
par les Etats-Unis pour l’usage d’un etablisse- 
ment dTnstruction, et de toute espece de dona¬ 
tion qui pourra par la suite etre faite pour cet 
objet, seront et formeront un fonds perpetuel 
dont Pinteret, au taux de six pour cent par an, 
sera applique au soutien d’un Etablissement 
destruction pour le progres de la litterature, 
des sciences et des arts, et il ne sera jamais pas¬ 
se de loi pour appliquer le dit fonds a aucun au¬ 
tre usage qu’a la fondation et k Pamelioration 
du dit Etablissement dTnstruction. 

Le tout est respectueusement soumis, 

(Signe) Bannon G-. Thibodeaux, 

Rapporteur. 

' Sur motion de M. Jennings, l’impression est 
ordonne de deux cents exemplaires du susdit 
rapport. 

M. Preaux, au nomde la minorite du comite 
sur l’lnstruction Publique, pr^sente le rapport 
suivant : 

RAPPORT DE LA MINORITE. 

Le soussigne est d’opinion que l’Universite de 
la Louisiane a jusqu’aujourd’hui presente des 
resultats satisfaisants. Que la faculte du droit 
est composee des meilleurs professeurs, parfaite- 
ment capables k donnner aux etudiants une con- 
naissance exacte des lois de la Louisiane, et 
qu’il serait mieux, que ceux qui desirent em- 
brasser la profession d’avocat, regoivent leur 
education legale dans la Louisiane, ou il peut 
leur etre donne une explication parfaite de nos 
lois et de notre systeme de jurisprudence. Que 
lesmemes raisons peuvent s’appliquer au College 
de Medecine. 

Que la Faculte des Sciences et des Lettres, 
dans tres peu de temps, pourra produire des 
ecoliers, qui seront, au point de vue d’education 
litteraire, egaux a ceux des Universites du Nord. 

Que toutes les depensesnecessaires al’etablis- 
sement de la dite Universite, ont dejaete faites 
par l’Etat, et plusieurs donations ont aussi ete 
faites a l’Universite qui peut maintenant se sou- 
tenir sans beaucoup de frais de la part de PE¬ 
tat ; par consequent le motif d’economie ne peut 
plus meme etre cite comme raison pour la des¬ 
truction de la dite institution. Ce serait un acte 
de vandalisme, de defaire ce qui a ete b&ti en 
vertu de la Constitution de 1845, pour l’avance- 
ment et la culture des sciences et des lettres 
dans PEtat de la Louisiane. 

Le soussigne est d’opinion que l’abolition du 
Surintendant des Ecoles Publiques aurait un 
mauvais effet sur tout notre systeme d’instruc- 




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tion publique, car il laissera le systeme entier, 
qui doit etre egal et general, entre les mains 
d’un gouvernement local, sans recevoir une im¬ 
pulsion gendrale. 

Le soussigne etant d’opinion que l’instruction 
publique est la base de toute societe bien orga- 
nisee, pense que sa place est naturellement dans 
une constitution, qui n’est autre chose, en son 
opinion, que le contrat social de ces grandes so- 
cietes connues sous le nom de nations et d’etats. 

En consequence, le soussigne a l’honneur de 
rapporter le titre VII de“l’instruction publique” 
ainsi qu’il existe dans la Constitution de 1845. 

[Signe] Robert Preaux. 

Sur motion de M. Gardere, la Convention or- 
donne l’impression de 200 exemplaires du sus- 
dit rapport. 

M. Dufour, au nom du comite charge de re¬ 
viser la traduction frangaise de la Constitution, 
presente la rapport suivant : 

Le comite charge de reviser la traduction 
frangaise de la Constitution, vous soumet le rap¬ 
port suivant : 

Le comite ne croit pas pouvoir presenter a 
l’enregistrement la traduction qui lui a ete sou- 
mise. La traduction en frangais de la Constitu¬ 
tion est une oeuvre ardue qui exige une aptitude 
toute particuliere. La personne chargee de ce 
travail doit avoir quelque experienue, doit etre 
familiere avec les termes techniques du langage 
judiciaire anglais et avoir une certaine preci¬ 
sion de style. La Convention de 1845 avait un 
traductcur special pour la Constitution; il im- 
porte que nous suivions cet exemple. Le comite 
demande par consequent a etre autorise a choi- 
sir une personne competente a qui pourra etre 
confiee en toute surete la traduction de la nou- 
velle Constitution, et il presente a cet eifet, la 
resolution suivante : 

Resolu que le comite charge de reviser la 
traduction soit autorise a nommer une personne 
competente a qui sera confiee, moyennant un 
salaire de quatre cents piastres, la traduction 
en frangais de la Constitution. 

(Signe) Cyprien Dufour 

La Convention prend en consideration la re¬ 
solution rapportee par le susdit comite. 

La question etant sur l’adoption de la resolu¬ 
tion, M. Armant fait la motion d’effacer les 
mots “quatre cents” et d’inserer les mots “trois 
cents.” 

M. Staes presente la resolution suivante : 

Resolu que le traducteur qui doit etre nomme 
conformement au rapport du comite de la tra¬ 
duction, sera elu par la Convention. 

M. Connely fait la motion de deposer le sujet 
entier sur le bureau. Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Dufour rapporteur du comite sur la revi¬ 
sion de la traduction de la Constitution, presen¬ 
te sa resignation ainsi que MM. Preaux, Gar¬ 
dere, Lapeyre et Olivier de Ste-Marie, comme 
membres du dit comity. 

M. Shaw, ayant vote avec la majorite sur l’a- 
doption de Particle presente hier par M. Benja¬ 
min, article supplementary au rapport du co¬ 
mity judiciaire, en demande la reprise en con- 


sidd.ation M. Roysden fait la motion de deposer 
cette proposition sur le bureau, et demande 
l’appel nominal qui pr^sente le resultat suivant: 

Mes-rs. Addison, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besan- 
gon, Beale, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Car¬ 
ter, Cotton, Dalferes, Douglass, Edwards de 
Washington, Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, Harris, 
Hargis, Heron, Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, 
Lyle, Pearce, Reeves, Roman, Roselius, Roys¬ 
den, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Scarborough, Smith 
de W. F., Stewart, Taliafero, Thompson et 
Whittington votent dans Faffirmative—37. 

Et MM. Anderson de St Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Anderson, de Carroll ; Ar¬ 
mant, Bradford, Bernard, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Brother, Bullard, Castellanos, Campbell, Col- 
lens, Connely, Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Du¬ 
four, Dugue, Duffell, Edwards, d’Orleans ; 
Eggleston, Guion, Hayes, Hernandez, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Key, King, de St Landry ; King, de 
Jackson; Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdill, Mcll- 
henny, McMillen, Mathews, d’Orleans; Martin, 
Mather, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St 
Martin; Olivier, de Ste Marie ; Parham, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Patterson,Preaux, Price, Pierson, 
Pujo, Pugh, Richardson, d’Ouachita ; Richard¬ 
son, de Ste Marie; Rixner, Risk, Robinson, St 
Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Shelton, 
Smith, de Winn; Sibley, Tatman, Thibodeaux, 
Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill et Wilcoxon 
votent dans la negative—75. 

En consequence la motion faite de deposer sur 
le bureau, est rejetee. 

La question etant sur la reprise en considera¬ 
tion de Particle, elle est d^cidee dans l’affirma- 
tive, et la reprise est accordee. 

M. Martin propose alors de deposer Particle 
sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion, M. Scarborough demande 
l’appel nominal, qui presente le resultat suivant: 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Bernard, 
Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bullard, Campbell, 
Collens, Connelly, Conrad, Delony, Dufour, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards, d’Orleans; Eggleston, Guion, 
Hayes, Hunt, Isaacks, Key, King, de Jackson ; 
Lapeyre, Leeds, Lobdill, Mcllkenny, Mathews, 
d'Orleans; Martin, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Oli¬ 
vier, de St Martin; Olivier, de Ste Marie ; Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Preaux, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, 
Richardson, d’Ouachita ; Richardson, de Ste 
Marie ; Rixner, Risk, Ronquillo, Robinson, St 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Sibley, Tatman, Thibo¬ 
deaux, Todd, Villere et Waddill votent dans 
Faffirmative—58. 

Et MM. Anderson, de Carroll; Addison Bart¬ 
lett, Benjamin, Besangon, Beale, Boudousquie, 
Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, De¬ 
clouet, Dosson, Douglass, Dugue, Edwards, de 
Washington ; Farmer, Gardere, Hatch, Harris, 
Hargis, Herron, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Jennings, Jones, King, de St Landry; Leefe, 
Lyle, McMillen, Mather, Parham, Patterson, 
Price, Pierce, Reeves, Roselius, Roman, Roys¬ 
den, Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith, d’Ouest-Feliciana; Smith, de Winn; 




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69 


Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson, Van f Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Smith 


Wickle et Wilcoxon votent dans la negative—54. de Winn, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson, 
Par consequent, 1’article supplementaire pre- j Todd et Waddill votent dans l’affirmative—40. 
sente par M. Benjamin, qui avait ete adopte 
hier, est depose sur le bureau. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 


La Convention reprend la consideration de 
Particle 64, rapporte par le Comite Judiciaire 
et dont s’occupait la Convention hier, lors de 
son ajournement. 

La question etant sur la motion de M. Thomp 
son, de bitter le mot “dix” dans la derniere ligne, 
et d’inserer le mot “six.” 

Mr. Reeves propose comme sous-amendement, 
de bitter le mot “dix” et d’inserer lemot “liuit.” 

Mr. Smart fait la motion d’inserer a la fin de 
Particle, les mots suivants : 

“Jusqu’a ce qu’ily soit autrement pourvu par 
la loi.” 

Mr. Hunt demande la question prealable; 
laquelle motion prevaut. 

La question etant done sur la motion d’effacer 
et d’inserer. 

Mr. Jones demande la division de la question. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Et l’appel nominal est demande sur la motion 
de bitter. 

L’appel nominal resulte ainsi que suit : 

MM. Addison, Besan^on, Beale, Beard, Car¬ 
ter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, Edwards 
de Washington, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis 
Herron, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, Jones, King 
de Jackson, Le Blanc, McMillen, Moss, Paxton, 
Patterson, Pugh, Reeves, Roysdon, Robinson, 
Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith 
de Ouest Feliciana, Smith de Winn, Stewart, 

Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, Waddill et 
Wittington votent dans 1’affirmative—41. 

Et MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, 

Avery, Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Bien 
venu, Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, 

Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, 

Conrad, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, 

Hays, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Key, King qu’il y 


Et Messrs Anderson de St. Landry, Avery, 
Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, Brad¬ 
ford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castel¬ 
lanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, De¬ 
clouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards d’Or¬ 
leans, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hays, Her¬ 
nandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King de 
St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mcllhenuy, Mathews d’Orleans, Marrero, 
Martin, Mather, Monge, Nichols, Olivier de St 
Martin, Olivier de Ste Marie, Parham, Palfrey, 
Preaux, Price, Pearce, Pierson, Reeves, Richard¬ 
son de Oua , Richardson de Ste Marie, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, St. Paul, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith d’Ouest Feliciana, 
Sibley, Tatman, Thibodeaux et Wilcoxon votent 
dans la negative—71. 

La motion de Mr. Smart est, en consequence, 
rejetee. 

M. Jennings presente Particle additionnel sui- 
vant, k etre insere apres Particle 64 du Rap¬ 
port du Comite Judiciaire. 

Art.—“ Les Juges de la Cour Supreme dev- 
ront litre citoyens des Etats-Unis, etre kges de 
plus de trente ans, avoir reside dans l’Etat et 
exerce la profession d’avocat, durant les six an- 
nees qui auront precede leur election. L’As¬ 
semble Generale sera requise de determiner 
les qualites que devront posseder les dits fonc- 
tionnaires, eligibles en vertu de cette Constitu¬ 
tion. ” 

La question etant sur l’adoption du susdit 
substitut, elle est decidee dans la negative. 

La Convention s’occupe ensuite de l’Article 65 
du rapport du Comite sur le Judiciaire, qui est 
ainsi congu: 

Art. 65.—Le Juge-president sera elu par les 
electeurs de l’Etat. La Legislature repartira 
l’Etat en quatre districts, et les electeurs de 
chaque District eliront un des Juges-associes. 
L’Etat sera divise ainsi que suit, jusqu’k ce 
soit autrement pourvu par la Legisla- 


de St. Landry Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, I t ur e 
Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews d’Orleans, Marrero, 
Martin, Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de 
St. Martin, Olivier de Ste Marie, Parham, Pal¬ 
frey, Preaux, Price, Pearce, Pierson, Pujo, Ri¬ 
chardson d’Oua., Richardson de Ste Marie, Rix¬ 
ner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, St. Paul, 
Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Tatman, Thibodeaux, 
Villere et Wilcoxon votent dans la negative—72. 

La Convention refuse done de biffer les mots 
sus dits. 

La question etant alors sur la motion de Mr. 
Smart, l’appel nominal est demande par lui, et 
presente le resultat suivant 

Messrs. Akenhead, Addison, Besangon, Beale, 
Beard, Bienvenu, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, De¬ 
lony, Dosson, Edwards de Washington, Farmer, 


ler District, 

2d District, 

3eme District, 

4eme District. 

Sur motion de M. Herron, Particle est adopte, 
et cette portion relative k la repartition de l’E- 
tat, est referee a un Comite qui devra etre com¬ 
pose de trois Delegues de chaque District Con- 
gressionel. 

Les articles suivants, rapportes par le Comite 
du Pouvoir Judiciaire, etant lus, sont, sur mo¬ 
tion, adoptes: 

Art. 66.—La place d’un des Juges-associes 
deviendra vacante k l’expiration de la seconde 
ann£e. Celle d’un autre k l’expiration de la 


Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, quatrieme annee, celle d’un autre k l’expira- 
Isaacks, King de Jackson, Le Blanc, McMillen, tion de la sixieme ann^e, et celle du quatrieme 
Moss, Paxton, Patterson, Pujo, Pugh, Roysdon, I k l’expiration de la 8me annee; de telle sorte, 



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qu’un des Juges de la Cour Supreme sera dlu 
tous les deux ans. 

Art. 67.—Des qu’il recevra les ret.ours offi- 
eiels de la premiere election, le Secretaire d’E- 
tat procedera immediatement en presence et 
avec le concours de deux Juges de paix a tirer 
au sort parmi les 4 candidats qui auront regu 
le plus grand nombre de voix dans leur districts 
respectifs, celui des juges associes qui servira 
pendant 2 ans celui qui servira pendant 4 ans 
celui qui servira pendant 6 ans et celui qui ser¬ 
vira pendant 8 ans. Le Gouverneur les com- 
missionera en consequence. 

Art. 68.—Lorsque la place d'un des Juges de 
la Cour Supreme deviendra vacante, soit pour 
cause de demission ou pour d’autre cause, elle 
sera remplie par une election; bien entendu, 
que si le terme non-expire n’excede pas un an, 
la vacance sera remplie par le gouyerneur. 

Lecture etant faite de Particle 69, en ces 
termes: 

Art. 69.—La Cour Supreme tiendra ses ses¬ 
sions a la Nouvelle Orleans depuis le premier 
lundi du mois de Novembre jusqu’a la fin du 
inois de Juin inclusivement. La Legislature 
aura le pouvoir de fixer les sessions de la Cour 
Supreme partout ailleurs pour le reste de Pan- 
nee. Jusqu'a ce qu’il y soit autrement pourvu, 
ces sessions seront tenues comme par le passe.” 

Mr. lsaacks propose comme substitut, Particle 
presente par lui, le 20 courant. 

Mr. Swazey fait la motion de deposer le sub¬ 
stitut sur le Bureau : 

Mr. Isaack3 demande l’appel nominal, qui 
presente le resultat suivant : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, 
Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bern¬ 
ard, Beale, Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, 
Collens, Cotton, Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Du- 
four, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards de Washington, 
Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hays, Har¬ 
ris, Hargis, Herron, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, 
Jennings, Jones, King de St. Landry, Lapeyre, 
Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenuy, Ma¬ 
thews d’Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Mather, 
Monge, Nicliolls, Olivier de Ste Marie, Parham, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pearce, Pier¬ 
son, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Oua., 
Richardson de Ste Marie, Rixner, Risk, Rose- 
lius, Reman, Reysdon, Benquillo, Sandidge, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith deOuest Feliciana, 
Tatman, Taliafero, Thibodeaux, Thompson, 
Todd, Villere et Wilcoxon votent dans 1’affirm a- 
tive—84. 

Et Messrs. Anderson de St. Landry, Ander¬ 
son de Carroll, Besamjon, Beard, Dosson, Far¬ 
mer, Hough, lsaacks, King de Jackson, McMil- 
len, Patterson, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith de Winn, Sibley, Waddill et Wittington 
votent dans la negative—18, 

En consequence le substitut presente par Mr. 
lsaacks est depose sur le bureau. 

Mr. Taliafero propose de biffer tout ce qui 
suit le mot “inclusivement,” et d’inserer les 
mots suivants : “et a B&ton Rouge pendant le 


reste del’annde, jusqu’^. ce que la loi en dispose 
autrement.” 

Sur motion de Mr. Swazey, le sus dit amende- 
ment est depose sur le Bureau. 

Sur motion, Farticle 69 est adopts sans amen- 
dement. 

La Convention passe alors aux articles sui¬ 
vants du rapport, qui sont lus, et sur motion, 
adoptes, savoir : 

Art. 70.—La Cour Supreme et chacun des 
juges de cette cour, auront le pouvoir d’emettre 
des mandats d'habeas corpus a la requete de 
toutes personnes en etat d’arrestation par suite 
de procedures judiciaires dans tous les cas ou la 
cour aura juridiction d’appel. 

Art. 71.—Aucun jugement ne sera rendu par 
la Cour Supreme, sans le concours d’une ma- 
jorite des Juges composant cette cour. Lors- 
qu’une majorite ne pourra s’accorder, en cou- 
sequence de la recusation d’aucun membre de 
la cour, les juges qui ne seront pas recuses, au¬ 
ront le pouvoir de s’adresser a aucun juge des 
Cours Inferieures, dont le devoir sera, dans ces 
cas, de sieger a la place du Juge recuse, et de 
donner son concours aujugement de 1’affaire. 

Art. 72.—Tout juge sera, en vertu desa place, 
conscrvateur de la paix dans tout l’Etat. Tous 
les ordres ou mandats judiciaires auront pour 
titre : “l’Etat de la Louisiane.” Toutes les 
pour suites criminelles seront conduites “au 
nom et par l’autorite de l’Etat de la Louisiane,” 
et seront terminees par cette formule : “en vio¬ 
lation de la paix et de la dignite de l’Etat. 

Art. 73.—Les juges de toutes les cours de cet 
Etat, devront aussi souvent que faire se pourra, 
dans tout jugement definitif, se referer a la loi 
particuliere en vertu de laquelle le jugement 
sera rendu; et dans tous les cas ils devront de- 
duire les motifs sur lesquels sera base leur juge¬ 
inent. 

Art. 74—Les juges de toutes les cours pour- 
ront etre poursuivis par vole d'impeachment, 
mais pour toute cause raisonnable qui ne serait 
pas assez grave pour justifier ce mode de pour- 
suite, ils pourront etre destitues par le gouver- 
neur a la demande des trois-quarts des membres 
presents de cliaque branche de l’assemblee ge¬ 
nerate ; la cause pour laquelle la destitution 
pourra etre demandee, sera mentiomnee tout 
au long dans la demande et portee sur le jour¬ 
nal de chaque chambre. 

L’Article 75 etant lu, en ces termes, savoir: 

Art. 75—II y aura pour l’Etat, un Avocat-Ge- 
neral et autant d’Avocats de District qu’il sera 
juge necessaire d’en nornmer par la suite. Ils 
seront nornmes pour quatre ans et leurs devoirs 
seront determines par la loi. 

Mr. Price propose d’effacer le mot “quatre” 
et d’inserer le mot “deux ;” 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

Mr. Price presente le substitut suivant au 
sus-dit article: 

Art. 75.—II y aura pour l’Etat un Avocat- 
General qui sera nomme pour quatre ans, et 
autant d’Avocats de District qu’il sera jug6 n6- 
cessaire d’en nornmer par la suite. 




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71 


Les Avqcats de District seront nommes pour j 
deux ans et leurs devoirs seront determines par 
la loi. 

Les deiegu^s suivants demandent et ob- 
tiennent le privilege de faire enregistrer leurs 
votes en faveur de la proposition de Mr Price, 
savoir: 

Messrs. Sandidge, Carter, Herron, Cotton, 
Beale, Addison, Pearce, Scarborough, Smart, 
Hatch, Isaacks, Thompson, Price, Conrad, De- 
lony, Harris, Talbot, Benjamin, Todd, Dalferes, 
Hargis, Roysden. 

Sur motion, Particle est adopte sans amende- 
ments. 

Lecture etantfaite de Particle 76, il est adop¬ 
ts, ainsi congu : 

Art. 76—Les Juges de la Cour Supreme et des 
Cours Inferieures recevront a des epoques fixees, 
un salaire qui ne pourra etre ni augmente ni 
diminue pendant la dur6e de leurs fonctions; et 
les dits juges ne pourront recevoir ni honoraire 
d’office ni remuneration autre que le traitement 
qui leur sera alloue pour l’accomplissement des 
devoirs de leurs places. 

M. Thompson obtient la permission de faire 
enregistrer son vote contre Padoption du susdit 
article. 

L’articlc 77 est alorslu en ces termes, savoir: 
Art. 77 — La Legislature aura le pouvoir 
d’autoriser les greffiers a emettre certains ordres 
et a faire certains actes selon qu’elle le jugera 
necessaire pour la bonne administration de la 
justice, et dans tous les cas les pouvoirs ainsi 
accordes seront specifies et determines. 

Sur ulotion, le susdit article est adopte sans 
amcndement. 

M. St Paul presente Particle additionnel sui- 
vant a etre insere apres Particle 77 rapporte 
rapporte par le comite : 

“ La Legislature fera nommer a chaque Cour 
qui sera organisee h, la Nouvelle-Orieans, un 
Maltre de Chancellerie dont les devoirs seront 
les memes que ceux de tels officiers des Cours de 
Justice.” 

Sur motion, le substitut est depose sur le bu¬ 
reau ; et sur une seconde motion, Particle est 
adopte sans amendements. 

L’article 78 est ensuite lu en ces termes; 

Art. 78—Les greffiers des diverses Cours pour¬ 
ront etre destitutes pour inconduite par les juges 
des dites Cours ; mais dans tous les cas il's pour¬ 
ront se pourvoir par appel devant la Cour Su¬ 
preme, 

M. Hunt, au nom du Comite Judiciaire, pre¬ 
sente le substitut suivant au dit article: 

Art. 78—“ Les Juges des differentes Cours 
Inferieures auront le pouvoir de destituer les 
greffiers des dites Cours pour inconduite ; mais 
dans tous les cas, les greffiers pourront se pour¬ 
voir par appel devant la Cour Supreme.” 

Sur motion, le substitut est adopteet Par¬ 
ticle 78 contenu dans le rapport, est biffe. 

L’article 79 est lu en ces termes, savoir : 

Art. 79 — La juridiction des juges de paix 
n’excedera jamais dans les affaires civiles la 


somme de cent piastres, interets non compris ; 
et appel pourra etre fait de leurs decisions de¬ 
vant la Cour de District dans les cas ou il y sera 
pourvu par la loi. Ils seront elus par les elec- 
teurs ayant qualite pour voter dans chaque pa- 
roisse pour le terme de deux annees, et ils ex- 
erceront telle juridiction qui leur sera attribute 
par la lei. 

M. Hernandez presente le substitut suivant: 

Art. 79 — “ La juridiction des Juges de paix 
n’excedera jamais, dans les affaires civiles, la 
somme de cent-cinquante piastres, interets non 
compris ; et appel pourra etre fait de leurs de¬ 
cisions devant la Cour de District, dans les cas 
ou il y sera pourvu par la loi. Ils seront elus 
par les electeurs ayant qualite pour voter dans 
chaque paroisse pour le terme de deux annees, 
et ils exerceront telle juridiction qui leur sera 
attribute par la loi.” 

Sur motion, le substitut est depose sur le bu¬ 
reau. 

M. Isaacks propose de biffer apres tout ce qui 
suit les mots “ deux ans ”, et d’inserer les mots : 

“ La Legislature aura le pouvoir d’etendre la 
juridiction des Juges de paix dans toutes les 
affaires de debts ”. 

Sur motion, l’amendement est depose sur le 
bureau. 

M. St Paul fait la motion d’effacer tous les 
mots depuis le commencement jusqu’au mot “ et 
-”, et d’inserer les mots suivants : 

*• La juridiction des Juges de paix sera limi- 
tee dans les affaires civiles, aux affaires ou l’ob- 
jet en litige n’excedera pas la somme de $100, 
interets non compris ” 

Sur motion, le sus-amendement est adopte. 

M. Guion propose d’inserer apres les mots 
“elus par”, les mots suivants “ le vote d’une 
majorite ”. 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Byrne fait la motion d’inserer apres le 
mot “ paroisse”, les mots “ District ou arron- 
dissement”. 

Cette motion est aussi rejetee. 

M. Pierson ayant vote avec la majorite, sur 
la motion de deposer 1a- susdite proposition sur 
le bureau, demunde et obtient sa reprise en con¬ 
sideration. 

M. Collens propose alors comme sous-amend¬ 
ment d’effacer le mot “ paroisse”, et d’inserer 
apres le mot “ chaque”, les mots suivants “ Dis¬ 
trict, arrondissement ou paroisss sur lesquels 
s’etend leur juridiction ”. 

M. Avery fait la motion de deposer les deux 
amendements sur le bureau, 

Laquelle motion est rejetee. 

La question etant alors sur le sous-amende- 
ment presente par M. Collens, 

M. Connelly fait la motion de le deposer surle 
bureau, 

Laquelle motion prevaut. 

. M. Richardson, d’Ouachita, presente le subs¬ 
titut suivant a la derniere clause de Particle : 

“ Ils seront elus par les electeurs de chaque 
paroisse, District ou arrondissement, pour le 
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telle juridiction criminelle qui leur sera attri¬ 
bute par la loi 

Sur motion, le susdit substitut est adopte, et 
sur une seconde motion, Particle 79 est adopte 
ainsi amende. 

M. Parham propose de prendre en considera¬ 
tion l’article supplementaire presente par lui le 
16 courant, qui avait ete renvoye avec le rap¬ 
port du Comite Judiciaire. 

Sur motion, Particle supplementaire est de¬ 
pose sur le bureau. 

La Convention s’occupe alors de Particle 80 
dont lecture est faite en ces termes : 

Art. 80 — Les greffiers des Cours de District 
dans cet Etat, seront tius pour le terme de 
quatre anntes par les tlecteurs ayant qualitt 
pour voter dans chaque paroisse, et lorsqu’une 
place de greffier deviendra vacante subsequem- 
ment a une tlection, elle sera remplie par une 
nomination faite par le juge de la Cour dans la- 
quelle la place sera vacante, et la personne ainsi 
nommte conservera sa place jusqu’a l’tlection 
gtntrale suivante. 

M. Carter prtsente le proviso suivant, k etre 
instrt apres le mot “ vacante ”: 

“ Bien entendu que le reste de son terme ne 
devra pas exctder une annte”. 

Le dit proviso, sur motion, est dtpost sur le 
bureau. 

M. Delony propose de biffer le mot “ quatre” 
dans le susdit article, et d’instrer le mot “deux”; 

Laquelle motion estrejette. 

Et sur motion, le susdit article est adoptt 
sans amendement. 

La Convention passe ensuite a Particle 81, et 
dernier du rapport, dont la lecture est faite en 
ces termes, savoir: 

Art. 81—II sera elu dans chaque paroisse par 
les electeurs ayant le droit de voter dans la dite 
paroisse, un Sherif et un Coroner qui occupe- 
ront leurs places pendant le terme de deux an- 
nees, a moins qu’ils ne soient destitues aupara- 
vant. Lorsqu’une place de sherif ou de Coroner 
deviendra vacante subsequemment a une elec¬ 
tion, elle sera remplie par une nomination faite 
par le Gouverneur, et la personne ainsi nommee 
conservera sa place jusqu’& ce que son succes- 
seur soit elu et qu’il ait pris qualite. 

M. St Paul presente l’amendement suivant a 
§tre insere apres les mots “a.moins qu’ils ne 
soient destitues auparavant ” : 

“ Mais la Legislature pourra pourvoir par la 
loi h un plus grand nombre de sherifs et de 
coroners dans la paroisse d’Orleans ” 

Pendant la consideration du dit amendement, 

Sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne a demain 
h 9 heures a. m. 


Vendredt, 23 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 

Le Reverend M. Crenshaw ouvre la seance 
par une prifere. 


L’Hon. D. F. Kenner occupe le fauteuil et 89 
delegu^s sont presents. 

Sur motion, conge est accorde h. MM. Bernard, 
Moss, Dorsey, Thibodeaux, Jennings, Byrne et 
Douglass. 

M. Connely ayant vote, hier, avec la majority 
sur la motion de deposer sur le bureau le rap¬ 
port et la resolution du comite sur la revision 
de la traduction de la Constitution, en demande 
la reprise en consideration, qui est accord^e. 

La resolution etant devant la Convention, 

M. Cotton fait la motion d’effacer les mots 
“quatre cents” et d’inserer les mots “deux cents” 

M. Connely fait la motion d’effacer les mots 
“quatre cents” et d’inserer lemot “cent”. 

M. Collens fait la motion d’effacer le mot 
“quatre” et d’inserer “trois”. 

M. Martin demande la division de la question, 
qui est accordee, et la question etant sur la mo¬ 
tion de biffer, elle est decidee affirmativement. 

La proposition de M. Collens est alors mise 
aux voix et rejetee. 

M. Richardson, de Ste-Marie, propose alors 
d’inserer les mots “deux cent cinquante”, cette 
motion prevaut. 

Et sur la motion d’adopter la resolution ainsi 
amendee, 

M. Connely demande l’appel nominal, qui pre¬ 
sente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St-Ly ; Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Camp¬ 
bell, Collens, Cotton, Conrad, Deloney, Declouet, 
Dufour, Dugue, Edwards, d’Orl^ans, Edwards, 
de Washington ; Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, 
Hatch, Hayes, Hernandez, Hunt, Isaacks, Key, 
King, de St-Landry; Leeds, Le Blanc. Lobdill, 
Lyle, Mathews, d’Orleans ; Marrero, Martin, 
Mather, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de Sainte-Ma- 
rie; Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson 
son, Richardson, de Ouachita; Richardson, de 
Ste-Marie ; Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, St- 
Paul, Swazey, Shaw, Smith, d’Ouest-Feliciana; 
Smith, de Winn ; Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Vil- 
lere, Waddill, Williams, Wittington et Wilcoxon 
votent dans 1’affirmative—67. 

Et MM. Anderson, de Carroll; Addison, Be- 
samjon, Beale, Castellanos, Connelly, Dalferes, 
Dosson, Farmer, Harris, Hargis, Herron, He¬ 
bert, Hodges, Jourdan, Jones, Leefe, King, de 
Jackson; McMillen, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee; 
Olivier, de St-Martin ; Parham, Pearce, Pugh, 
Reeves, Roysden, Ronquillo,Robinson, Sandidge, 
Staes, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Simms, 
Taliafero, Thompson Todd, et Van Wickle, vo¬ 
tent dans la negative,—38. 

La motion prevaut, en consequence, et la re¬ 
solution est adoptee ainsi amendee. 

M. Smart propose de passer a la motion faite 
par lui, il y a quelque jours, qui avait ete de- 
posee sur le bureau sujette a l’appel de la Con¬ 
vention ; savoir : de reprendre la consideration 
dela motion qui avait ete faite d’adopter Parti¬ 
cle supplementaire de M. Benjamin, relatif aux 
terres ccncedees par le Congres des Etats-Unis 
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Cette motion est rejetee. 

Les delegues dont les noms suivent, obtien- 
nent le privilege de faire enregistrer leurs votes 
en faveur de la motion de reconsiderer, savoir : 

MM. Richardson, Todd, Hatch et Smart. 

M. Price presente la resolution suivante, qui 
est, sur motion, adoptee, savoir : 

“Resolu que le comite des Depenses Casuelles 
est requis de s’enquerir et s’assurer quel mon- 
tant de “perdiem” est du a E. D. Lewis, comme 
messager de la Convention, et d’en ordonner le 
paiement.” 

M. Hunt, aunom du comite Judiciaire, pre¬ 
sente, comme sous-rapport,les articles suivants, 
qui devront venir a la suite du rapport du co¬ 
mite Judiciaire qui est maintenant en conside¬ 
ration, savoir : 

Art. 82. — Les juges des differentes Cours In¬ 
ferieures seront elus par les electeurs de leurs 
paroisses ou districts respectifs. 

Art 83.—Les elections des juges auront lieu 
le premier lundi de mars 1853, ettoutes les deux 
annees en suite. 

Art. 84.—L’Avocat-General sera elu par les 
electeurs de l’Etat, et les Avocats de Districts 
par les electeurs de -chaque District; et l’elec- 
tion sera tenue le meme jour que celle du Gou- 
verneur de l’Etat. 

Art. 85.—La Legislature pourra designer la 
maniere dont les vacances seront remplies, dans 
les places de juges des Cours Inferieures, Avo- 
cat-General, Avocats de Districts et toutes les 
autres fonctions auxquelles il n’est n’est pas 
pourvu dans cette Constitution. 

Le President soumet a la Convention les noms 
des membres qu’il a nommes aux comites sui¬ 
vants : 

Comite sur la repartition de l’Etat, pour la 
Cour Supreme. 

MM. Herron, Phillips, Swazey, Richardson, 
d’Ouach, Harris, Pierson, Bienvenu, Talbot, 
Connely, Bradford, Price et Eggleston. 

Comite sur la Traduction de la Constitution : 

MM. Dufour, Preaux, Qlivier, de Ste-Marie, 
Lapeyre et Gardere. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON TERMINEES. 

La Convention reprend la consideration du 
rapport du comite Judiciaire. 

La question etant sur l’amendement de M. 
St-Paul, a Particle 81, 

M. Hunt, au nom du comite Judiciaire, pre¬ 
sente le sous-amendement suivant, a Particle 81, 
qui est accepte par M. St-Paul, au lieu de l’a- 
mendement presente par lui : 

“La Legislature aura lepouvoir d’augmenter 
le nombre de sherifs dans toute paroisse.” 

Sur motion, cet amendement est adopte. 

M. Bienvenu fait la motion d’effacer, dans 
Particle, le mot “ deux ” et d’inserer le mot 
“quatre”. Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Smart fait la motion de biflfer dans Particle 
original les mots “a moins qu’ils ne soient des- 
titues auparavant” 

Cette motion est rejetee. 


M. Hatch fait la motion d’ins^rer apres les 
mots “sherifs”, dans l’amendement propose par 
M. Hunt, le mot “coroner”, laquelle motion est 
rejetee. 

Sur motion, Particle 81 est adopte ainsi qu’il 
a ete amende. 

M. Palfrey ayant vote avec la majorite sur 
Padoption de Particle 81, en demande la reprise 
en consideration. 

M. Hunt fait la motion de deposer cette pro¬ 
position sur le bureau, laquelle motion prevaut. 

M. Wittington presente Particle additionnel 
suivant, lequel etant lu, est, sur motion, depo¬ 
se sur le bureau. 

Art. — Le sherif pourra etre requis de renou- 
veler ou augmenter son cautionnement de temps 
h autre, et a defaut de tel securite, sa, charge 
sera consideree vacante 

La Convention passe alors au sous-rapport du 
comite Judiciaire, rapporte ce matin. 

Lecture etant faitede Particle 82, il est adop¬ 
te sans amendement. 

Lecture est alors faite de Particle 83, en ces 
termes : 

Art. 83. — Les elections des juges auront lieu 
le premier lundi de mars, de l’annee 1853, et 
tous les deux ans en suite. 

M. Hubert propose d’inserer, apres le mot 
“ juges” les mots “sherifs, greffiers, recorders, 
coroners et avocats de districts.” 

M. Nichols fait la motion de deposer l’amen¬ 
dement sur le bureau, laquelle motion prevaut. 

M. Connely presente le substitut suivant au 
susdit article: 

Art. 83.—Il sera du devoir de la Legislature 
de fixer l’epoque des elections de tous les juges 
en meme temps, laquelle epoque sera fixde h un 
jour different de celui des elections generales 
de l’Etat. 

M. Martin fait la motion d’effacer dans le sub¬ 
stitut tout ce qui suit le mots “celui,” et d’inse¬ 
rer les mots “des elections de paroisse.” Cette 
motion est rejetee. 

Sur motion le susdit substitut est adopte sans 
amendement. 

M. Benjamin ayant vote avec la majorite sur 
la motion de rejeter la proposition faite par M. 
Martin, en demande la consideration qui est ac- 
cordee. 

La proposition de M. Martin etant alors de- 
vant la Convention, M. Benjamin propose de l’a- 
mender en eflfagant dans le susdit substitut tout 
ce qui suit le mot “celui,” et en inserant les 
mots “de toutes les autres elections.” Cette mo¬ 
tion prevaut. 

M. Collens demande la reprise en considera¬ 
tion du substitut presente par M. Connely. 

Cette motion etant accordee, M. Palfrey pro¬ 
pose P amendement suivant au substitut : 

Aucune Election de juges de la Cour Supreme 
ou des Cours Inferieures, n’aura lieu pendant 
les quatre mois qui precederont ou qui suivront 
une election generate. 

Sur motion de M. Collens, cet amendement est 
depose sur le bureau. 

M. Herron propose alors d'inserer apres le 


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mot “juges” dans le substitut deM. Connely les 
mots suivants “et de juges depaix.” 

Sur motion, la proposition est rejetee. 

Sur motion, ce substitut est adopte de nou¬ 
veau ainsi qu'il est amende. 

La Convention s’occupe alors des articles 84 
et 85 du sous rapport du comite judiciaire, qui 
sont adoptes sans amendements. 

M. Waddill presente, 1’article suivant, qui 
etant lu, est sur motion depose sur le bureau, 
savoir : 

La Legislature pourvoiera par la loi h. une 
echange entre les juges des Cours inferieures 
ayant droit a la plus grande juridiction. 

M. Olivier de Ste-Marie presente les articles 
supplementaires suivants : 

Art.—La premiere Legislature qui se reunira 
sous l’autoritt; de cette Constitution, divisera 
l’Etat en districts judiciaires qui ne pourront 
etre changes pendant liuit annees, mais pour¬ 
ront etre soumis a une reorganisation al’expira- 
tion de chaque liuitieme annee ensuite. Le nom- 
bre de districts ne sera pas au-dessus de douze. 
II sera elu un juge pour chaque district; mais 
pour le district dans lequel se trouvera situee la 
ville de la Nouvelle-Orleans, la Legislature pour- 
ra etablir autant de Cours de District que 1’inte- 
ret public pourra en requerir. 

Art.—Chaque juge de district recevra un 
traitement qui sera fixe par la loi, et qui ne 
pourra etre diminue pendant la duree de ses 
lonctions; lequel traitement ne sera jamais au- 
dessous de trois mille piastres par an. 

Art.—Les juges des Cours de District reste- 
ront en fonctions pendant le ter me de huit an¬ 
nees. A la premiere election qui en sera faite, ils 
seront divises en quatre classes, et la duree des 
fonctions de chaque classe sera fixee selon qu’il 
est prescritpar l’article 67 de cette Constitution. 

Art.—Les Cours de District exerceront une 
juridiction de premiere instance dans toutes af¬ 
faires civiles lorsque la valeur de l’objet en liti- 

ge excederala somme de-piastres, interSts 

non compris; dans toutes les affaires criminelles, 
leur juridiction sera sans limites, et la Legisla- 
ture.pourra pourvoir a leur juridiction dans tou- 
‘ tes les affaires de succession 

L’article premier etant lu, M. Lobdell propose 
de biffer les mots “le nombre de districts ne sera 
pas au-dessus de douze.” 

Sur motion, 1’article et l’amendement sont de¬ 
poses sur le bureau. 

M. Olivier de Ste-Marie retire alors les trois 
autres articles. 

Sur motion de M. Guion, la Convention s’oc¬ 
cupe alors du rapport de la majorite du comite 
sur le pouvoir legislatif, qui est lu paragraphe 
par paragraplie, savoir : 

PREMIER PARAGRAPHE. 

Art. 8.—La representation dans la Chambre 
des Representants sera egale et uniforme et sera 
reglee et determinee par la population entiere 
de chacune des paroisses de l’Etat. Chaque pa- 
roisse aura au moinsun representant; il ne sera 
cr66 aucune nouvelle paroisse avec un territoire 


de moins de six cent vingt cinq milles carr£s, m 
avec une population moindre que le nombre en- 
tier donnant droit a un representant, ni lorsqu® 
la creation d’une telle nouvelle paroisse redui- 
rait toute autre paroisse k une moindre etendue 
de territoire ou a une population moindre. 

M. Simms fait la motion de biffer dans le sus- 
dit paragraphe, les mots “six cent vingt cinq,”' 
et d’inserer les mots “quatre cents.” 

M. Herron presente le substitut suivant : 

Art. 8. —La representation dans la Chambre 
des Representants sera egale et uniforme et sera 
reglee et determinee par le nombre des electeurs 
ayant qualite pour voter. Chaque paroisse aura 
au moins un representant. Aucune paroisse 
n’aura plus d’un quart de tous les representans. 
II ne sera cree aucune nouvelle paroisse avec un 
territoire de moins de six cent vingt cinq milles 
carres, ni avec un nombre d’electeurs moindre 
que le nombre entier donnant droit a un repre¬ 
sentant. ni lorsque la creation d’une telle nou¬ 
velle paroisse reduirait toute autre paroisse h 
une moindre etendue de territoire et h un nom¬ 
bre moindre d’electeurs. 

M. Todd propose de renvoyer la consideration 
du susdit rapport. 

M. Swasey fait la motion de deposer la motion 
sur le bureau. Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Swazey fait la motion, alors, de deposer le 
substitut et l’amendement sur le bureau. La- 
quelle motion est rejetee. 

M. Simms reitere sa motion. 

M Swazey fait la motion de la deposer sur le 
ureau. 

Et M. Simms demand® l’appel nominal qui 
presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, Ad¬ 
dison, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Beale, 
Bien-venu, Bordousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Castel- 
lanos> Carter, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, Dal- 
feres, Delony, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, 
Edwards d’Orl., Edwards de Washington-, Eg¬ 
gleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, 
Hargis, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, 
Jourdan, Jones, Key, King de St-L., Leefe, 
Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews d’Orl., Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Ollivier 
de St-Martin, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Parham, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson. Preaux, Price, 
Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Ricliardon 
de Ste-M., Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ron- 
quillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St-Paul, Staes, Swa¬ 
zey, Shaw, Smith d’O. F., Smith de Winn, Sibley 
Stewart, Villere, Waddill, et Williams, 

Yotent dans l’affirmative—85. Et 

MM. Besangon, Beard, Cotton, Connely, Dos- 
son, Farmer, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hough, 
King de Jackson, McMillen, Mathews de Pte C., 
Richardson du Oua., Roysden, Smart, Scarbo¬ 
rough, Shelton, Simms, Tatman, Talbot, Talia- 
fero, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, Wittington 
et Wilcoxon, 

Votent dans la negative—27. 

La motion prevaut, et l’amendement est en 
consequence, depos^ sur le Bureau. 




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Mr. Hough propose alors d’effacer les mots 
<u six cent vingt-cinq,” et d’inserer “cinq cent.” 
Cette motion est rejetde. 

Mr. Scarborough propose de biffer tout ce qui 
suit les mots “au moins un representant” jus- 
qu'& la fin du paragraphe, et d’insdrer les mots 
suivants : “l’Assemblee Generate aura le pou- 
voir de creer de nouvelles paroisses.” 

Sur la motion de deposer cet amendement sur 
le bureau, l’appel nominal est demand© et pre¬ 
sent© le r^sultat suivant: 

MM. Anderson de St. Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, 
Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Castellanos, Car¬ 
ter, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, Dalferes, De- 
clouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards d’Orl., 
Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hays, Har¬ 
ris, Hargis, Hubert, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jones, Key, King de St. Landry, Leefe, 
Leeds, Le Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews d’Orl., Martin, Mather, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier de St Martin, Olivier de Ste Marie, Par¬ 
ham, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, 
Pierce, Pierson, Pugh, Beeves, Bichardson de 
Ste Marie, Bixner, Bisk, Boselius, Boman, 
-Boysden, Bonquillo, Bobinson, Sandidge, St. 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith de 0. F., 
Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Thompson, 
Villere, Waddill, Williams et Wittington votent 
-dans 1’affirmative—85. 

Et Messrs. Addison, Besan§on, Beale, Cotton, 
Connely, Delony, Dosson, Edwards de Washing¬ 
ton, Farmer, Hatch, Herron, Hough, King de 
Jackson, McMillen, Mathews de Pte Coupee, 
-Price, Pujo, Bichardson de Oua., Smart, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton, Smith de Winn, Talbot, Talia- 
fero, Todd, Van Wickle et Wilcoxon votent dans 
la negative—27. 

La motion prevaut et l’amendement est de¬ 
pose sur le bureau. 

Mr. Todd propose d’inserer apres les mots 
“une population moindre que,” les mots “deux- 
tiers.” 

Mr. Beeves fait la motion de deposer l’amen- 
dement sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion Mr. Smart demande 1’appel 
nominal, qui presente le resultat suivant: 

Messrs. Anderson de St Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bul¬ 
lard, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Conrad, 
Dalferes, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffell, Ed¬ 
wards d’Orleans, Edwards de Washington, Eg¬ 
gleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hays, Harris, 
Hargis, Hernandez, Hodges, Jourdan, Jones, 
Key, King de St. Landry, Leefe, Leeds, Le 
Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews 
d’Orleans, Martin, Mather, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier de St. Martin, Olivier de Ste Marie, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pier¬ 
son, Pugh, Beeves, Bichardson de Ste Marie, 
Bixner, Bisk, Boselius, Boman, Bonquillo, Bo¬ 
binson, Sandidge, St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, 
Shaw, Smith de Ouest Feliciana, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Tatman et Villere votent dans P affir¬ 
mative—75. 


t Et Messrs. Anderson de Carroll, Besangon, 
i Beale, Beard, Carter, Cotton. Connelly, Delony, 
Dosson, Farmer, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hough, 
Isaacks, King de Jackson, McMillen, Mathews 
de Pointe Coupee, Parham, Pujo, Bichardson de 
Oua., Boysden, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith de Winn, Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson, 
Todd, Van Wickle, Waddill et Wilcoxon votent 
dans la Negative—33. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et l’amende¬ 
ment est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Avery propose de biffer les mots suivants 
dans le substitut present© pur M. Herron, savoir: 

“Aucune -paroisse n’aura plus d’un quart des 
representants.” 

Pendant la discussion de cette motion, M. 
Taliafero propose un ajournement, et l’appel no¬ 
minal est demande, et resulte ainsi, savoir : 

MM. Andrews, Anderson, de Carroll; Addison, 
Beard, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Cotton, 
Conrad, Dalferes, Delony, Dosson, Edwards, 
d’Orleans ; Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hayes, Har¬ 
ris, Hargis, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Hunt, Leefe, McMillen, Paxton, Patterson, 
Price, Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, Bichard¬ 
son, d’Ouachita ; Boysden, Bobinson, Sandidge, 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, d'Ouest- 
Feliciana ; Smith,de Winn; Stewart, Taliafero, 
Todd et Wilcoxon votent dans Taffirmative—46. 

EtMM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Avery, Ar¬ 
mant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Besamjon, 
Beale, Bienvenu, Boudousquie, Boyer, Collens, 
Connely, Declouet. Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards, de Washington; Eggleston, Gardere, Gui¬ 
on, Herron, Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King, 
de St Landry; King, de Jackson; Leeds, Lob- 
dill, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, d’orleans; Ma¬ 
thews, de Pointe-Coupee ; Martin, Mather, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St Martin ; Olivier, 
de Ste Marie ; Parham, Palfrey, Preaux, Beeves, 
Bichardson, de Ste Marie ; Bixner, Bisk, Bose¬ 
lius, Boman, Bonquillo, St Paul, Stres, Swa¬ 
zey, Shaw, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, Talbot, 
Thompson, Van Wickle, Villere, Williams, Wad- 
dill et Wittington votent dans la negative—64. 

Par consequent la motion d’ajourner est reje- 
tee. 

M. Martin demande alors la question prea- 
lable, sur laquelle motion, 

M. Hunt demande l’appel nominal, qui pre¬ 
sente le rdsultat suivant: 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson, de Carroll ; Boudousquie, 
Boyer, Collens Connelly, Dufour, Eggleston, 
Gardere, Guion, Isaacks, Key, Mathews, d’Or- 
leans ; Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee ; Martin, 
Mather Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de Ste Marie; 
Palfrey, Pugh, Boman, St Paul, Staes, Swazey, 
Shaw, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, Waddill, Wil¬ 
liams et Wittington votent dans l’affirmative— 
34. 

Et MM. Andrews, Armant, Addison, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Besangon, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Con¬ 
rad, Dalferes, Delony, Declouet, Dosson, Dugue, 
Duffell, Edwards, d’Orleans; Edwards, de W ash- 




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ington; Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, 
Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Jourdan, Jones, King, de St Lan¬ 
dry ; King, de Jackson ; Leefe, Leeds, Lobdill, 
Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Olivier, de St Mar¬ 
tin ; Parham, Paxton, Patterson, Price, Pierce, 
Pierson, Pujo, Reeves, Richardson, d’Ouachita ; 
Richardson, de Ste Marie ; Rixner, Risk, Rose- 
lius, Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, d’Ouest- 
Feliciana : Smith, de Winn ; Stewart, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere 
et Wilcoxon votent dans la negative—75. 

Par consequent la demande de la question pre- 
alable est rejetee, 

Et sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne h de- 
main matin a 9 heures. 


Samedi, 24 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement & l’a- 
j ournement. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner occupe le fauteuil et 91 
delegues sont presents. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON-TERMINEES. 

La Convention reprend la consideration du 
premier paragraphe du 8me article, rapporte 
par la majorite du comite sur le Pouvoir Legis¬ 
late. 

Les propositions de MM. Herron et Avery 
etantdevant la Convention, 

M. Hunt propose de prendre le premier para¬ 
graphe de T article 8 de la Constitution actuelle, 
comme substitut au premier paragraphe rappor¬ 
te par le comite, savoir : 

Art. 8.—La representation, dans la Chambre 
des Representants, sera egale et uniforme, et se¬ 
ra reglee et determinee par le nombre des elec- 
teurs ayant qualite pour voter. Chaque paroisse 
aura au moins un Representant; il ne sera cree 
aucune nouvelle paroisse avec un territoire de 
moins de six cent vingt-cinq milles carres, ni 
avec un nombre d’electeurs moindre que le nom¬ 
bre entier donnant droit h un Representant, ni 
lorsque la creation d’une telle nouvelle paroisse 
reduirait toute autre paroisse a une moindre 
5tendue de territoire et a un nombre moindre 
d’electeurs. 

M. Guion propose de biffer, dans le substitut, 
les mots suivants : “ le nombre des electeurs 
ayant qualite pour voter” etd’inserer les mots : 
“population entiere.” 

Pendant la discussion de cette motion, 

M. Isaacks demande la question prealable ; 
sur cette motion, l’appel nominal est demande 
et presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Beard, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Buisson, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, 
Dufour,Dugue, Edwards, d’Orleans, Eggleston, 


Gardere, Guion, Isaacks, Key, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mathews, d’Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Mather, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, 
Preaux, Pearce,Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Roselius, 
Roman, St-Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, 
Tatman, Villere, Waddill, Williams et Witting- 
ton. votent dans 1’affirmative 51. 

EtMM. Andrews, Addison, Beale, Bienvenu, 
Bullard, Castellanos, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, 
Delony, Dosson, Duffel, Edwards de Wash., Eus¬ 
tis, Farmer, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Her¬ 
ron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, 
Jones, King, de St-Landry, King, de Jackson, 
Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Mcllhenny, McMillen, 
Mathews de Pte-C., Olivier de St-Martin, Par¬ 
ham, Paxton, Price, Pearson, Pujo, Richardson, 
de Ouach., Richardson, de Ste-Marie, Risk, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, d’O. Fel., Smith, 
de Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Thompson, Todd et Wilcoxon votent dans la ne¬ 
gative,—59. 

Par consequent, la demande de la question 
prealable est rejetee. 

M. Farmer propose d’ajourner, laquelle mo¬ 
tion est rejetee. 

M. St-Paul reitere alors la demande de la 
question prealable. 

L’appel nominal est demand^, et presente le 
resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St-Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson, de Carroll, Armant, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Beard, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Buisson, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, 
Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, d'Orleans, Eg¬ 
gleston, Gardere, Guion, Isaacks, Key, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mathews, d’Orleans, Martin, Mather, 
Monge, Nichols, Olivier, de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, 
Preaux, Pearce, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, 
Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, St-Paul, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith, d’O Feliciana, Si¬ 
bley, Tatman, Villere, Waddill, Williams et 
Wittington, votent dans t’affirmative,—55. 

Et MM. Andrews, Addison, Besangon, Beale, 
Bienvenu, Bullard, Castellanos, Carter, Cotton, 
Delony, Dosson, Edwards, de Washington, Eus¬ 
tis, Farmer, Hatch, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Her¬ 
ron, Hebert, Hough, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, 
Jourdan, Jones, King, de St-Landry, King, de 
Jackson, Leefe, Leeds, Leblanc, Mcllhenny, 
McMillen, Mathews, de Pte-Coupee, - Olivier, de 
St-Martin, Parham, Paxton, Price, Pierson, Ri¬ 
chardson, d’Ouachita, Richardson, de Ste-Marie, 
Risk, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith, de Winn, Simms, Stewart, Tal¬ 
bot, Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, Wan Wickle et 
Wilcoxon, votent dans la negative, 56. 

Par consequent, la motion est rejetee. 

Et sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne h. lun- 
di matin, 9 heures. 


Lundt, 26 Juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement h l’a- 
j ournement. 






CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


77 


Le Reverend M. Chadbourne ouvre la seance 
par une priere. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner occupe le fauteuil et 96 
delegues sont presents. 

M. Waddill presente Particle additionnel sui- 
vant, a etre insere sous le titre de : Pouvoir Le¬ 
gislate, savoir : 

“Art. — Sur la passation definitif de tout bill, 
dans aucune Chambre, le vote sera pris par oui 
et non, et entre sur le Journal, et aucune loi ne 
sera passee, soit dans une Chambre, soit dans 
1’autre, sans une majorite des membres y elus.” 

Sur motion du meme delegue, le susdit arti¬ 
cle est depose sur le bureau, provisoirement. 

M. Sandidge pr^sente par ecrit, les motifs qui 
Pont engage a voter contre le rapport du comite 
Judiciaire, ainsi qu’il a ete adopte par la Con¬ 
vention. 

Sur motion, les dites raisons sont inserees dans 
le Journal, savoir : 

Je vote eontre le rapport entier du Comite sur 
le Pouvoir Judiciaire, pour les raisons sui- 
vantes : 

lo. Parce que, dans l’organisation de la Cour 
Supreme, il est emis en principe, que le verdict 
d’un juri, dans le jugement d’affaires civiles de- 
vant les Cours inferieures,peut etre annulle, ou 
revoque par la Cour d’Appel, apres une revision 
des faits, ainsi que de la loi ; 

2o. Parce que, tandis qu’il est reconnu essen- 
tiel a la securite des droits du peuple, que la 
juridiction de la Cour soit ainsi etendue jus- 
qu’aux faits dans les affaires civiles, lorsque la 
valeur de l’objet en litige excedera la somme de 
trois cents piastres, — neanmoins la Cour est 
refusee, — ce que je ne lui accorderai certaine- 
ment pas — un pouvoir pareil dans les affaires 
criminelles—distinction qui est devenue odieuse 
aux yeux du peuple; 

3o. Parce que, tandis qu’un pouvoir irrevo¬ 
cable est alloue a eux et a un juri de leur for¬ 
mation, quant aux faits, lorsque leurs vies et 
leurs libertes sont en jeu — neanmoins le meme 
pouvoir est refuse lorsqu’une matiere minime 
d’argent est en question. 

J’y suis oppose, parce qu’il est du au peuple 
que telle justice que la loi ordonne, soit mesuree 
sommairement, et avec le moins de frais possi¬ 
ble ; ces fins ne peuvent etre obtenues, tant que 
les juges de la Cour Supreme seront tenus d’exa¬ 
miner des montagnes de temoignages par ecrit, 
et parce que tant que cet examen inutile sera 
exige, le nombre des juges ne pourra etre dimi- 
nue. 

Et comme principe, j’y suis oppose pour la 
raison que : le verdict d’un juri devrait etre de¬ 
finitif dans toutes affaires de faits ; et a cause 
du peu de cas qui est fait de la volonte du peu¬ 
ple, exprimee deja par deux Legislatures, rela- 
tivement au nombre de ces juges, leurs salaires, 
et la duree de leurs fonctions. 

Et enfin, parce que deux mille quatre cents 
des deux mille cinq cents electeurs que je repre¬ 
sente ici,voteraient contre le systeme de ce pou¬ 
voir judiciaire, s’il leur etait soumis, separe du 
reste de la Constitution 

[Signe] Jno M. Sandidge. 


Nous approuvons et donnons notre concours 
aux raisons donnees par notre ddlegue senato¬ 
rial, pour son opposition au rapport du comite 
Judiciaire. 

[Signe] R. Hodge, de Bossier. 

B. W. Pearce, de Bienville. 

R. A. Hargis, de Claiborne. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON-TERMINEES. 

La Convention reprend alors la consideration 
du rapport de la majorite du comite sur le Pou¬ 
voir Legislatif. 

Le premier paragraphe du rapport etant de- 
vant la Convention, ainsi que le substitut pre¬ 
sente par M. Hunt, et l’amendement presente 
par M. Guion, 

M Guion retire l’amendement presente par 
lui samedi, le 24 du courant. 

M. Carter presente alors le “proviso” suivant 
au substitut de M. Hunt, savoir : 

“Bien entendu qu’aucune paroisse ou ville 
n’aura droit & plus d’un quart du nombre total 
des Representants.” 

M. Guion fait la motion de deposer le “provi¬ 
so” sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion, l’appel nominal est deman¬ 
ds et presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St-Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Addison, Bartlett, Bradford, 
Benjamin, Besangon, Bienvenu, Brother, Bul¬ 
lard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Collens, Cot¬ 
ton, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, Declouet, Dos- 
son, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, d’Orleans, 
Edwards, de Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, 
Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Hebert, 
Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King, de St-Land., 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lyle, Mcllhen- 
ny, Mathews, d’Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Ma¬ 
ther, Monge, Nichols, Olivier, de St-Martin, Oli¬ 
vier, de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, 
Price, Pearce, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Ro¬ 
binson, Sandidge, St-Paul, Staes, Smart, Swa- 
zey, Shaw, Shelton, Smith, de Winn, Sibley, Tat- 
man, Taliafero, Thompson, Villere, Williams, 
Wittington et Wilcoxon, votent dans l’affirma- 
tive,—90. 

Et MM. Anderson, de Carroll, Beale, Beard, 
Boyer, Carter, Campbell, Delony, Hatch, Her¬ 
ron, King, de Jackson, McMillen, Moss, Parham, 
Phillips, Richardson de Oua., Roysden, Scar¬ 
borough, Smith, de 0. Feliciana, Simms,Stewart, 
Talbot, Todd, YanWickle et Waddill, votent 
dans la negative,—24. 

La motion prevaut, et le “proviso” est, par 
consequent, depose sur le Bureau, 

M. Guion reitere alors sa proposition de biffer 
dans le substitut presente par M. Hunt, les 
mots “nombre des electeurs” et d’inserer les 
mots “population entiere.” 

Pendant la consideration de la dite proposi¬ 
tion, 

Ml. Dalferes demande la question prealable ; 
sur laquelle motion, 




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M. Mcllhenny, demande l’appel nominal, qui 
prdsente le resultat suivant: 

MM. Anderson, de St-Landry, Avery, Brad¬ 
ford, Benjamin, Beard, Rienvenu, Brother, Buis- 
son, Byrne, Campbell, Collens, Dalferes, De- 
clouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, d’Orl. 
Edwards, de Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, 
Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Hough, Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key, Lapeyre, Le Blanc, Lyle, 
Mathews, d’Orleans, Marrero, Mather, Monge, 
Nichols, Olivier, de St-Martin, Olivier, de Ste- 
Marie, Palfrey, Preaux, Pearce, Pierson, Pugh, 
Reeves, Rixner, Roman, Roysden, Ronquillo, 
Roselius, Sandidge, Smart, Smith, d’Ouest-Eeli- 
ciana, Sibley, Tatman, Thompson, Villere, Wil¬ 
liams et Wittington, votent dans l’affirmative, 
—58. 

MM. Akenhead, Anderson de Carroll, Addi¬ 
son, Besangon, Beale, Boyer, Bullard, Castella¬ 
nos, Carter, Cotton, Conrad, Dosson, Farmer, 
Hatch, Hargis, Harris, Hebert, Herron, Her¬ 
nandez, Hodges, Hunt, Jourdan, King de St-L., 
King de Jackson, Leefe, Leeds, Mcllhenny, Me 
Millen, Mathews, Martin, Moss, Parham, Pax¬ 
ton, Patterson, Price, Phillips, Pujo, Richard¬ 
son du Oua., Richardson de Ste-Marie, Risk, 
Robinson, St-Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scar- 
♦ borough, Shelton, Smith de Winn Simms, Ste¬ 
wart, Talbot, Taliafero, Todd, Van Wickle et 
Waddill, 

Votent dans la negative—55. 

Par esnsequent la motion prevaut. 

La question premiere dtant sur la proposition 
de M. Guion, 1’appel nominal est demande et 
presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Anderson de Carroll, Benjamin, Beale, 
Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, 
Campbell Collens, Connely, Conrad, Dalfe¬ 
res, Delony, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, 
Guion, Herron, Hernandez, Isaacks, Jenn¬ 
ings, Key, King de St-Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, McMillens, Mathews 
d’Orl., Mathews de Pte-C., Marrero. Martin, 
Mather, Moss, Monge, Nichols, Olivier de St- 
Martin, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Parham, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Phillips, Pugh/Ree- 
ves, Richardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Roselius, 
Roman, Roysden, Rnnquillo, St-Paul, Staes, 
Swazey, Shaw, Smith d’O. F. Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Van Wickle, Waddill, 
Williams, Wittington et Wilcoxon, 

Votent dans l’affirmative—76. Et 

MM. Andrews, Addison, Bradford, Barlett, 
Besangon, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bullard, 
Cotton, Dosson, Edwards de Wash., Eustis, Far¬ 
mer, Hatch, Hays, Harris, Hargis, Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Jourdan, Jones, King de 
Jackson, Leeds, Mcllhenny, Price, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Pujo, Richardson de Oua., Risk, Robinson, 
Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith 
de Winn, Taliafero, Thompson, Todd et Villere, 

Votent dans la negative—43. 

Par consequent l’amendement est adopte. 

Les membres suivants presentent par ecrit 


leurs raisons pour avoir vot6 pour ou contre la 
motion de M. Guion, et demandentque leurs ob¬ 
jections soient insereessur le journal : 

Je vote en faveur de la representation sur la 
base de la population entiere, pensant que si 
l’autre base est adoptee, la delegation de la 
Nlle-Orleans sera restreinte. 

(Signe) Jennings d’Orleans. 

Je vote contre la base de la population entiere 
parce que je considere que la base eiectorale est 
la seule vraie base democratique de representa¬ 
tion ; et etant democrate, je vote selon mon opi¬ 
nion desprincipes du parti auqael j’appartiens. 

(Signe) P. 0. Hebert. 

Je vote en faveur de la base de la population 
entiere, sachant qu’il y a un sentiment vehe¬ 
ment d’opposition parmi les membres de la cam- 
pagne envers la ville de la Nouvelle-Orieans, et 
en presence de ce sentiment, j’ai ete force de 
choisir entrela base totale et la restriction per- 
manente,(et qui ne pourra jamais etre enlevee) 
d’un quart de la representation. 

Dans la premiere alternative, il reste un es- 
poir, que, au moyen des grandes ameliorations 
achevees et projetees, la Nouvelle-Orieans pour¬ 
ra, par l’augmentation de sa population, par 
son commerce, bientot regagner la perte qu’elle 
fait maintenant. 

Dans la seconde alternative, tout espoir est 
ote, et le dernier coup est donne a l’egalite dela 
cite avec le reste de l’Etat. 

Mon choix ne pouvait £tre douteux, voyant 
que la base eiectorale ne pouvait etre etablie, 
laquelle est la veritable sans la restriction dans 
le nombre limite, imposee sur la Nouvelle-Or- 
leans ; et croyant avec le rapporteur du comite 
sur le pouvoir legislatif, que les partisans de la 
base totale, ne desirent pas de restriction et vo- 
teront en consequence. 

[Signe] Robert Preaux. 

La question etant sur 1’adoption du substitut 
amende, M. Guion fait la motion de le rejeter. 
Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Guion propose alors d’adopter le paragra- 
phe original, ainsi qu’il est rapporte par la ma- 
jorite du comite sur le pouvoir legislatif. 

Sur cette motion, M. Hunt demande l’appel 
nominal qui presente le resultat suivant: 

MM. Anderson de St-L., Akenhead, Avery, 
Anderson de Carroll, Benjamin, Beale, Brother, 
Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, 
Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, 
Delony, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, 
Herron, Hernandez, Isaacks, Jennings, Key, 
King de St-L., Lapeyre, Leefe, LeBlanc, Lob¬ 
dell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews d’Orl., Mathews 
de Pte-C., Marrero, Martin, Mather, Moss, 
Monge, Nichols, Olivier de St-Mart., Olivier de 
Ste-Marie, Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, 
Preaux, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de 
Ste-Marie, Rixner, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, 

Votent dans l’affiamative, 77. Et 
Ronquillo, St-Paul Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith 
d’O. F., Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Tal- 




CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


79 


bot, VanWickle, Waddill, Williams, Wittington 
et Wilcoxon, 

MM. Andrews, Addison, Bradford, Barlett, 
Besangon, Beard, Bienvenu, Bullard, Cotton, 
Dosson, Edwards de Wash., Eustis, Farmer, 
Hatch, Hays, Harris, Hargis, Hebert, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Jourdan, Jones, King de Jack., 
Leeds, Mllhenny, Price, Pierce, Pierson, Pujo, 
llichardson de Ouachita, Risk, Robinson, San- 
didge, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith de 
Winn, Taliafero, Thompson, Todd et Villere, 

Votent dans la negative—42. 

Par consequent la motion de M. Guion prE- 
vaut et le premier paragraphe du rapport est 
adopte. 

Les delegues suivants presentent par ecrit les 
motifs qui les ont engages h voter pour ou con- 
tre l’adoption du paragraphe rapports par le co- 
mitE; ils demandent et obtiennent que ces motifs 
soient enreregistres sur le journal, savoir : 

Nous votons dansl’affirmative, car ayant con- 
suite les tableaux, nous nous apercevons qu’il 
serait contre nos interets de voter differemment 
attendu que ce serait nous faire perdre un re- 
prEsentant additionnel, auquel nous aurions au- 
trement droit. 

(Signe) H. C. Castellanos, 

E. Staes 

Je vote oui Etant persuade que la baseelecto- 
rale donnerait une preponderance injuste h l’in- 
teret commercial sur l’interet agricole de l’Etat. 

(Signe) A. J. Moss. 

Les soussignes, par cette presente, prot.estent 
contre Padoption de la base de la population to- 
tale comme base de representation, pour les rai¬ 
sons suivantes, savoir : lo. Ils pensent que l’a- 
doption de la base totale serait la destruction 
des principes d’un Gouvernement Republicain 
et de toute EgalitE politique, et que l’effet de 
Padoption de cette base serait d’enlever le pou- 
voir aux electeurs, et de le placer entreles mains 
des proprietaires d’esclaves, et par ce moyen, 
introduire dans notre Gouvernement les prin¬ 
cipes odieux d’un gouvernement aristocrate ; 2o. 
Que la base Electorate, pour la Chambre des Re¬ 
prEsentants, a existe depuis l’annee 1812, et les 
interets de l’Etat n’en ont pas ete atteints, et 
aucune plainte n’en a EtE faite par le peuple; 
nous ne voyons aucune raison empechant Padop¬ 
tion de la base Electorale. 


(SignE) 

♦ Wade H. Hough, 

(SignE) 

J. G. Taliafero, 

(SignE) 

W. H. Dosson, 

(SignE) 

J. M. Shelton, 

(SignE) 

John R. Smart. 


Le deuxieme paragraphe du rapport est alors 
lu en ces termes : 

Le premier denombrement que feront executer 
les autorites en vertu de cette Constitution, aura 
lieu en 1853, le second en 1858, et le troisieme 
en 1863. Apres cette derniere annee, l’Assem- 
blee Generate indiquera de quelle maniere doit 
etre opere le recensement, pourvu qu’il ait lieu 
une fois au moms tous les dix ans a fin de cons- 


tater la population totale de chaque paroisse et 
de chaque District Electoral. 

M. Connely propose de biffer dans le susdit 
paragraphe, la date “1863”,et d’inserer “1865”. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Sur motion, le paragraphe ainsi amende est 
adoptE. 

La lecture du troisieme paragraphe est alors 
faite en ces termes : 

“A la premiere session regulieredes Chambres 
qui suivra chaque dEnombrement, la Legisla¬ 
ture repartira la reprEsentation entre les diffe- 
rentes paroisses et les divers Districts Electo- 
raux, en prenant pour base la population totale. 
Un diviseur sera dEterminE et chaque Paroisse 
et District Electoral aura le nombre de ReprE- 
sentants auquel lui donnera droit sa population 
totale, et en outre un representant pour toute 
fraction qui excedera la moitiE du diviseur. Le 
nombre des ReprEsentants ne dEpassera pas le 
nombre cent, et ne sera pas moindre de soixante- 
dix.” 

M. Todd fait la motion de biffer le mot “ cent ” 
et d’inserer les mots “ cent-dix”. 

M. Guion fait la motion de dEposer l’amende- 
ment sur le bureau, 

Et sur l’appel nominal il parait que 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, 
Beale, Beard. Bienvenu, Brother, Bullard, Buis- 
son, Byrne, Castellanos, Carter, Campbell, Col- 
lens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Dosson, Dufour, 
DuguE, Duffel, Edwards, d’Orleans; Edwards, 
de Washington ; Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, 
Gardere, Guion, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Her¬ 
nandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jones, Key, King, de St Landry ; La- 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
McIlhenny,McMillen,Mathews, d’OrlEans; Mar¬ 
rero, Martin, Mather, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier, de St Martin ; Olivier, de Ste Marie; 
Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, 
Pierce, Pierson, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, de 
Ste Marie; Rixner, Risk, RosElius, Roman, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St Paul, Staes, 
Swazey, Shaw, Smith, d’Ouest-FEliciana ; Sib¬ 
ley, Tatman, Talbot, Thompson, Villere, Wil¬ 
liams, Wittington et Wilcoxon votent dans 1’af¬ 
firmative—91. # 

Et MM. Besan^on, Boyer, Cotton, HEbert, 
Jourdan, King, de Jackson ; Mathews, de Pte- 
CoupEe ; Price, Richardson, d’Ouachita ; Robin¬ 
son, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, de 
Winn ; Simms, Stewart, Taliafero, Todd, Van 
Wickle et Waddell votent dans la nEgative—20. 

La motion prEvaut, et l’amendement est en 
consequence dEpose sur le bureau. 

Sur motion, le paragraphe est adoptE sans 
amendement. 

La Convention s’occupe alors des quatrieme 
et cinquieme paragraphes qui, sur motion, sont 
adoptEs, savoir : 

“ La ReprEsentation au SEnat et & la Chambre 
des ReprEsentants,restera comme elle est mainte- 
nant etablie par la loi jusqu’a ce que la rEpar- 
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suivront aient lieu conform^ment au premier 
denombrement ci-dessus ordonne.” 

“ Les limites de la paroisse d’Orleans sont 
agrandies de maniere a comprendre toute la 
ville actuelle de la Nouvelle-Orleans, y compris 
cette partie de la paroisse de Jefferson connue 
autrefois sous le nom de ville de Lafayette.” 

Le sixieme aline a est alors lu en ces termes : 

Toute cette partie de la paroisse d’Orl^ans, 
situee sur la rive gauche du Mississippi sera di- 
visee par la Legislature en dix Districts Repre- 
sentatifs au plus ; et jusqu’a ce qu’une nouvelle 
repartition ait lieu conform^ment au premier 
recensement qui doit s’operer en vertu de la 
presente Constitution, cette partie de la ville 
de la Nouvelle-Orleans qui est comprise dans les 
anciennes limites de la ville de Lafayette, forme- 
ra le dixieme District Representatif et concourra 
a nommer les Senateurs de la paroisse d’Orleans. 
Les autres Districts Represeutatifs resteront ce 
ce qu’ils sont maintenant. 

M. Gardere fait la motion d’en effacer les mots 
suivants : “ sera comprise et formera une por¬ 
tion du premier ”, et d’inserer les mots “formera 
le dixieme”; aussi d’inserer apres les mots 
“ District et ”, les mots suivants : “ elira deux 
Representants sur les trois que nommait, con- 
formement a la loi, la paroisse Jefferson”. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. St Paul propose de biffer dans l’amende- 
ment de M. Gardere le mot “ dixieme ” et d’in¬ 
serer le mot “ quart”. 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Eustis obtient le privilege de faire enre- 
gistrer son vote en faveur de la proposition de 
M. St Paul. 

M. Conrad fait la motion de biffer les mots 
“ au plus ” et d’inserer les mots “ au moins 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

Et sur motion, le sixieme alinea est adopte 
ainsi qu’il est amende. 

La Convention passe alors a Particle 15 du 
Rapport, qui est lu en ces termes : 

Art. 15—“Ckaque fois que la Legislature re- 
partira la Representation h la Chambre des Re¬ 
presentants, elle divisera l’Etat en Districts 
Senatoriaux. Aucune paroisse, la paroisse 
d’Orleans exceptee, ne pourra etre divisee 
pour la formation' d’un District Sanatoria,. 
Quand une nouvelle paroisse sera creee elle sera 
annexee au District Senatorial d’ou provient la 
plus grande partie de son territoire, ou a un 
District contigu, au choix de la Legislature, 
mais elle ne pourra jamais etre annexee a plus 
d’un District. Le nombre des Senateurs sera 
de 32, et ils seront repartis entre les different^ 
Districts Senatoriaux selon la population totale 
que renferme chaque District; neanmoins, au¬ 
cune paroisse n’aura plus d’un huitieme du 
nombre de Senateurs. 

M. Pierce fait la motion d’inserer a la suite 
du mot “ totale ”, les mots “ des blancs”. 

M. Guion fait la motion de deposer l’amende- 
ment sur le bureau, et sur motion de M. Smart, 
l’appel nominal est fait, et donne le resultat 
euivant: 


MM. Anderson de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson de Carroll ; Bradford, Benja¬ 
min, Brother, Boyer, Buisson, Byrue, Castella¬ 
nos, Carter, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Dalferes, 
Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, d’Or- 
kians ; Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Her¬ 
nandez, Isaacks, Key, King, de St Landry ; La- 
peyre, Leefe, Le Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mathews, 
d’Orleans ; Mathews, dePointe-Coupee ; Martin, 
Moss, Nicholls, Olivier, de St Martin ; Olivier, 
de Ste M. ; Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, 
Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, de Ste Marie; Rix- 
ner, Roman, St Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sib¬ 
ley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Villere, Waddell, 
Williams, Wittington et Wilcoxon votent dans 
P affirmative—63. 

Et MM. Andrews, Addison, Besangon, Behle, 
Beard, Bienvenu, Bullard, Cotton, Delony, Dos- 
son, Edwards, de Washington ; Eustis, Farmer, 
Hayes, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough; 
Hodges, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, King, de J. ; 
Leeds, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Price, Pierce, 
Pierson, Richardson, d’Ouachita; Risk, Roselius, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, de Winn ; Talia- 
fero, Thompson et I’odd votent dans la negative 
—44. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut, et l’a- 
mendement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Hunt fait la motion de biffer tout ce qui 
suit les mots “ a plus” jusqu’a la fin de Particle, 
et d’inserer les mots “ de cinq Senateurs ”. 

M. Richardson, d’Ouachita fait la motion de 
deposer l’amendement sur le bureau. 

Et sur l’appel nominal, il parait que 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry; Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Addison, Bradford, Benjamin, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Collens, Cotton, Dalferes, Declouet, 
Dufour, Dugue, Edwards, d’Orleans; Eggleston, 
Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Hebert, Her¬ 
nandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, 
King, de St Landry ; Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le 
Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, 
d’Orleans ; Martin, Moss, Olivier, de St Martin; 
Olivier, de Ste Marie; Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, 
Price, Pierson, Pujo, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson, 
de Ste Marie; Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Robinson, St Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith, 
de Winn*; Sibley, Tatman, Taliafero, Villere, 
Waddell, Williams, Wittington et Wilcoxon 
votent dans l’affirmative—72. 

Et MM. Anderson, de Carroll ; Bartlett, Be¬ 
sangon, Beale, Beard, Carter, Campbell, Conne¬ 
ly, Conrad, Delony, Dosson, Duffel, Edwards, 
de Washington ; Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, 
Herron, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, King, de J.; 
McMillen, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee ; Monge^ 
Nicholls, Parham, Patterson, Pierce, Richard¬ 
son, d’Ouachita ; Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, 
Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, d’Ouest- 
Feliciana; Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Thompson 
et Todd votent dans la negative—42. 

La motion de M. Hunt prevaut, et l’amende- 
ment de M. Hunt est adopts. 

M. Pierce fait la motion de biffer les mots 


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“ population totale ”, et d’inserer les mots “elec- 
teurs ay ant qualite de voter”. 

M. Reeves propose de deposer l’amendement 
sur le bureau. 

L’appel nominal est demande, et donne le re- 
sultat suivant,: 

, MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Anderson, de Carroll; Bradford, Ben¬ 
jamin, Brother, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Castel¬ 
lanos, Carter, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Dal- 
feres, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards 
d’Orleans ; Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, 
Hayes, Hernandez, Isaacks, Key, King, de St 
Landry : Lapeyre, Leefe, Le Blanc, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mathews, d’Orleans ; Mathews,*de Pointe- 
Coupee; Marrero, Martin, Moss, Monge, Olivier, 
de St Martin, Olivier, de Ste Marie ; Parham, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Pugh, 
Reeves, Rixner, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, 
St Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith, d’Ouest- 
Felieiana ; Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, 
Villere, Waddell, Williams, Wittington et Wil- 
coxon votent dans l’affirmative—68. 

MM. Addison, Bartlett, Besangon, Beale, 
Beard, Bienvenu, Campbell, Cotton, Delony, 
Dosson, Edwards, Farmer, Harris, Hargis, Her¬ 
ron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Jennings, Jourdan, 
Jones, King, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Nicholls, 
Price, Pearce, Pierson, Pujo, Richardson, Risk, 
Roysden, Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Scarbo¬ 
rough, Shelton, Smith, de Winn, Simms, Talia- 
fero, Thompson et Todd, votent dans la negative, 
— 42. 

Par consequent, la motion prevaut et l’amen- 
dement est depose sur le bureau. 

Sur motion, Particle est adopte, ainsi qu’il a 
d’abord ete amende. 

Lecture est alors faite de Particle 16, qui est 
adopte sans amendement, savoir : 

“Art. 16.—Dans toute repartition senatorial, 
la population de la Nouvelle-Orleans sera de- 
duite de la population de tout l’Etat et le chiffre 
qui restera sera divise par le nombre vingt-sept. 
Le resultat obtenu par ce moyen deviendra le 
diviseur senatorial, lequel donnera a un district 
senatorial droit k un Senateur. Les districts se- 
ront formes soit de simples paroisses, soit de 
paroisses contigues, ayant une population qui 
devra se rapprocher le plus possible du diviseur 
representant un Senateur. Si dans la reparti¬ 
tion, une paroisse ou un district manque d’un 
cinquieme de population pour atteindre au di¬ 
viseur, ou excede ce diviseur dans la proportion 
d’un cinquieme, il sera permis alors, mais seu- 
lement dans ce cas, de former uu district qui 
n’aura pas plus de deux Senateurs. Une fois un 
Senateur elu, la duree de ses fonctionsne pour- 
ra jamais etre reduite par suite d’une reparti¬ 
tion nouvelle. Lorsque le denombrement de la 
population aura ete accompli, conformement a 
l’article 8 de cette Constitution, la Legislature 
ne pourra voter aucune loi avant d’avoir repar¬ 
ti la representation dans les deux Chambres de 
l’Assemblee Generale.” 

Sur motion, la Convention s’ajoune a demain 
matin 9 heures. 


Mardi, 27 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement k l’a- 
journement. 

Le Reverend M. Gache fait l’ouverture des 
deliberations par des prieres. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion,occupe le fauteuil, et 91 deleguessont pre¬ 
sents. 

M. Williams presente la resolution suivante, 
qui, sur motion, est referee au comite charge 
des Dispositions Transitoires, savoir : 

“ Resolu qu’aussitot apres l’ajournement de 
la Convention, le Gouverneur lancera des writs 
d’eiection aux sherifs des differentes paroisses 
de l’Etat, leur enjoignant d’ouvrir et de tenir 
une election dans chaque paroisse de l’Etat, aux 
lieux designespar la loi, le premier lundi de no- 
vembre prochain, a l’effet d’obtenir le sens du 
peuple de cet Etat quant a T adoption ou au re¬ 
jet de cette Constitution amendee. Chaque elec- 
teur devra ecrire sur son bulletin “acceptee” 
ou “rejetee”, et les commissaires compteront 
attentivement chaque bulletin ainsi depose, et 
feront immediatement leurs rapports aux she¬ 
rifs, qui, k leur tour, feront leur rapports con¬ 
formement a la loi existante Et s’il appert des 
dits rapports que la majorite de tous les votes 
donnes est favorable a la ratification de cette 
Constitution amendee, il sera du devoir du Gou¬ 
verneur de publier le fait par proclamation, — 
que la Constitution soit acceptee ou rejetee, — 
et devra faire publier le resultat dans la ga¬ 
zette de l’Etat, avec le nombre de votes donnes 
pour et contre la dite Constitution. 

Si le peuple accepte cette Constitution amen¬ 
dee, il sera du devoir du Gouverneur de lancer 
des mandats d’eiection aux sherifs des differen- 
tes paroisses de cet Etat, leur enjoingnant de 
tenir une election aux lieux designes par la loi, 
le “premier lundi de janvier,” pour les membres 
de l’Assembiee Generale, Gouverneur, Lieute- 
nant-Gouverneur et tous les autres fonctionnai- 
res a T election desquels il est pourvu par cette 
Constitution amendee (les juges exceptes) et 
d’en faire leurs rapports selon les lois existan- 
tes enmatiere d’eiection d’Etat. Et que 1’Assem¬ 
bled Generale ainsi elue se reunira k la Maison 
d’Etat, le troisieme lundi du meme mois (jan¬ 
vier), et le Gouverneur etle Lieutenant-Gouver- 
neur elus en meme temps, devront etre dument 
institues en office pendant la premiere semaine 
de la session legislative, avant que la dite As- 
semblee Generale soit competente pour entre- 
prendre la poursuite de ses travaux.” 

M. Herron, au nom du comite nomm6 pour r6- 
partir l’Etat en Districts judiciaires, presente 
le rapport suivant : 

Le comite nomme a l’effet de diviser l’Etat en 
Districts pour l’election des juges de la Cour 
Supreme, presente les Districts suivants : 

PREMIER DISTRICT 

Cette portion de la paroisse d’Orleans, situ^e 
sur la rive gauche du Mississipi, — cette partie 
de la ville de la Nouvelle-Orleans, autrefois con- 
nue sous le nom de Lafayette, exceptle. 


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2d. district 

Les paroisses de Plaquemines, Saint-Bernard, 
cette partie de la paroisse d’Orleans situee sur 
la rive droite du Mississipi, Jefferson, — y com- 
pris cette portion de la Nouvelle-Orleans connue 
autrefois sous le nom de Lafayette, St-Jean- 
Baptiste, St-Charles, St-Jacques, Ascension, 
Assomption, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Ouest-B«i- 
ton-Rouge et Iberville. 

3e. district. 

Les paroisses de St-Tammany, Washington, 
Livingston, Ste-Helene, Est-Baton-Rouge,^ Est- 
Feliciana, Ouest-Feliciana, Pointe-Coupee, A- 
voyelles, Tensas, Concordia, Lafayette, Vermil¬ 
lion, Ste-Marie, St-Martin et Bt-Landry. 

4e. district. 

Les paroisses de Calcasieu, Rapides, Sabines, 
Nachitoches, De Soto, Caddo, Bossier, Claiborne, 
Bienville, Caldwell, Union,Ouachita, Morehouse, 
Jackson, Franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Car- 
roll et Winn. 

(Signe) Andrews S. Herron, 

Rapporteur. 

Sur motion de M. Dufour, 200 exemplaires 
du dit rapport seront imprimes, et le rapport 
est mis a l’ordre du jour pour demain. 

M. Simms propose de passer h une resolution 
presentee par lui quelques jours auparavant, 
relativement “h la soumission au peuple de cette 
Constitution, etc.,” et qui avait ete deposee sur 
le bureau, provisoirement. 

Sur motion du meme delegue, la resolution 
est referee au comite sur les Dispositions Tran- 
sitoires. 

M. Waddill propose de prendre en considera¬ 
tion Particle additionnel presente par lui liier, 
et depose sur le bureau, sujet a l’appel de la 
Convention. 

Sur motion du meme delegue, la derniere 
clause de Particle est biffee, et 

Sur motion de M. Sandidge, Particle est de¬ 
pose sur le bureau. 

M. Connely presente la resolution suivante : 

“Resolu que le comite des Depenses casuelles 
est requis de designer a cette Convention un plan 
pour obtenir de l’argent, a l’effet de payer aux 
membres et officiers de cette Convention, leurs 
salaires et leur “per diem.” 

M. Gardere fait la motion de d4poser la reso¬ 
lution sur le bureau. 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

Et sur motion de M. Connely, la resolution est 
adoptee. 

M. Olivier de Sainte-Marie, ayant vote, hier, 
avec la majorite, sur Padoption du 6e paragra- 
phe du rapport du comite sur le Pouvoir Legis¬ 
late, en demande la reprise en consideration, 
qui est accordee. 

Le 6e paragraphe etat devant la Convention, 

M. Jourdan propose d’en biffer tout ce qui 
suit les mots “districts representatifs” jusqu’k 
la fin du paragraphe. 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Benjamin propose alors d’amender le para¬ 
graphe en inserant apres les mots “ville de La¬ 


fayette,” les mots suivants: “concourront & 61ire 
les Senateurs de la paroisse d’Orleans et”. 

M. Cotton propose comme sous-amendement, 
d’inserer apres les mots “ville de Lafayette” 
les mots suivants, savoir : “concourront a elire 
le cinquieme Senateur pour la paroisse d’Or¬ 
leans.” 

M. Dufour fait la motion de d^poser le sous- 
amendement de M Cotton sur le bureau, et sur 
Pappel nominal il parut que : 

MM. Anderson de St-L., Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Bradford, Bart¬ 
lett, Benjamin, Brother, Buisson, Byrne, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, 
Dnuglass,*Dufour, Dugu4, Duffel, Edwards, d’O. 
Eggleston, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Her¬ 
nandez, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, King de St- 
Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, Mathews, d’Orl, Martin, Mather,, 
Nicholls, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Pax ton> 
Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pugh, Reeves,Richar¬ 
dson du Oua., Richardson de Ste-M., Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius, Roman, St-Paul, Staes, Shaw, 
Scarborough, Smith d’O. F., Tatman, Williams 
et Wilcoxon, votent clans 1’affirmative — 63, 

Et MM. Besangon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Cotton, Dalferes, Delony,Dosson,Eustis, Farmer, 
Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Jourdan, Le- 
Blanc, McMillen, Mathews de Pte-Coupee, Mar¬ 
rero, Moss, Pearce, Phillips, Ronquillo, Robin¬ 
son, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith de Winn, 
Simms, Taliafero, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill 
et Wittington, votent dans la negative.—34 
Par consequent, la motion prevaut et l’amen*- 
dement est depose sur le bureau. 

La question etant alors sur la motion d-e M- 
Benjamin, elle^est adoptee. 

Et sur motion, le 6e paragraphe est adopts de 
nouveau, ainsi amende. 

M. Richardson de Ouachita ayant vote hier 
avec la majorite, sur l’adoption du 4e paragra¬ 
phe du rapport du meme comite, en demande la 
reprise en consideration. 

M. Guion fait la motion de deposer cette pro¬ 
position sur le bureau, et 

M. Richardson de Ouachita, demande l’appel 
nominal, qui presente le resultat suivant 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Andrews, Bradford, Benjamin, Brother, 
Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, 
Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Du¬ 
ffel, Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Eustis,Gar¬ 
dere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hernandez, Hunt, 
Jennings, Jones, Key, King de St-Landry, La¬ 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
Mathews d’Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Mather, 
Nicholls,Olivier de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Patter¬ 
son, Preaux, Price, Pearson, Pugh, Reeves, Ri¬ 
chardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Roselius, Ro¬ 
man, Sandidge, St-Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, 
Smith d’O. Fel., Taliafero, Tatman, Viller6 
Williams et Wilcoxon votent dans l’affirmative. 
— 65. 

MM. Anderson de Carroll, Addison, Bartlett, 
Besangon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Cotton, Dal¬ 
feres, Dosson, Douglass, Edwards de W. Farmer, 


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Hargis, Herron, Hodges,Jones,King de Jackson, 
LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews dePte-C., Paxton, 
Pearce, Phillipps, Richardson du Oua., Roys - 
den, Ronquillo, Robinson, Smart, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, 
Todd, VanAVickle, Waddill et Wittington,votent 
dans la negative. —39 

La motion prevaut et la proposition est depo- 
s£e sur le le bureau. 

Sur motion de M. Roman, la Convention passe 
au rapport de la majorite du comite sur les Dis¬ 
positions Generales, h etre discute article par 
article. 

Lecture est alors faite de Particle 113 (le ler 
article du rapport), en ces termes, savoir : 

Art 113.— L’Etat ne pourra preter son se- 
•cours h aucune association particuliere, a moins 
qu’elle ne soit institute exclusivement pour des 
travaux d’ameliorations internes, dans les limi¬ 
tes de l’Etat; Et l’Etat ne pourra s’engager en 
faveur d*e telle corporation ou association, qu’en 
proportion d’un cinquieme du capital, et des 
bons ne seront emis en paiement, qu’en propor¬ 
tion du capital verse par les actionnaires. 

M. Hunt propose d’effacer dans le dit article 
les mots “dans les limites de l’Etat.” 

M. Herron presente ce qui suit comme substi¬ 
tut : 

L’Etat ne pourra preter son secours k aucune 
association ou corporation, et l’Etat ne pourra 
s’engager en faveur de telle corporation ou asso¬ 
ciation. 

M. Risk fait la motion de deposer le substitut 
sur le bureau. 

Et sur l’appel nominal il parait que : 

MM. Anderson de St-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Andrews, Anderson de Carroll, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Benjamin, Brother, Bullard, Buisson, 
Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Cotton, 
€onrad, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, 
Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Farmer, Garde- 
re, Guion, Hayes, Harris, Hernandez, Hunt, 
Jennings, Jones, Key, King de St-Landry, La- 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mathews 
d’Orleans, Martin, Nicholls, Olivier de Ste-Ma- 
rie, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Richardson 
de Ouachita, Richardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius, R,oman, Roysden, Robinson, St- 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Smith d’O. Feliciana, Si¬ 
bley, Tatman, Todd, Villere, Williams, et Wil- 
CJxon votent dans l’affirmative— 65. 

Et MM. Addison, Besan^on, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, Dalferes, Edwards de 
Washington, Eustis, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, 
Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, Jourdan, King 
de Jackson, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews de Pte- 
Coupee, Marrero, Moss, Patterson, Pearce, 
Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Ronquillo, San- 
didge. Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Sqj#h de Winn, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Talia- 
fero, Van Wickle, Waddill et Wittington, votent 
dans la negative — 44. 

La motion prevaut et le substitut est en con¬ 
sequence depose sur le bureau. 

M. Phillips propose alors de prendre comme 


substitut h Particle rapporte par le comite sur 
les dispositions generales, Particle 113 de la 
Constitution de 1845, qui est ainsi congu : 

Art. 113.—La Legislature n’engagera pas la 
foi de l’Etat pour le paiement de bons, billets ou 
autres contrats ou obligations au profit ou a l’u- 
sage de qui que ce soit ni d’aucune corporation 
ou corps politique quelconque. Mais l’Etat aura 
le droit d'emettre de nouveaux bonsen paiement 
des obligations ou des engagements qu’il a dejh 
contractes qu’ils soient echus ou non; toutefois, 
les dits nouveaux bons ne pourront pas 6tre 
emis pour un montant plus considerable ni a un 
taux d’interet plus eleve que les obligations ori- 
ginelles qu’ils seront destines a remplacer. 

M. Benjamin fait la motion de deposer ce sub- 
situt sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion l’appel nominal se fait et 
presente le resultat suivant : 

Anderson de St-L., Akenhead, Avery, An¬ 
drews, Anderson de Carr., Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Brother, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, 
Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffell, Edwards 
d’Orl., Eggleston, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, 
Hays, Harris, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jo¬ 
nes, Key, King de St-L., Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mclllienny, Mathews d'Orl., Mar¬ 
tin, Nichols, Olivier deSte-M., Palfrey, Preaux, 
Price, Pierson, Richardson de 0., Richardson de 
Ste-M., Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Robin¬ 
son, St-Paul, Staes Swazey, Scarborough, Si- 
blep, Tatman, Todd, Williams et Wilcoxon, 

Votent dans l’affirmative—65 Et 

MM. Addison, Besangon, Beale, Beard, Bien¬ 
venu, Boyer, Bullard, Carter, Dalferes, Delony, 
Dosson, Edwards de Wash., Eustis, Hatch, Har¬ 
gis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, 
Jourdan, King de J.. LeBlanc, McMillen, Ma¬ 
thews de Pte C., Marrero, Moss, Paxton, Pat¬ 
terson, Pierce. Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Ronquil¬ 
lo, Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Shelton, Smith d’O. 
F., Smith de Winn, Simms, Stewai’t, Talbot, 
Taliafero, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill et Wit¬ 
tington, 

Votent dans la negative—48. 

Par consequent la motion prdvaut et le subs¬ 
titut est rejete. 

M. Martin propose d’inserer apres les mots 
“association ou corporation,” les mots “ou sous- 
crire aux actions.” 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Lobdell presente l’amendement suivant, a 
etre insere apres les mots “limites de l’Etat.” 

Et pour proteger d’inondation les terres ma- 
recageuses, sur une garantie fondee sur les ter¬ 
res concedees h cet effet h l’Etat par le gouver- 
nement des Etats-Unis ; et le produit des ventes 
de ces terres ne pourra etre detourne a autre 
usage. 

Sur motion, le susdit amendement est deposd 
sur le bureau. 

Le president annonce alors que la question 
sur laquelle la Convention avait maintenant h 
agir dtait la proposition de M. Hunt, savoir : de 
biffer les mots “dans les limites de l’Etat.” 



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M. Richardson de Oua., fait la motion de d6- 
poser l’amendement sur le bureau. 

Sur laquelle motion, l’appel nominal est de¬ 
mands et presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson de Carroll, Addison, Beale, 
Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bullard, Buisson, 
Castellanos, Carter, Collens, Cotton, Connely, 
Conrad, Dalferes, Delony, Declouet, Dosson, 
Douglass, Dnfour, Dugue, Duffell, Edwards 
d*Orl., Edwards de Wash., Eustis, Farmer, 
Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Her¬ 
ron, Hebert, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Isaacks, Key, King de Jackson, Lapeyre, Le 
Blanc, McMillen, Mathews d’Orl., Mathews de 
Pte C., Marrero, Moss, Nichols, Palfrey, Paxton, 
Patterson, Preaux, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Ri¬ 
chardson de Oua., Rixner, Roselius, Roman, 
Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Staes, Shaw, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, 
Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, Todd, Van Wickle, 
Villere et Waddill, 

Votent dans l’affirmative—75. Et 
MM. Anderson deSt-Landry, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Andrews, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Be- 
sangon, Boyer, Byrne, Campbell, Eggleston, 
Hays, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, King de St-L., 
Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Martin, 
Olivier de Ste-M., Price, Pierson, Risk, Robin¬ 
son, St Paul, Smart, Swazey, Smith de Winn, 
Williams, Wittington et Wilcoxon, 

Votent dans la negative—36. 

Par consequent la motion de M. Hunt est re- 
jet^e. 

M. Eustis presente l’amendement suivant, a 
etre ajoute h la fin de l’article : 

Dans lesquels cas toute la proprffite de telles 
associations sera hypothequee a l’Etat. 

M. Jennings fait la motion de deposer l’amen- 
dement sur le bureau. 

L’appel nominal est demande et presente ce 
resultat : 

MM. Anderson de St Landrp, Akenhead, Ave¬ 
ry, Andrews, Benjamin, Brother, Buisson, Byr¬ 
ne, Castellanos, Collens, Connely, Conrad, De¬ 
clouet, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards d’Orl., Eggles¬ 
ton, Gardere, Guion, Hays, Harris, Hernandez, 
Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King de St-L., La¬ 
peyre, Leefe, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews d’Orl., Martin, Nichols, Olivier de Ste-M, 
Palfrey, Preaux, Price, Richardson de Ste-M., 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Robinson, Staes, 
Swazey, Tatman, Villere, Williams et Wilcoxon, 
Votent dans 1’affirmative—51. Et 
MM.Anderson de Carr., Addison, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Besanpon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Boyer, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Dos¬ 
son, Douglass, Dufour, Edwards de Wash., Eus¬ 
tis, Farmer, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, Jourdan, King deJ., 
Leeds, LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews de Pte C., 
Marrero, Moss, Paxton, Patterson, Pierce, 
Pierson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson 
de Oua., Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St- 
Pahl, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, 
Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tal¬ 
bot, Taliafero, Todd, VanWicklo, Waddill et 
Wittington, 


Votent dans la negative—60. 

La Convention refuse done de deposer l’a- 
mendement sur le bureau. 

M. St-Paul presente le substitut suivant al’a- 
mendement presente par M. Eustis, h l’article 
113 du rapport: 

Bien entendu qu’en cas que telle association 
ou corporation devienne insolvable, le montant 
souscrit par l’etat (apres le paiement des obli¬ 
gations justes et le remboursement des pr6ts faits 
par l’Etat) aura la preference dans la distribu¬ 
tion de l’actif restant. 

M. Lapeyre demande que la question princi- 
pale soit mise aux voix. 

Pendant la consideration de cette motion, la 
Convention s’ajourne a demain matin h 9 heures. 


Mercredi, 28 Juillet 1852. 

La Convention se r^unit conformement h l’a- 
journement. * 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Con¬ 
vention, occupe le fauteuil et 89 delegues re- 
pondent a l’appel. 

Sur motion, l’absence de MM. Dosson et Guion 
est excusee. 

M. Eggleston, au nom de laminorite du comi¬ 
te nomme a l’effet de repartir l’Etat en districts 
judiciaires, presente le rapport suivant : 

Nous, les soussignes, membresdu comite char¬ 
ge de la repartition de l’Etat par districts pour 
l’election des juges de la Cour Supreme, diffe- 
rons du rapport fait par l’hon. rapporteur du 
dit comity ; les soussignes pensent que la repar¬ 
tition des juges, faite par le comite est injuste 
envers une portion du peuple de l Etat, et est 
contraire aux principes d’une politique saine. 
Ils ne peuvent done donner leur concours h la 
distribution faite dansle dit rapport, et deman- 
dent que leurs objections soient inserees dans le 
journal de la Convention. 

(Signe) H. B. Eggleston, 

E. A. Bradford, 

J. W. Price, 

Ch. Bienvenu. 

M. Waddill presente 1’article additionnel sui¬ 
vant, a etre msere sous le titre de dispositions 
generates, savoir : 

Art.—Aucune somme ne sera allouee par ac- 
te special, ou resolution, a l’effet de payer au¬ 
cune reclamation ou compensation, sans le con¬ 
cours d’une majorite des membres elus h chaque 
Chambre del’Assemblee Generale. 

Sur la motion d’adopter le susdit article, M, 
Phillips demande l’appel nominal qui presente 
le resultat suivant : 

MM. Addison, Besancon, Beale, Beard, Bien¬ 
venu, Boyer, Carter, Dalferes, Delony, Farmer, 
Hatch, Herron, Hough, Isaacks, Jourdan, King 
de J., LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews de Pte C., 
Moss, Patterson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Ri¬ 
chardson deOua., Ronquillo, Robinson, Smart, 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith d’O. F., Smith de 





CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


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'Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Taliafero, Todd, 
Van Wickle, Waddill et Wittington, 

Votentdans l’affirmative—40. Et 

Et MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenliead, 
Avery, Andrews, Anderson, de Carroll; Armant, 
Bartlett, Benjamin,Brother, Boudousquie, Bul¬ 
lard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Cullens, Cot¬ 
ton, Connely, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, 
Edwards, d’Orleans; Edwards, de Washington; 
Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Hayes, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Hernandez, Hodges, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
King, de St Landry; Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, 
Lobdill, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, d'Orleans; 
Marrero, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de 
St Martin ; Olivier, de Ste Marie ; Palfrey, Pax¬ 
ton, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pierson, Richardson, 
de Ste Marie ; Rixner, Risk, Roman, Roselius, 
Roysden, Sandidge, St Paul, Shaw, Tatman, 
Villere et Williams votent dans la negative—66. 

La motion est rejetee, et Particle additionnel 
n’est pas adopte. 

M. Benjamin au nom du comity sur le Style, 
presente le rapport suivant, qui sur motion, est 
adopte : 

Le comite sur le Style a l’honneur de sou- 
mettre le resultat de leur revision des Titres I 
et II de la Constitution, ainsi qu’ils ont ete adop¬ 
ts par la Convention. 

Aucun changement n’est necessaire dans les 
articles 1, 2, 3, 4 et 5. 

Le comite propose le changement suivant dans 
Particle 6 : 

Ail lieu du proviso adopte par la Convention, 
le comite pense substituer : “ Bien entendu, que 
nul ne sera Kepresentant ou Senateur, si a l’e- 
poque de son election il n’est electeur soit du 
District Representatif, soit du District Senato¬ 
rial qui 1’a nomme.” 

Les articles 7, 8 et 9 resteront tels qu’ils sont. 

L’article 10 doit etre amende comme suit: 

“ Aura le droit de voter, tout homme libre et 
blane qui a atteint Page de vingt-un ans, qui a 
reside dans l’Etat durant les douze mois qui ont 
precede immediatement l’election,et les six der- 
niers dans la paroisse ou il se presente pour vo¬ 
ter, et qui sera Citoyen des Etats-Unis. L’elec- 
teur qui se sera transports d’une paroisse dans 
une autre, ne perdra pas le droit qu’il possedait 
de voter dans la premiere, avant de l’avoir ac¬ 
quis dans la seconde. Les electeurs ne pour- 
ront jamais, sauf en cas de trahison; de crime, 
on de violation de l’ordre public, etre arretes 
lorsqu’ils assistent k une election, qu’ils se 
rendent au lieu ou elle est tenue, ou qu’ils en 
reviennent.” 

L’article 11 doit Stre ainsi congu : 

“ La Legislature ordonnera par une loi spe¬ 
cial e que le nom et le domicile de tous les elec¬ 
teurs de la ville de la Nouvelle-Orleans soient 
enregistres, afin qu’ils puissent exercer le droit 
de suffrage; l’enregistrement ne devra rien cou- 
ter k l’electeur.” 

Aucun autre changement n’est conseille jus- 
qu’k Particle 27, lequel doit etre amende en y 
biffant le mot “-”. 

Le reste du Second Titre doit rester tel qu’il 
est. (SignS) J. P. Benjamin, Rapporteur. 


ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES INACHEVEES. 

La Convention reprend la consideration de 
Particle 113, rapporte par la majorite du comite 
sur les Dispositions Gen^rales. 

Les questions devant la Convention, lors de 
son ajournement, hier, etaient : l’amendement 
de M. Eustis; le substitut de M. St Paul; et 
une demande, par M. Lapeyre, de la question 
principale ; 

Laquelle demande est maintenant retiree par 
M. Lapeyre. 

La premiere question etant alors sur la pro¬ 
position de M. St Paul, elle est, sur motion de 
M. Richardson d’Ouachita, deposee sur le bu¬ 
reau. 

L’amendement de M. Eustis etant alors devant 
la Convention, 

M. Phillips presente le sous-amendement sui¬ 
vant, qui est accepte par M. Eustis : 

“Afin d’assurer le montant prete par l’Etat.’ 

M. Delony pr^sente le proviso suivant comme 
sous-amendement k celui de M. Eustis : 

“ Bien entendu quetoutesles obligations con- 
tractees par l'Etat pour des travaux d’am^lio- 
rations internes seront payees d’abord.” 

M. Roman fait la motion de deposer le proviso 
sur le bureau; 

Laquelle motion prevaut. 

M. Richardson d’Ouachita, presente alors le 
substitut suivant a l’amendement de M. Eustis, 
qui est accepte par ce dernier, savoir : 

“ Bien entendu que dans tousles cas ou l’Etat 
se sera engage en faveur d’une corporation ou 
association, l'Etat sera nanti par des hypo- 
theques speciales sur tous les travaux et mate- 
riaux des ditcs associations ou corporations.” 

M. Benjamin presente le substitut suivant, a 
1’article rapporte par le comite, savoir : 

“ L'Etat ne pourra pas souscrire au capital 
d’une corporation ou d'une compagnie d’action- 
naires, ni ne pourra s’engager en faveur d’au- 
cune telle corporation. Mais quand de telles 
compagnies, creees dans le but de faire des tra¬ 
vaux d’ameliorations internes, situes en tout ou 
en partie dans l’Etat, demanderont secours, la 
Legislature aura le pouvoir de venir k leur aide, 
mais seulement jusqu’h concurrence d’un cin- 
quieme du capital de ces compagnies, soit en 
souscrivant au capital, soit en leur faisant un 
pret ou en emettant des bons. Mais quand un 
pareil secours sera accorde, il ne sera fait de 
paiements a la compagnie que dans une pro¬ 
portion egale au versement du reste du capital 
par les actionnaires de la compagnie. Lorsque 
l’Etat fera un pret, la Legislature devra exiger 
des garanties suffisantes, de telle maniere qu’elle 
croira convenable.” 

M. Harris presente l’amendement suivant, au 
susdit substitut, savoir : 

“Et cette Convention reconnait comme oeuvres 
m^ritant le secours de l’Etat: ‘ Le Grand Che- 
min de Fer de la Nouvelle-Orleans, de Jackson 
et du Nord, le chemin de fer de la Nouvelle Or¬ 
leans, d’Opelousas et de l’Ouest, et le Chemin 
de fer projete de la Riviere Rouge (passant par 




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les paroisses de l’Etat qui sont contigues h la [ 
frontiere de l’Etat d’Arkansas) jusqu’au Mis¬ 
sissippi.” 

M. Ballard presente le sous-amendement sui¬ 
vant a etre insere apres les mots “ Opelousas et 
de l’Ouest ” les mots suivants : 

A travers la vallee de la Riviere Rouge jus- 
qu’a la frontiere du Texas, a peu pres au 32eme 
degre de latitude Nord”. 

M. Hernandez demande la question pr4alable, 

Laquellle demande prevaut. 

M. Dufour demande la reprise en considera¬ 
tion du vote qui vient d’etre donne sur la ques¬ 
tion prealable. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Le meme delegue fait alors la motion de de¬ 
poser sur le bureau l’amendement presente par 
M. Harris, et le sous-amendement de M. Bul¬ 
lard. 

Cette motion est adoptee. 

M. Sandidge demande et obtient le privilege 
de faire enregistrer son vote contre la motion 
de M. Dufour, de deposer les susdits amende- 
ments sur le bureau. 

M. Herron presente l’amendement suivant, au 
substitut deM. Benjamin, savoir : 

“ Aueune corporation ou association, creee 
pour ex^cuter des travaux d’ameliorations in¬ 
ternes et a laquelle l’Etat aura prete son se- 
cours, ne possedera le pouvoir de faire des ope¬ 
rations de banque”. 

M. Avery fait la motion de deposer l’amende- 
inent sur le bureau. 

Et sur l’appel nominal il parait que 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buis- 
son, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Declouet, 
Dugue, Duffell, Edwards, d’Orleans ; Eggleston, 
Gardere, Hayes, Hernandez, Hodges, Hunt, 
Jennings, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lyle, Mcllken- 
ny, Mathews, d’Orleans ; Martin, Monge, Ni- 
cholls, Olivier, de St Martin ; Price, Pierson, 
Richardson, de Ste Marie ; Rlxner, Risk, Ro¬ 
man, Staes, Swazey, Tatman et Williams votent 
dans l’affirmative-—46. 

MM. Anderson, de Carroll ; Addison, Besan- 
$on, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, 
Collins, Cotton, Conrad, Dalferes, Delony, Dou¬ 
glass, Dufour,Edwards, de Washington; Eustis, 
Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hough, Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King, de 
St Landry; King, de Jackson ; Le Blanc, Lob- 
dill, McMillen, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee ; 
Marrero, Moss, Olivier, de St Martin ; Parham, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Pierce, 
Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Roselius, Roysden, Ron- 
quillo, Robinson, Sandidge, St Paul, Smart, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, d’Ouest- 
Feliciana; Smith, de Winn; Sibley, Simms, Stew¬ 
art, Talbot, Taliafero, Todd, YanWickle, Ville- 
re, Waddill, Wittington et Wilcoxon votent dans 
la negative—69. 

Par consequent la motion de deposer sur le 
bureau est rejetee, et sur une seconde motion, 
l’amendement de M. Herron est adopte. 


[ M. Palfrey fait la motion de biffer du substitut 
les mots “ ou en partie ”. 

M Simms fait la motion de deposer le subs¬ 
titut et les amendements sur le bureau; 

Laquelle est rejetee. 

M. Dufour propose alors de deposer l’amende- 
ment de M. Palfrey sur le bureau: 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Herron presente l'amendement suivant, au 
substitut de M. Benjamin. 

Lorsque cette Constitution sera soumise au 
peuple, cet article sera soumis separement de 
maniere a ce que le peuple puisse voter sur cet 
article 5. part: si une majorite des electeurs de 
l’Etat (d’apres le recensement de 1847) votent 
en faveur du dit article, il deviendra partie de 
la Constitution; sinon Particle 113 de la Consti¬ 
tution de 1845 y sera substitue.” 

M. King de St Landry, propose de deposer 
l’amendement sur le bureau. 

L’appel nominal est demande, et presente le 
resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buis- 
son, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Con- 
nely, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Du¬ 
gue, Duffel, Edwards, d’Orleans ; Edwards, de 
Washington ; Eggleston, Gardere, Hayes, Har¬ 
ris, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
King, de St Landry ; Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, 
Lobdill, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, d’Orleans; 
Marrero, Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St 
Martin ; Olivier, de Ste Marie; Parham, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, Richard¬ 
son, d’Ouachita ; Richardson, de Ste Marie; 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Robin¬ 
son, St Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Scarbo¬ 
rough, Tatman, Todd, Villere, Williams et Wil¬ 
coxon votent dans P affirmative—72. 

MM. Anderson, de Carroll ; Addison, Besan* 
con, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, 
Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, 
Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hodges, Isaacks, Jour¬ 
dan, Le Blanc, McMillen, Mathews, de Pointe- 
Coupee ; Moss, Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, 
Ronquillo, Sandidge, Shaw, Shelton, Smith, 
d’Ouest-Feliciana ; Smith, de Winn ; Sibley, 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Van Wickle, 
Waddill et Wittington votent dans la negative 
—42. 

Par consequent la motion de M. King de St 
Landry prevaut, et l’amendement est en conse¬ 
quence depose sur le bureau. 

M. King de St Landry demande la question 
principale; 

Cette demande prevaut. 

La question premiere etant surl’adoption du 
proviso presente d’abord par M. Richardson 
d’Ouachita, a Particle du rapport, et accepte 
par M Eustis, ce dernier retire sa proposition 
et la presente de nouveau comme proviso au 
substitut de M. Benjamin. 

Sur Padoption du dit proviso, l’appel nominal 
est demande, et presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de Carroll; Addison Besan- 



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CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


Son, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, 
Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Eustis, Farmer, 
Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, 
lsaacks, Jourdan, King, de Jackson ; Le Blanc, 
McMillen, Mathews, Marrero, Mather, Moss, 
Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Ri¬ 
chardson, d’Ouachita ; Ronquillo, Sandidge, 
Shaw, Shelton, Smith, d’Ouest Feliciana ; 
Smith, de Winn ; Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tal¬ 
bot, Taliafero, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill et 
Wittington votent dans l’afiirmative—49. 

Et MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buis- 
son, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Con- 
nely, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Du- 
gue, Duffel, Edwards, d’Orleans ; Edwards, de 
Washington ; Eggleston, Gardere, Hayes, Har¬ 
ris, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
King, de St Landry; Leefe, Leeds, Lobdill, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, Mathews, d’Or. ; Martin, Monge, 
Nicholls, Olivier, de St Martin ; Olivier, de Ste 
Marie ; Parham, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, 
Price, Pierson, Richardson, de Ste Marie; Rix- 
ner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Robinson, 
St Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, 
Tatman, Todd, Williams et Wilcoxon votent dans 
la negative—69, 

Par consequent, le proviso est rejete. 

M. Preaux presente par ecrit les motifs qui 
Font engage a voter contre l’adoption du susdit 
proviso, savoir : 

“Je vote non, parce que je crois que Particle 
114, ainsi qu’il est rapporte par le comite des 
Dispositions Generates, sera adopte par cette 
Convention.” (Signe) R. Preaux. 

La question etant alors sur Padoption du 
substitut presente par M. Benjamin, amende 
par M. Herron, l’appel nominal est fait, et pre¬ 
sente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, 
Benjamin, Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buis- 
son, Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Cot¬ 
ton, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Du¬ 
four, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards, d’Orleans; Ed¬ 
wards, de Washington ; Eggleston, Gardere, 
Hayes, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
King, de St Landry ; King, de Jackson ; La- 
peyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdill, Lyle, Mcllhenny, 
Mathews, d’Orleans ; Martin, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier, de St Martin ; Olivier, de Ste Marie ; 
Parham, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, Rich¬ 
ardson, d’Ouachita ; Richardson, de Ste Marie; 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roysden, Robinson, St 
Paul, Staes, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, Tat¬ 
man, Todd, Villere et Williams votent dansl’af- 
firmative—69, 

Et MM. Anderson, de Carroll ; Addison, Be- 
sangon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, 
Dalferes, Delony, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Har¬ 
ris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, 
lsaacks, Jourdan, Le Blanc, McMilllen, Ma¬ 
thews, de Pointe-Coupe ; Marrero, Palfrey, Pat¬ 
terson, Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Roman, 
Ronquillo, Sandidge, Shaw> Shelton, Smith, 


d’Ouest-Feliciana ; Smith, de Winn ; Sibley, 
Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Van Wickle, 
Waddill et Wittington votent dans la negative 
—46. 

Par consequent le substitut est adopte ainsi 
qu’il est amende. 

M. Jourdan presente ses motifs pour avoir 
vote contre l’adoption du susdit substitut, et de- 
mande qu’ils soient inseres sur le journal, sa¬ 
voir : 

“ Je vote non : lo parce que cette Convention 
a exprime par son vote une opinion defavorable- 
au mode propose d’assurer le paiement des dettes- 
contractees par l’Etat, avant de venir au secours 
d’autres travaux.—2o Parce qu’il n’y a aucune 
garantie que les bons et les prets faits par l’Etat, 
ne seront appliques ( ainsi que les actions d’e la 
corporation ainsi aidee,) aux operations de 
banque ; et de cette maniere 1’Etat deviendrait 
involontairement au secours des banques.—3n 
Parce que je crois qu’a moins que l’Etat ne 
soit garanti par hypotheque ou autrement en 
vertu d’un proviso dans la Constitution, il y a 
tout a craindre ( a juger par le passe ) qu’un 
sentiment de speculation ne soit engendre, base 
sur la responsabilite de l’Etat, qui resulterait 
en de grands maux pour le peuple de l’Etat.— 
4o Parce qu’un sentiment sain d’entreprise et 
et d’ameliorations internes ne peut etre assure 
que par des restrictions sur la Legislature, et 
une protection etendue sur le peuple contre les 
abus d’un Pouvoir Representatif restreint k 
quelques localites. 

(Sign^) Aug. W. Jourdan, de Jefferson.. 

La Convention passe alors a l’article 114, rap¬ 
porte par la majorite du comite sur les Disposi¬ 
tions Generates, savoir : 

“ L’Etat ne contractera point d’engagement 
comme ci dessus mentionne, s’il n’y est autorise 
par une loi, et si ce n’est pour une entreprise ou 
un but unique, clairement determine dans la loi. 
Cette loi n’aura effet quejusqu'a ce qu’elle aura 
ete soumise au peuple, a une election generate, 
et qu’elle aura regu le concours d’une majority 
des votes deposes pour ou contre son adoption, k 
la dite election. Le chiffre total de la dette et 
des engagements que l’Etat pourra contracter 
dans l’avenir, en vertu de cet article et de celui 
qui precede, n’excedera a aucune epoque la 
somme de huit millions de piastres.” 

M. St Paul propose de biffer les mots “une ma¬ 
jorite” it d’inserer les mots “deux-tiers”. 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

M. Martin propose comme sous-amendement 
d’ffacer tout ce qui suit les mots “ determines 
dans la loi ”, jusqu’au mot “ election”. 

M. Phillips presente comme substitut au sus¬ 
dit article, celui rapporte par M. Eustis au nom 
de la minorite du comite sur les Dispositions Ge¬ 
nerates, savoir : 

Art. 114—“ Le chiffre total des dettes con- 
tractees dorenavant par la Legislaiure, n’ex¬ 
cedera jamais la somme de cent mille piastres, 
sauf dans les cas de guerre, d’invasions ou d’in- 
surrections, k moins qu’il n’y soit autrement 
' pourvu par la loi, pour un but clairement deter- 






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mine dans la dite loi. Cette loi devra pourvgir 
aux moyens de decharger, en prelevant des 
taxes, l’interet courant de la dette contractee, 
et de payer en plein le capital emprunte ; la dite 
loi n’aura effet qu’apres qu’elle sera votee par 
une majorite des membres eius a chaque 
Chambre de l’Assemblee Generale, et qu’elle 
sera approuvee par une majorite des electeurs 
de l’Etat a l'election procliaine ; et cette loi ne 
pourra etre abrogee, jusqu’a ce que le principal 
et l’interet soient payes en plein. 

M. Roman fait la motion de deposer le subs- 
titut sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion, M. Phillips demande l’appel 
nominal, qui presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de St Landry ; Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castel¬ 
lanos, Campbell, Collens; Connely, Conrad, De¬ 
clouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards, d’Orleans ; Edwards, de Washington ; 
Eggleston, Farmer, Gardere, Hayes, Harris, 
Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King, 
de St Landry ; King, de Jackson ; Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, Lobdill, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews, d’Orleans ; Martin, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier, de St Martin ; Olivier, de Ste Marie ; 
Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, Rich¬ 
ardson, d’Ouachita ; Richardson, de Ste Marie ; 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden: Rob¬ 
inson, St Paul, Staes, Ssvazey, Scarborough, 
Sibley, Tatman, Todd et Williams votent dans 
1’ affirm ative— 68. 

Et MM. Addison, Beale, Bienvenu, Boyer. 
Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Eus- 
tis. Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, 
Isaacks, Le Blanc, Mathews, de Pointe Coupee; 
Marrero, Moss, Parham, Patterson, Pierce, Phil¬ 
lips, Pugh, Reeves, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, 
Shelton, Smith, de Winn ; Simms, Stewart, Tal¬ 
bot, Taliafero, Van Wickle, Villere et Witting- 
ton votent dans la negative—88. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut, etle subs- 
titut presente par M. Phillips, est depose sur le 
"bureau. 

La question dtant maintenant sur l’adoption 
de la proposition de M. Martin, 

M. Roman propose de la deposer sur le bu¬ 
reau, l’appel nominal est demande, et donne le 
le resultat suivant : 

Messrs. Armant, Addison, Bartlett, Besangon, 
Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Boyer, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, De¬ 
lony, Douglass, Dugue, Edwards de Washing¬ 
ton, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, Jour- 
dan, Jones, King de Jackson, Le Blanc, Lobdell, 
Mathews de Pte Coupee, Moss, Olivier de St. 
Martin, Olivier de Ste Marie, Parham, Palfrey, 
Patterson, Preaux, Pierce, Phillips, Pugh, 
Reeves, Richardson de Oua., Richardson de Ste 
Marie, Rixner, Roman, Ronquillo, Robinson, 
Sandidge, St Paul, Smart, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith d O.-F.Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Todd, Van Wickle, 
Viller6, Waddill et Wittington votent dans Paf¬ 
firmative—68. 


Et Messrs Anderson de St. Landry, Akenhead, 
Avery, Andrews, Bradford, Benjamin, Buisson, 
Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Declouet, Dufour, Duffel, Edwards 
d Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, Hays, Hernan¬ 
dez, Hunt, Jennings, Key, King de St. Landry, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews d’Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Monge, Ni¬ 
chols, Paxton, Price, Pierson, Risk, Roselius, 
Roysden, Staes, Swazey, Tatman et Williams 
votent dans la negative—45. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et l’amen- 
dement presente par M. Martin est depose sur 
le bureau. 

M. Price propose de biffer les mots suivants 
dans Particle original rapporte par la majorite 
du Comite, savoir : “pour ou contre.” Cette mor 
tion prevaut et ces mots sont effaces. 

M. Herron fait la motion d’effacerdans lesus- 
dit article toutce qui suit les mots “au peuple” 
jusqu’au mot “election” etd’inserer les mots sui¬ 
vants : 

Et qu’elle aura regu le concours d’une majo¬ 
rite des votes de tous les electeurs qualifies de 
l’Etat, reconnus tels par le dernier recensement, 
a l'epoque de l'election mentionnee ci-dessus. 

Sur motion de M. Dufour, le susdit amende- 
ment est rejete. 

M. Delony propose d’effacer dans Particle le 
mot “huit” et d’insdrerle mot “cinq”. Cette mo¬ 
tion est rejetee. 

M. Hargis propose d’effacer le mot “liuit. 54 
Cette motion est aussi rejetee. 

M Benjamin presente alors le substitut sui¬ 
vant : 

Art. 114.—Aucun engagement ne sera con¬ 
tracts par l’Etat, ainsi qu’il est determine ci- 
dessus, a moins qu’il n'y soit autorise par la loi 
et si ce n’est pour une entreprise ou un but uni¬ 
que clairement determine dans la loi. Cette loi 
n’aura d’effet a moins qu’elle n’ait regu le con¬ 
cours d’une majorite des membres elus aux deux 
Chambres de l'Assemblee Generale. Le chiffre 
total de la dette ou des engagements que l’Etat 
pourra contracter dans l’avenir en vertu de cet 
article etde celui qui precede, n’excedera a au- 
cune epoque la somme de huit millions de 
piastres. 

M. Herron propose de biffer dans le dit subs¬ 
titut les mots “une majorite” et d’inserer les 
mots “deux tiers.” 

M. Connely fait la motion de deposer la dite 
proposition sur le bureau. Et sur Pappel nomi¬ 
nal il parait que : 

MM. Anderson de St-L., Akenhead, Avery, 
Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Brother, 
Boudousquie , Buisson , Byrne , Castellanos, 
Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Delony, 
Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards d’Orl., Eggleston, Gardere, Hays, Harris, 
Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, King 
de St-L., Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, Mathews d’Orl., Martin, Monge, 
Nichols, Olivier de Ste-M., Parham, Paxton, 
Preaux, Price, Pierson, Richardson de Ste-M., 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Robin- 




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son, St-Paul, Staes, Swazey. Scarborough, Tat- 
man, Todd, Villere et Williams, 

Votent dans T affirmative—64. Et 

MM. Anderson de C., Addison, Bartlett, Be- 
sangon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Bul¬ 
lard, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Edwards de W., 
Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, Jourdan. King de J., 
LeBlanc, McMillen, Mathews de Pte C., Moss, 
Olivier de St-M., Palfrey, Patterson, Pierce, 
Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Ouach., 
Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Shelton, 
Smith d O F., Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Van Wickle, Waddill 
et Wittington, 

Votent dans la negative—51. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et la pro¬ 
position de M. Herron est deposee sur le bureau. 

M. Preaux presente ses raisons pour avoir vote 
contre la mesure de M. Herron, eu ces termes : 

Je suis oppose en principe a donner a la Legis¬ 
lature le droit de s’engager, a mo ins que ce ne 
soit pour des traqaux publics et avec le concours 
du peuple ; ou a moins que l’Etat ne soit nanti 
et qu’une majorite des membres elus a F Assem¬ 
bled Geuerale y donne son concours ; l’amende- 
ment propose par M. Benjamin contient ces con¬ 
ditions, et je suis pret a voter en sa faveur, et je 
suis par consequent force de voter contre l’a- 
mendemenede M. Herron, 

(Signe) Rob. Preaux. 

M. Avery demande que la question principale 
soit mise aux voix. Cette motion prevaut. 

La question etant alors sur V adoption du sub- 
stitut presente par M. Benjamin, M. Beard de¬ 
mande l’appel nominal qui donne le resultat 
suivant : 

MM. Anderson de St-L., Akenliead, Avery, 
Andrews, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Bro¬ 
ther, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Campbell, Collens, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, 
Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards d’O., 
Eggleston, Gardere, Hays, Hernandez, Hunt, 
Jennings, Key, King de St-L., Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews d’O., 
Martin, Monge, Nichols, Olivier de Ste-M , Pax¬ 
ton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, Richardson de Ste- 
M., Rixner, Risk. Roselius, Roysden, Robinson, 
St-Paul, Staes, Swazey, Tatman, Todd et Wil¬ 
liams, 

Votent dans l’affirmative—57. Et 

MM. Anderson de C., Addison, Bartlett, Be- 
sangon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard, 
Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Edwards de 
W. Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough, Hodges, Isaacks, Jour¬ 
dan, Jones, King de Jackson, LeBlanc, McMil¬ 
len, Mathews de Pte-C., Moss, Olivier de St-M., 
Parham, Palfrey, Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, 
Pugh, Reeves. Richardson de Oua., Roman, 
Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Shelton, 
Smith d'O. F., Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, 
Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Van Wickle, Waddill 
et Wittington, 

Votent dans la negative—56. 

57 delegues ay ant vote dans l’affirmative et 


56 dans la negative, le president vote non, et 
declare que la motion est rejetee. Le substitut 
de M. Benjamin est par consequent depose sur 
le bureau. 

M. Connely, ayant vote avec la majorite sur 
la demande de la question prealable, en deman¬ 
de la reconsideration. 

Pendant ce, M. Benjamin fait la motion d’a- 
journer. 

Le president ayant declare que la motion de 
M. Benjamin n'etait pas a l’ordre, M. Benjamin 
en appelie a la Convention sur la decision du 
president. 

Le president.—L’appel sera-t-il soutenu ? 

La Convention ayant decide negativement, la 
decision du president est soutenue. 

La question etant alors : l’adoption de Parti¬ 
cle 114, rapporte par le comite des dispositions 
generales, l’appel nominal est demande et pre¬ 
sente le resultat suivant: 

MM. Avei’y, Armant, Addison, Bradford, 
Bartlett, Besangon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Carter, Cotton, 
Connely, Dalferes, Delony, Dufour, Dugue, Ed¬ 
wards de Wash., Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, 
Gardere, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, He¬ 
bert, Hough, Hodges, Issacks, Jourdan, Jones, 
King de St-L., King de J,, LeBlanc, Lobdell, 
McMillen, Mathews de Pte C., Moss, Olivier de 
St-M.,Olivier de Ste-M., Parham,Palfrey, Pax¬ 
ton, Patterson, Preaux, Pierce, Pierson, Phil¬ 
lips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Oua., Ro¬ 
man, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Staes, Smart, Shaw 
Scarborough, Shelton, Smith d’O. F., Smith de 
Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Tal¬ 
bot, Taliafero, Todd, Van Wickle, Villere, Wad¬ 
dill, Williams et Wittington, 

Votent dans l’affirmative—77. Et 

MM. Anderson de St-L., Akenhead, Andrews, 
Andersou de Carr., Benjamin, Brother, Bou¬ 
dousquie, Castellanos, Campbell, Collens, Con¬ 
rad, Declouet, Douglass, Duffel, Edwai’ds d’Orl., 
Hays, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Key, Lapey¬ 
re, Leefe, Leeds, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews d’O. 
Martin, Monge, Nichols, Price, Richardson de 
Ste-M , Rixner, Bisk, Roselius, Roysden, Robin¬ 
son, St-Paul et Swazey, 

Votent dans la negative—38. 

L’article 114, rapporte par la majority du 
comite, est par consequent adopte ainsi qu’il a 
ete amende. 

Sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne & demain, 
9 heures A. M. 


Jeudi, 29 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se rdunit conformement & l’a- 
journement. 

Le Reverend M. Woodbrige ouvre la sdance 
par une priere. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion, occupe le fauteuil et 82 deleguds sont. pre¬ 
sents. 


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Le president soumet h la Convention une com¬ 
munication des dames de l’Eglise protestante, 
demandant que 1’usage de la rotonde leur soit 
accorde pour y tenir une foire le 2 du mois 
d’aout. 

M. Benjamin, au nom du comity de Style, 
presente le rapport suivant : 

Le comite de Style a l’honneur de rapporter 
qu’il n’a aucuu changement a recommander 
dans le Titre HI“Pouvoir Executif.” 

Le Titre IV “Pouvoir Judiciaire” doit etre 
change seulement dans Particle 68, commesuit: 

Art. 68.—Toute vacance qui surviendra dans 
la Cour Supreme, par suite de demission ou au- 
trement, sera remplie par une election pour la 
periode inachevee. Cependant, si cette periode 
ne depasse pas une annee, le droit de nomina¬ 
tion appartiendra au Gouverneur. 

Dans le Titre V “Impeachment”, le comite ne 
recommande aucun changement. 

(Signe) J. P. Benjamin, 

Rapporteur. 

Sur motion, le rapport est adopte. 

M. Phillips presente Particle additionnel sui¬ 
vant : 

Art. — Lorsque la Legislature contractera 
une dette qui excedera la sorame de cent mille 
piastres, sauf les cas de guerre, d'invasion ou 
d’insurrection, elle pourVoiera,dans la loi creant 
la dette, aux moyens d’en payer Pinteret et le 
capital lorsqu’il sera du. 

Et cette loi ne pourra e f re abrogee jus- 
quA ce que le principal et Pinter et soient pay es. 

Sur motion de M. Connely, le susdit article 
est depose, provisoirement, sur le bureau. 

M. Roman presente la resolution suivante : 

“Resolu que la Convention siegera desormais 
l’apres-midi depuis cinq heuresP. M. — et que, 
lorsque la Convention ajournera ce matin, elle 
ajournera a ce soir cinq heures. 

M. Sandidge propose de biffer les mots “cinq 
heures” et d’inserer “six heures.” 

M. Connely fait la motion de deposer la reso¬ 
lution et P amendement sur le bureau. 

Et sur l’appel nominal il parait que : 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson 
de Carroll, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Ber¬ 
nard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bou- 
dousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Carter,Collens, Cot¬ 
ton, Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, 
Edwards d’Orleuns, Edwards de W., Eggleston, 
Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Harris, Hough, Hod¬ 
ges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, 
Key, King, Lapeyre. Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, 
Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews d Orleans, Mathews 
de la Pointe-Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Mather, 
Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, Palfrey, Paxton, Pat¬ 
terson, Preaux, Price, Pierce. Phillips, Pugh, 
Reeves,Richardson de 0.,Richardson de Ste-Ma- 
rie, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, 
Robinson, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Shelton, 
Smith de 0. Feliciana, Smith de Winn, Simms, 
Stewart, Taliafero, Todd, VanWickle, Villere, 
Williams et Wiicoxon — 83, votent dans la ne¬ 
gative, et 

MM. Addison, Castellanos, Connely, Hatch, 


Hayes, Hargis, Herron, Hernandez, McMillen, 
Ronquillo, Staes, Shaw, Scarborough, Tatman, 
Talbot, Waddill et Wittington—18, votent dans 
P affirmative: 

Par consequent la motion est rejetee. 

M Roman fait la motion alors, de deposer l’a- 
mendement de M. Sandidge sur le bureau. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Et sur une seconde motion, la resolution est 
adoptee sans amendement. 

M. Palfrey presente ses raisons pour avoir 
vote hier centre le substitut a Particle 114, pre- 
sente par M. Benjamin — et dernande que les 
raisons soient inserees sur le journal, savoir ; 

“J’ai vote hier contre le substitut de M. Ben¬ 
jamin pour la raison que, comme Particle qui 
precede Part. 114, et adopte par la Convention, 
donne a 1‘Etat l’autorit^ de s’engager pour ve- 
nir en aide a des travaux d’ameliorations inter¬ 
nes en de-ga des limites de l’Etat, je suis d’opi- 
nion qu’une restriction, exigeantle consentement 
du peuple, est essentiellement necessaire pour 
empeclier un abus de cette autorite. 

(Signe) W. P. Palfrey, 

M. Pierson ayant vote hier avec la majority 
contre l’adoption de Particle presente par M. 
Waddill, sous le titre de Dispositions Generales, 
en demande la reprise en consideration ; la de- 
mande est rejetee. 

M. Shaw presente la resolution suivante : 

Resolu que dix mille exemplaires de la Consti¬ 
tution seront imprimes en anglais et cinq mille 
en frangais, pour etre distribues dans les diffe 
rentes paroisses del’Etat, 

M. Staes propose de biffer le mot “cinq” et 
d’inserer le mot “dix.” 

Cette motion est rejetee. 

Et aur motion, la resolution est' adoptee sans 
amendement. 

Sur motion deM. Phillips, la Convention passe 
a Particle presente par lui ce matin et qui avait. 
£te depose provisoirement sur le bureau. 

L’article etant lu, M. Phillips demande son 
adoption. 

Sur cette motion, l’appel nominal est deman¬ 
de et presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson 
de Carroll, Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Benja¬ 
min, Besangon, Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienve¬ 
nu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, 
Buisson, Carter, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, De¬ 
lony, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, 
Edwards d’Orleans, Edwards de W., Eggleston, 
Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hernandez, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Key, 
King de Jackson, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lob¬ 
dell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews d'O., 
Mathews de Pte-Coupee, Marrero, Martin, Ma¬ 
ther, Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de St-Mar- 
tin, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Paxton, Pat¬ 
terson, Preaux, Price, Pearce, Pierson, Phillips, 
Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Ouach., Richard¬ 
son de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Ro¬ 
man, Roysden, Ronquillo , Sandidge , Staes, 
Smart, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, 






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Smith d’O. Feliciana, Smith de Winn, Sibley, 
Simms, Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, Todd, Ville- 
re, Waddill, Williams, Wittington et Wilcoxon 
—103,votent dans 1’affirmative. 

Et MM. Armant, Castellanos, Collens, Jones 
et Sibley—5, votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent, la motion prevaut et Parti¬ 
cle est adopte. 

M. McMillen presente la resolution suivante 
qui est, sur motion, deposee sur le bureau : 

Resolu que lorsque le recensement de cet Etat 
sera fait, il sera du devoir des personnes nom- 
mes a cet effet, d’exclure les etrangers et toutes 
personnes qui ne resident pas d’une maniereper- 
manente dans i’Etat. 

Sur motion de M. King de St-Landry, la Con¬ 
vention passe au rapport de la majorite du co¬ 
mite special nomme pour repartir l’Etat en 
Districts Judiciaires. 

Le rapport etant lu, M. Phillips presents le 
substitut suivant, savoir : 

PREMIER DISTRICT. 

Cette portion de la paroisse d’Orleans situee 
sur la rive gauche du fleuve — Lafayette excep- 
tee. 

2e district. 

Jefferson—y compris Lafayette; cetteportion 
de la paroisse d’Orleans situee sur la rive droite 
du fleuve, St-Jeau-Baptiste, St-Charles, St-Jac- 
ques, Ascension, Est-Baton-Rouge, Est-Felicia- 
na, Ouest-Feliciana, Livingston, Ste-H lene, 
St-Tammany, Washington, St-Bernard , Pla¬ 
quemines. 

3e district. 

Assomption, Ouest-Baton-Rouge, Iberville, 
Pointe-Coupee, Lafourche, Terrebonne, Avoyel¬ 
les, Calcasieu, Lafayette, Sabines, St-Landr} r , 
St-Martin, Ste-Marie, Vermillion. 

4e district. 

Madison, Ouachita, Union, Tensas, Rapides, 
Nacliitoches, Morehouse, Jackson, Winn, Fran¬ 
klin, DeSoto, Concordia, Claiborne, Catahoula, 
Carroll, Caldwell, Caddo, Bossier, Bienville. 

M Bradford fait la motion de deposer le sub¬ 
stitut sur le bureau, laquelle motion prevaut. 

M. Bradford presente alors le substitut sui¬ 
vant au rapport du comite special, savoir : 

PREMIER DISTICT. 

Plaquemines, St-Bernard, cette portion de la 
paroisse d'Orleans situee sur la rive droite du 
Mississipi et cette portion de la ville de la Nou- 
velle Orleans situee en-delh de la ligne partant 
du Mississipi, par le milieu de la rue Julie, jus- 
qu’au canal de la Nouvelle-Orleans et de la jus- 
qu’au lac. 

2e distict. 

Cette portion de la ville de la Nouvelle-Or- 
Idans, situee en-dega de la ligne s’etendant par 
le milieu de la rue Julie jusqu’au canal de la 
Nouvelle-Orleans et delhiusqu’au lac ; — et les 
paroisses de Jefferson, St-Jean-Baptiste, Saint- 
Charles, Saint-Jacques, Ascension, Assomption, 
Lafourche, Terrebonne, Ouest-Baton-Rouge, et 
Iberville. 


3e distict. 

St-Tammany, Washington, Livingston, Ste- 
Ilelene, Est-Baton-Rouge, Est-Feliciana, Ouest- 
Feliciana, Pte-Coupee, Avoyelles, Tensas, Con¬ 
cordia, Lafayette, Vermillion, Ste-Marie, Saint- 
Martin et St-Landry. 

4e distict. 

Calcasieu, Rapides, Sabines, Nachitoclies, De 
Soto, Caddo, Bossier, Claiborne, Bienville, Cal¬ 
dwell, Union, Ouchita, Morehouse, Jackson, 
Franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Carroll et Winn. 

Sur motion, le susdit substitut est adopte 
sans amendement. 

M. Williams ayant vote hier avec la majorite 
sur l’adoption de 1’article 114, rapporte par la 
majorite du comite des Dispositions Generates, 
en demande la reprise en consideration. 

Sur cette motion, M. Waddill demande l’appel 
nominal, qui donne le resultat suivant : 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard. Brother, Bou- 
dousquie, Buisson, Castellanos, Collens, Connely, 
Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, 
Duffel, Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, 
Guion, Hayes, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jo¬ 
nes, Key, King de St-Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews 
d’Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Mather, Monge, 
Nicholl3, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Paxton, Preaux, 
Price, Pearson, Richardson de Ouachita. Ri¬ 
chardson de St-Martin, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, 
Roysden. Staes, Swazey, Scarborough, Stewart, 
Tatman, Todd,Williams etWilcoxon—61, votent 
dans l’affirmative. 

Et MM. Anderson de Carroll, Addison, Be- 
sangon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, 
Cotton, Dalferes, Delony, Edwards de Washing¬ 
ton, Eustis, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, 
Herron, Hebert, Hough, Ho Iges, Isaack, Jour- 
dan, King de Jackson, McMillen, Mathews de 
Pte Coupee, Moss, Olivier de Ste Marie, Palfrey, 
Pearce, Pugh, Reeves, Roman, Ronquillo, San- 
didgt, Smart, Shaw, Shelton, Smith d'O. Felici¬ 
ana, Smith de Winn, Simms, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Villere, Waddill et W r ittington votent dans la 
negative—46. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et la re¬ 
consideration est accordee. 

M. Williams prdsente alors le substitut sui¬ 
vant au dit article : 

Art. 114.—L’Etat ne contractera pas d’enga- 
gement comme ci-dessus ruentionne h moins 
qu’il n’y soit autorise par une loi, pour un but 
unique qui sera determine par cette loi. Cette 
loi sera votee par une majority des membres 
dlus aux deux chambres de l’Assemblde Gdnd- 
rale; et le chiffrc total des dettes ou des enga- 
gemens contractes en vertu de cet article et de 
l’article precedant, n’excfedera jamais la somme 
de huit millions de piastres.” 

Mr. Richardson de Oua. propose d"insurer 
apres les mots “trois cinquiemes,” les motB “des 
membre3 dlus.” 

Cette motion est rejetde. 

Mr. Hatch obtient le privilege de faire enrd- 



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gistrer son vote en faveur de la proposition de 
M. Richardson de Oua. 

M. Hargis presente le “proviso” suivant a 
etre insere h ia fin du substitut: 

“ Bien entendu, que deux millions de piastres 
seront reservees pour le chemin de fer projete, 
qui doit partir du fleuve Mississippi jusqu’a 
Shreveport.” 

Sur motion le “proviso” est depose sur le bu¬ 
reau. 

M. Sandidge presente l’amendement suivant 
h etre insere apres les mots “Assemblee Gene- 
rale” : “et sera soumise au peuple a une election 
generate pour recevoir l’approbation d’une ma¬ 
jorite des votes deposes a la dite election.” 

M Nicholls fait la motion de deposer l’amen- 
dement sur le bureau. 

L'appel nominal est demande et presente le 
r^sultat suivant : 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, Bou- 
dousquie, Buisson, Castellanos, Collens Conne- 
ly, Conrad, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, 
Duffel, Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, 
Guion, Hays, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, 
Jones, Key, King de St. Landry, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews d’Orleans, Marrero, Martin, Mather, 
Monge, Nichols, Olivier de Ste Marie, Paxton, 
Preaux, Price, Pierson, Richardson de Oua., 
Richardson de Ste Mane, Rixner, Risk, Rose- 
lius, Roysden, Staes, Swazey, Scarborough, 
Tatman, Todd, Williams et Wilcoxon votent dans 
P affirmative—60. 

Et Messrs. Anderson de Carroll, Addison, 
Bartlett, Besangon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, 
Boyer, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Dalferes, De- 
lony, Edwards de Washington, Eusds, Farmer, 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, 
Hodges, Isaacks Jourdan, King de Jackson, 
Le Blanc, McMillen, Mathews de Pte Coupee, 
Moss, Palfrey, Patterson, Pearce, Phillips, 
Pugh, Reeves, Roman, Ronquillo, Sandidge, 
Smart, Shaw, Shelton, Smith d’Ouest Feli¬ 
ciana, Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, 
Talbot, Taliafero, Van Wickle, Villere, Wad- 
dill et Whittington votent dans la negative—53. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et l’amen- 
dement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Scarborough ayant vote avec la majorite 
sur l’adoption du sus-dit substitut, en demande 
la reprise en consideration. 

Sur cette motion M. Waddill demande Tappel 
nominal, qui presente le resultat suivant: 

Messrs. Anderson de Carroll, Addison, Be- 
san^on, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, Carter, 
Dalferes, Delony, Edwards de Washington, Eus- 
tis. Farmer, Hatch, Herron, Hebert, Hough, 
Hodges, Isaacks, King de Jackson, Le Blanc, 
Mathews de Pte Coupde, Marrero, Moss, Pat¬ 
terson, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de 
Ouachita, Ronquillo, Smart, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith de Ouest Feliciana, Smith "de 
Winn, Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Talia¬ 
fero, Van Wickle, Villery, Waddil et Witting- 
ton votent dans l’affirmativc—44. 


Et Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Ar- 
raant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Castel¬ 
lanos, Collens, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, De¬ 
clouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Ed¬ 
wards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere,. Guion, 
Hays, Harris, Hargis, Hernandez, Hunt, Jen¬ 
nings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King de St. Lan¬ 
dry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Ljle, Mc- 
Ilhenny, McMillen, Mathews d’Orleans, Martin, 
Mather, Monge, Nichols, Olivier de Ste Marie, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pearce, Pier¬ 
son, Richardson de Ste Marie, Rixner, Risk, 
Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Staes, Swazey, Tat¬ 
man, Todd, Williams et "Wilcoxon votent dans 
la negative—67. 

Par consequent la motion est rejetee et la re¬ 
consideration est refusee. 

Les membres suivants presentent leurs raisons 
pour avoir vote pour ou contre la motion d’adop- 
ter le substitut presente par M. Williams a 1 ar¬ 
ticle 114 du Rapport de majorite du Comite sur 
les Dispositions Generales. 

“ Je vote negativement, pensant qu’il n’est 
pas convenable d’autoriser la Legislature a pas¬ 
ser aucune loi de la nature de celle qui est en 
question, a moins qu'elle n’ait ete d’abord sou¬ 
mise au peuple. 

(Signe) A. J. Isaacks.” ^ 

“ Je vote contre le substitut, parceque je pre¬ 
fers l’article 114 rapporte par le Comite ’ 

(Signe) John B. Smart. 

“ Je vote non, etant d’opinion que la majo¬ 
rity du peuple de la Louisiane est decidement 
oppose aaccorder a la Legislature, dans aucune 
circonstance, le pouvoir d engager l’Etat en fa¬ 
veur de toute association ou corporation; et 
parceque je crois que le peuple serait en faveur 
d’accorder (par un vote distinct) que l’Etat 
vienne en aide aux travaux necessaires et d une 
utilite publique. Connaissant le desir de mes 
constituants, il est de mon devoir d y obeir. 

[Sigue] James G. Taliafero. 

Je vote non pour les memes raisons donuees 
par M. Taliafero, sur l’adoption du substitut 
presente par M. Benjamin, donnant a la Legis¬ 
lature le pouvoir d'cngager l’Etat, sans le con- 
sentement du peuple. 

(Signe) Wade IL Hough. 

L’article 121 de la Constitution ayant ete re- 
fere au Comite des Dispositions Generales, et le 
dit Comite dans son rapport de la majority qui 
est maintenant en consideration, ayant conseille 
de l’effacer, 

M. Conrad y propose le substitut suivant: 

Art. 121.—L’Etat ne pourra souscrire aux 
actions d’aucune association ou corporation, 
creee ou instituee dans le but de faire des ope¬ 
rations de banque, ni ne pourra s’engager en 
faveur de telle compagnie.” 

M. Dufour fait la motion de rejeter l’article 
121 de la Constitution et de deposer sur le bu¬ 
reau le substitut de M. Conrad. 

Sur cette motion M. Conrad demande l’appel 
nominal qui presente le rysultat suivant : 





CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


93 


Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, 
Bernard, Brother, Boudousquie, Buisson, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Collens, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards d’Orl., Eggleston, Gardere, Her¬ 
nandez. Hunt, Key, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Mc- 
Ilhenny,. Mathews d'Orleans, Marrero, Martin, 
Monge, Nichols, Olivier de Ste Marie, Preaux, 
Price, Richardson de Ste Marie, Rixner, Risk, 
Roman St. Paul, Staes, Swazey, Tatman, Vil- 
lere et Williams votent dans F affirmative—42. 

Et Messrs. Addison, Bradford, Bartlett, Ben¬ 
jamin, Besangon, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Bo¬ 
yer, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Conrad, Dalferes, 
Delony, Douglass, Edwards de Washington, 
Farmer, Hatch, Hays, Harris, Hargis, Herron, 
Hebert, Hodges, Isaacks, Jourdan, Jones, King 
de St. Landry, King de Jackson, Le Blanc, Lob- 
dell, Lyle, McMillen, Mathews de P. C., Moss, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Pearce, Pierson, 
Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Roselius, Roysden, Ron- 
quillo, Sandidge, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith d’O. Feliciana, Smith de Winn, 
Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Van 
Wickle, Waddill et Wittington votent dans la 
negative—62. 

Par consequent la motion de M. Dufour est 
rejetEe. 

Et sur motion de M. Conrad le substitut pre¬ 
sente par lui est adopte. 

L’article P22, rapporte par la majorite du 
Comite des Dispositions Generates est alors lu en 
ces termes : 

Art. 122 —Les corporations possedant le pri¬ 
vilege de faire des operations de banque ou d'es- 
compte peuvent etre creees, soit par des lois 
speciales, soit en vertu des lois generales. La 
Legislature devra dans l’un et Pautre cas or- 
donner TenrEgistrement de tous les billets qui 
seront Emis ou jetes dans la circulation comme 
Equivalent du numeraire. Elle exigera aussi 
des garanties suffisantes pour le rachat de ces 
billets en esj eces. 

M. Eustis propose de biffertout le commence 
ment de Particle jusqu’au mot “lois” et d inse- 
rer les mots suivants : 

“Les Corporations possedant le privilege de 
faire des operations de banque ou d escompte ne 
peuvent etre creees par des lois speciales, mais 
pourront etre etablies en vertu de lois gene 
rales,” et aussi d’e^acer les mots “dans Pun et 
l’autre cas.” 

Mr. Swazey presente le substitut suivant: 

“Les Corporations possedant le privilege de 
faire des operations de banque ou d'escompte 
peuvent etre creees, soit par des lois speciales, 
soit en vertu de lois generales. Bien entendu 
que l'Etat ne s’engagera pas en favour des dites 
corporations.” 

Pendant la discussion, sur motion, la Conven¬ 
tion s’ajourne a ce soil' 5 heures. 

SEANCE DU SOIR. 

Jeudi, 29 Juillet 1852. 

5 heures P. M. 

La Convention se reunit conformement k l’a- 
journement. 


L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven. 
tion, occupe le fauteuil et 89 delegues sont pre¬ 
sents. 

Sur motion, conge est accorde a MM. Byrne, 
Robinson et Anderson de St-Landry. 

Sur motion de M. Bienvenu, la Convention 
se dispense de la lecture du journal. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON-TER.MINEES. 

La Convention reprend la consideration du 
rapport de la majorite du comite sur les Dispo¬ 
sitions Generales. 

L'art. 122 du dit rapport Etait devant la Con¬ 
vention lors de son ajournement, ainsi que l’a- 
mendement de M. Eustis et le substitut de M. 
Swazey, 

Le substitut presente par M. Swazey Etant la 
premiere question, 

M. Homan fait la motion de la deposer sur le 
bureau. 

Sur cette motion, M. Akenhead demand© Pap- 
pel nominal, qui presente le resultat suivant : 

MM Avery, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, 
Addison, Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, 
Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Boyer, 
Buisson, Bullard, Castellanos, Carter, Collens, 
Cotton, Conrad, Dalferes, Delony, Declouet, 
Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Eggleston, 
Eustis, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Hayes, 
Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Hunt, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, King de Jackson, Key, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews d Orleans, Ma¬ 
thews de Pte Coupee, Mather, Moss, Olivier de 
St-Martin, Olivier de Ste-Marie, Palfrey, Pax¬ 
ton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pearce, Pierson, 
Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Ouachita, 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo. San¬ 
didge, St-Paul, Staes, Smart, Shaw, Scarbo¬ 
rough, Shelton, Smith d 0 Feliciana, Smith de 
Winn, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, Talbot, Taliafe¬ 
ro, Thompson, Todd, VanWickle, Villere, Wad- 
dill et Wittington—95, votentdans l’affirmative. 

Et MM Akenhead, King de St-Landry, Mar¬ 
tin, Monge, Nicholls, Richardson de Ste-Marie, 
Koysiieu et Swazey—8, votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et le subs¬ 
titut est depose sur le bureau. 

La question etant alors sur l’amendement de 
M Eustis, M. Roman fait la motion de le depo¬ 
ser sur le bureau. 

L’appel nominal estdemande par M. Carter, 
et donne le resultat suivant : 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Anderson de Carroll, 
Armant, Bartlett., Benjamin, Bernard, Brother, 
Boudousquie. Buisson, Castellanos Collens, Con¬ 
rad, Dalferes, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Du¬ 
gue, Duffel, Eggleston, Farmer.Gardere, Guion, 
Hayes, Harris, Hunt. Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, 
King de St-Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le¬ 
Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, 
Mathews d'Orleans. Martin, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier de St Martin, Olivier de Ste-Marie, 
Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, 
Pearson, Pugh, Richardson de Ste-Marie, Rix- 
• ner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, St-Paul, 







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Staes, Swazey, Sliaw, Scarborough, Smith d’O. 
Feliciana, Tattnan, Thompson, Todd, Williams, 
Wittington ct Wilcoxon—69, votent dans l’aflir- 
mative. 

Efc MM. Addison, Bradford, Beale, Beard, 
Bienvenu, Boyer, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, De- 
lony, Edwards de Washington, Eustis, Hatch, 
Hargis, Herron, Ilebert, Hough, Jour lan, King 
de Jackson, Mathews de Pte-Coupee, Mather, 
Moss, Pearce, Phillips, Beeves, Liichardson de 
Ouachita, Bonquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, 
Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Talbot. Taliafe- 
ro, YanWickle, Villere et Waddill— 38, votent 
dans la negative. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et l’amen- 
dement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Taliafero presente le substitut suivant a 
Particle rapporte par la majorite du comite, 
savoir : 

Aucune corporation possedant le privilege de 
faire des operations de Banque ou d’eseompte 
ne sera creee, renouvelee ou etendue, si ce n’est 
en vertu d’une loi generate de la Legislature, 
qui sera d’abord soumise au peuple et approuvee 
par une majorite des electeurs de l'Etat. 

M. St-Paul fait la motion de deposer le subs¬ 
titut sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion, M. Taliafero demande Pap- 
pel nominal qui donne le resultat suivant : 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Anderson de Carroll, 
Armant, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin,Bernard, 
Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, Buisson, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Collens, Cotton, Conrad, Dalferes, De- 
clouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue. Duffel, Eggles¬ 
ton, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hayes, Harris, 
Hunt, Jennings, Jones.Key, Kitigde St-Laudry, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds. Lobdell, LeBlanc, Lyle, 
Mcllhenny, McMillen, Mathews d’Orleans, Mar¬ 
tin, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier de St-Marie, Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierson, Pugh, 
Richardson de Ste.Marie, Rixner, Bisk', Rose- 
lius, Boman, Roysden, Sandidge, St. Paul, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith d'O. 
Feliciana, Tatman, Thompson, Todd, Williams 
et Wittington—70, votent dans Paffirmative. 

MM.Addison, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Boyer, 
Carter, Delony,Edwards de Washington, Hatch, 
Hargis, Herron, Hebert, Hough, Isaacks, Jour- 
dan, King de Jackson, Mathews de Pte-Coupee, 
Mather, Moss. Patterson, Pearce, Phillips, Ri¬ 
chardson de Ouachita, Bonquillo, Smart, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Talbot, Ta¬ 
liafero, YanWickle, Nlllere, Waddil et ’Witting¬ 
ton—35, votent dans la negative. 

Par consequent, la motion prevaut et le sub- 
ssitut presente par M. Taliafero cst depose sur 
le bureau. 

M. Swazey fait la motion de deposer sur le 
bureau, Particle 122, rapporte par la majorite 
du comite sur les dispositions generates. 

Sur cette motion, l’appel nominal est demande 
et presente le resultat suivant: 

Messieurs Akenhead, Boyer, Isaacks, King de 
St-L., Kingde J., Martin, Monge, Nichols, Phil¬ 
lips, Richardson de Ste-M., Roysden, Swazey 
et Shelton, 


Votent dans Paffirmative—13. Et 

MM. Avery, Anderson deC., Armant, Addi- 
j son, Bradford. Barlett, Benjamin, Bernard, Bea¬ 
le, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, 
Bullard, Buisson, Castellanos, Carter, ColBns, 
Conrad, Cotton, Dalferes Delony, Declooet, Dou¬ 
glas Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards de W, Eus¬ 
tis, Eggleston, Farmer, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, 
Hays, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Ilebert, Hough, 
Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, 
Me llhenny, Me Millen, Mathews d'Orleans., 
Mathews de P. C., Mather, Moss, Olivier de St- 
M , Olivier de Ste-M , Palfrey, Paxton, Patter¬ 
son, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pierson, Pugh, Bee¬ 
ves, Richardson de Oua., Rixner, Bisk, Roselius, 
Roman, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St-Paul, Staes, 
Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith d’O. F., 
Smith, de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Tatman, Tal¬ 
bot. Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, Yan Wickle, 
Villere, Waddill, Wittington et Wilcoxon, 

Votent dans la negative—86. 

Par consequent la motion est rejetee et Par¬ 
ticle n’est pas depose sur le bureau. 

M. Phillips propose le substitut suivant a Par¬ 
ticle, savoir : 

Des corporations ne seront c-rees dans cet 
Etat par des lois speciales que pour des objets 
politiques ou municipaux. 

La Legislature pourvoiera par des lois gene¬ 
rates a l'organisation de toutes aut res corpora¬ 
tions. 

M. Hargis presente l’amendement suivant, h 
etre insere a la suite de Particle original : 

Et qu’aucune banque ne sera autorisee a 
emettre plus quele montant du capital verse. 

Pendant ce, M. Declouet demande que la ques¬ 
tion principale soit mise aux voix, ce qui est 
ordonne. 

La question premiere etant stir le substitut 
presente par M. Phillips elle est deeidee negati- 
vement, et lesubstitut est rejete. 

La seconde question etant alors sur Pamende- 
ment propose par M. Hargis, il est aussi rejete. 

L’adoption de Particle original est alors la 
question devant la Convention. 

La question est deeidee dans Paffirmative et 
Particle estadoptesans amendement. 

L’article 123 de la Constitution est alors lu en 
ces termes : 

Art. l'?3.—La Legislature n’aUra pas le pou- 
voir de passer aucune loi autorisant d’aucune 
maniere directe ou indirecte, la suspension de 
paiementsen especes, par aucune personne. as¬ 
sociation ou corporation qui emet des billets 
d’aucune description. 

Sur motion, le susdit article est adopte sans 
amendement s. 

Lecture est alors faite de Particle 124 en ces 
termes : 

Art. 124.—En cas d’insolvabilite d’une ban¬ 
que ou d’une association, les porteurs de billets 
auront droit h une preference dans le paiement 
sur tous les autres ci’eanciers de telle banque 
ou association. 




CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


95 


M. Cotton presente ce qui suit, a etre insert 
h, la tin de l’article : 

Les acdonnaires de chaque corporation ou as¬ 
sociation, possedant le privilege de fairedesopd- 
rations de banque et qui emettent des billets ou 
aucuu papier circulable, seront responsables, 
individuellement jusqu’a concurrence de leurs 
actions respectives, pour les dettes ou engage¬ 
ments de la dite compagnie. 

M. St-Paul fait la motion de deposer l’ainen- 
dernent sur le bureau, Cette motion prevaut 

M. Jennings presente alors l’amendement sui- 
vant qui est aussi depose sur le bureau. 

Toutes banques seront ouvertes a l’inspection 
de leurs livrqs, papiers et tableaux selon de tels 
reglements qui seront presents par la loi. 

feur motion de M. Homan Particle rapporte 
par la majorite du comite, est adopte sans 
amendements. 

M. Martin presente Particle additional sui- 
vant qui est ainsi congu : 

Art.—Dans tous les cas, lorsque la Legisla¬ 
ture autorisera, soit par des lois speciales ou ge¬ 
nerates, 1 etablissement d’uue corporation avec 
le privilege de faire des operations de banque 
elle exigera que la dite compagnie etablisse au 
moins une branehe liorsde la paroisse d'Orleans. 

M. St-Paul fait la motion de deposer Particle 
additionnel sur le bureau. 

L'appel nominal est demande et donne le resul- 
tat suivaut : 

MM. Avery, Anderson de C., Armant, Addi¬ 
son, Bradford, Bartlett, Benjamin, Bernard, 
Beale, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Bullard, 
Buisson, Castellanos, J Carter, Collens, Cotton, 
Declouet, Duuglass, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards de 
W., Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, Gardere* Guion, 
Hatch, Hays, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, King de 
St-L., King de J., Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lob- 
dell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews d ; 0., Mather, 
Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Pier¬ 
son, Phillips, Pugh, Reeves, Richardson de Oua , 
Richardson de Ste-Marie, Rixner, Risk, Rose- 
lius, Roman, Ronquillo, Sandidge, St-Paul, 
Staes, Smart, Shaw, Smith d 0 F., Smith de 
Winn, Sibley, Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Thompson, Villere, Waddill et Wittington. 

Votent dans Paffirmative—80. 

Et MM. Akenhead, Beard, Boyer. Connely, 
Dalferes, Duffel, Isaacks, Key, Le Blanc, Mc- 
Millen, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee ; Martin, 
Moss, Monge, Nicholls, Olivier, de St Martin ; 
Olivier, de Ste Marie; Roysden, Swazey, Scar 
borough, Shelton, Simms, Todd, Van Wickle, 
Waddill et Wittington votent dans la negative 
—26. 

Par consequent Particle additionnel est depose 
sur le bureau. 

M. Eustis presente Particle additionnel sui- 
vant, savoir : 

Art. — Des corporations seront etablies en 
vertu de lois genera les, mais ne pourront etre 
creees par un acte special, sauf pour des objets 
municipaux, et dans les cas ou la Legislature 
jugera necessaire.” 


Sur motion, Particle additionnel est depose 
sur le bureau. 

L’article 125 est alors lu en ces termes . 

Art. 125—‘‘La Legislature aura le pouvoir 
de passer de telles lois qu’elle jugera necessaire 
pour venir en aide a la Banque des Citoyms de 
la Louisiane, et les actes deja passes a cet egard 
sont ratifies et confirmes.” 

M. Simms presente le proviso suivant, qui est 
sur motion, adopte : 

“ Bien entendu que la dite banque sera sujette 
aux restrictions contenues dans les articles 123 
et 124.” 

Sur motion, Particle ainsi amende est adopte. 

Et sur motion, la Convention s’ajourne h de- 
main matin a 9 heures. 


Vendredi, 30 Juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement h l’a- 
journement. 

Le Reverend M. Crenshaw ouvre la seance 
par une priere. I 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion, occupe le fauteuil et 91 delegues sont pre¬ 
sents. 

Le president soumet a la Convention une com¬ 
munication de M. J. S. Barrow et autres, invi- 
tant la Convention a assister h une assemblee 
et un “barbacue” whig, dans les en virons de 
la ville de Baton-Rouge, lundi pro chain, el 
2 aout. 

Sur motion de M. Beale, Pinvitation est accep- 
tee. 

M. Paxton presente a la Convention les lettres 
de creance de M. A. Toulouse, membre elu de 
la paroisse Lafayette. 

M. Pugh presente la resolution suivante, qui, 
sur motion est adoptee. 

Resolu que le facteur de la Convention conti- 
nuera ses fonctions pendant vingt jours apres 
l’ajournement, h 1‘effet de transmettre les jour- 
naux et les lettres, aux different meinbres. 

M. St-Paul presente Particle additionnel sui¬ 
vant, a etre insere apres Part. 130 de la Consti¬ 
tution, savoir : 

Art. — La charge de tout officier de l’Etat, 
membre de l’Assemblee Generale, ou de toute 
autre personne occupant une place salariee ou 
de confiance, en vertu de cette Constitution et 
des lois faites selon la dite Constitution, seront 
ipse facto vacante par le fait de la commission 
d’un des delits mentionnes dans Particle 130 ;Net 
la Legislature pourvoiera par la loi k determi¬ 
ner le dit forfait. 

Sur motion, le dit article est adopte. 

M. Richardson de Ouachita, presente la reso¬ 
lution suivante, qui, sur motion, est adoptee : 

Resolu que lorsque le Journal et les Debats 
de la Convention seront imprimes, ils seront de¬ 
poses dans la Bibliotheque d’Etat. pour etredis- 
tribues de la maniere suivante : Un exemplaire 
a chaque membre et a chaque officier de cette 








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Convention, — un exemplaire a chaque paroisse 
de l’Etat, qui sera livre sur un ordre du greifier 
de la Cour de District, — un exemplaire a cha- 
cune des Bibliotheques publiques de 1 Etat, — 
un exemplaire k chaque Etat de l'Union. 

Le reste en sera dispose par le bibliothecaire 
d’Etat, aux taux que fixera la Legislature. 

M. Jennings, presente les resolutions suivan- 
tes, qui sont, sur motion, deposees sur le bu¬ 
reau sujet k l’appel de la Convention, savoir : 

lo. Resolu qu’une epoque, n’excedant pas 30 
jours apres l’ajournement, sera allouee au rap¬ 
porteur de cette Convention, pour qu’il puisse 
achever les devoirs qui lui sont imposes, et son 
“per diem” lui sera paye par le tresorier sur 
son mandat contresigne par le secretaire. 

2o. Resolu que le secretaire, assistant-secre¬ 
taire et tels autres commis de la Convention dont 
il aura besoin, continueront leurs fontions pen¬ 
dant-jours apres l’ajournement de cette 

Convention, atin qu’ils puissent achever leurs 
travaux ; et que le secretaire soit requis de sur- 
veiller rimpression et la distribution des Debats 
et de la Constitution, et l’enregistrement des 
journaux ; et que les compensations soient 
payees par le tresorier sur le mandat du secre¬ 
taire. 

M. Benjamin ayant vote avec la majorite sur 
Padoption de Particle additionnel presente par 
M. Phillips, et adopte par la Convention, en de- 
mande la reprise en consideration, qui est ac- 
cordee. 

Le dit article etant devant la Convention, M. 
Benjamin presente l’amendement suivant, a etre 
insere a la fin du dit article, sovoir : 

“Ou k moins que la loi qui l’abroge contienne 
d’autres dispositions semblables pour le paie- 
ment du principal etde l’interet de la dette.” 

Sur motion, l’amendement est adopte et sur 
une seconde motion Particle ainsi amende est 
adopte de nouveau. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON TERMINRES. 

La Convention reprend la consideration du 
rapport de la majorite du comite sur les Dispo¬ 
sitions Geuerales. 

Le Titre VII (Ameliorations Internes) rap- 
porte par le dit comite, etant devant la Conven¬ 
tion, est lu en ces termes : 

TITRE VII. 

AMELIORATIONS INTERIEUTES. 

Art. — II y aura un bureau des Travaux pu- 
hlics, lequel se composera de quatre commis¬ 
saires. L’Etat sera divise par la Legislature en 
quatre districts, comprenant, autant que possi¬ 
ble, un nombre egal d’electeurs ; les votants de 
chacun de ces districts eliront un commissaire 
pour une p^riode de quatre annees. Deux com- 
missaires designes par le sort, sur les quatre, 
qui seront d’abord elus, devront se retirer a l’ex- 
piration de la seconde annee. 

Art. — L’Assemblee Generate, k sa premiere 
session apres l’adoption de cette Constitution, 
devra pourvoir a l’election et a la retribution 
des commissaires ainsi qu’h Porganisation du 


Bureau. Les commissaires qui seront d’abord 
elus, se reuniront au jour fixe par la loi et tire- 
ront au sort pour determiner l’ordredans lequel 
expirera leur mandat. 

Art. — Les commissaires exerceront une sur¬ 
veillance active et constants sur tons les tra¬ 
vaux publics ou PEtatest interest, hormisceux 
qui sont executes par des compagnies d’action- 
naires. Us commuuiqueront de temps a autre k 
l'Assemblee Generate leurs vues sur les travaux 
publics, et suggereront les mesures qu’ils croi- 
ront les plus propres a realiser avantageusement 
le but auquel sont destinees les terres inondees 
que les Etats-Unis ont concedees a cet Etat. Ils 
nommeront tous les officiers necessaires aux tra¬ 
vaux publics et exerceront tous autres devoirs 
qui leur seront imposes par la loi. 

Art. — Les commissaires pourront etre desti- 
t-ues par le votede la majorite de tous les mem- 
bres elus a chaque Chambre de l’Assemblee Ge¬ 
nerale : le motif de la destitution devra etre 
inecrit au Journal de chaque Chambre. 

Art. — L’Assemblee Generale aurale pouvoir, 
moyennant le concours des trois cinquiemes des 
membres elus a chaque Chambre, d'abolir le 
Bureau des Travaux Publics, quand elle jugera 
que ce Bureau n’est plus necessaire. 

M. Williams presente lesubstitut suivant aux 
articles 1 et 2 du susdit rapport : 

Art. — II y aura un Bureau des Travaux Pu¬ 
blics. 

L’Assemblee Generale, a sa premiere sesssion 
apres Padoption de cette Constitution, devra di- 
viser l’Etat en districts d’Ameliorations Inter¬ 
nes, et chaque district elira un commissaire 
pour deux ans. 

Art. — L’Assemblee Generale, a sa premiere 
session apres l’adoption de cette Constitution, 
devra pourvoir a l'election des commissaires et 
a l’organisation du Bureau ; ainsi qu’a la retri¬ 
bution des commissaires, laquelle retribution ne 
sera ni augmentee ni diminuee pendant la du- 
ree de leurs fonctions. 

M. Williams propose aussi d’inserer apres le 
mot “commissaires” dans le 3me article, les 
mots “le Bureau d’Ameliorations Interieures et 
de Travaux Publics”, et d’inserer dans le 4me 
article, apres le mot “Commissaires”, les mots 
“L’Ingenieur de l’Etat, arpenteur-general et 
commissaires ” 

Le meme delegue presente aussi Particle ad¬ 
ditionnel suivant, savoir : 

Art. — L’Assemblee Generale, h sa premiere 
session apres Padoption de cette Constitution, 
devra pourvoir a l'election d’un Ingenieur d’E¬ 
tat et d’un Arpenteur-General, qui resteront 
en foncions pendant deux ans, et fixera la retri¬ 
bution des dits fonctionnaires, laquelle retribu- 
t on ne sera ni augmentee ni diminuee pendant 
la duree de leurs fonctions, et l’lngenienr, l’Ar- 
penteur et les Commissaires formeront le Bu¬ 
reau d’Amelioration Interieures et de Travaux 
Publics. 

M. Key fait la motion d’amender le substitut 
de M. Williams en effa^ant les mots “Ingenieur 
et Arpenteur-Gen^ral.” 









CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


97 


M. Roman fait la motion de deposer sur le bu¬ 
reau l’ainendement, le substitut et le sous- 
amendement ; 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Jennings propose les articles suivants — 
au lieu des articles ler et 2me du rapport — 
sous le titre de : 

Ameliorations Interieures. 

Art. ler.—II y aura un Bureau des Travaux 
Publics, lequel se composera de trois comrnis- 
saires. L’Etat sera divise en trois districts, sa- 
voir : le ler, 2me et 3me. — Comprenant autant 
que possible un nombre egal d’electeurs; la du- J 
ree des fonctions du membre elu dans le ler dis¬ 
trict, sera d’une annee; dans le 2me de deiix 
annees; et dans le 3me de trois annees, de sorte 
qu'un des membres sera elu annuellement, dont 
la duree des fonctions sera de trois annees. Le 
Bureau continuera aussi longtemps que les tra¬ 
vaux publics dans l’Etat exigeront de la sur¬ 
veillance. 

Art. 2.—L’Assemblee Generate, a sa premie¬ 
re session apres l’adoption de cette Constitution, 
devra prescrire les pouvoirs et devoirs du dit 
Bureau, et devra attirer leur attention particu- 
lierement a la maniere d'employer avantageu- 
sement bs terres marecageuses et inondees de 
l’Etat. L’Asssemblee Generale devra aussi pour- 
voir a la retribution et a l’election des membres 
composant le dit Bureau, ainsi qu’a remplir les 
vacances qui pourraient avoir lieu. 

M. Simms presente la resolution suivante : 

DISPOSITIONS GENERALES. 

Ameliorations Interieures 

Resolu qu’il sera du devoir de la Legislature 
& sa premiere session apres Padoption de cette 
Constitution, de creer un Departement d’Ame¬ 
liorations Interieures a l’effet de prevenir les 
inondations des terres de l’Etat, et de develop- 
per leurs ressources et les facilites de communi¬ 
cations. 

La Legislature aura le pouvoir d’abolir le dit 
Departement quand elle le jugera necessaire. 

M. Sandidge presente le rapport de la minori- 
te, signe par MM. VanWickle et Delony, comme 
substitut au rapport de la majorite du comite 
des Dispositions Generates, savoir : 

L’Assemblee Generale, a sa premiere session 
apres Padoption de cette Constitution, devra 
creer un departement d’ameliorations interieu¬ 
res et de levees, a l’effet de proteger les terres 
basses de cet Etat de l’inondation, sur une ga- 
rantie des terres marecageuses qui ont ete con- 
cedees a l’Etat par les Etats-Unis; le produit 
de la rente des dites terres ne pourra etre ap¬ 
plique a aucun autre objet. Et l’Assemblee Ge¬ 
nerale devra pourvoir par lois a la vente des di¬ 
tes terres, et etablira aussi un systeme general 
de levees, d’egouts, etc., sous la surveillance 
d’ing^nieurs ou de commissaires ou de tous au- 
tres officiers de l’Etat qui seront necessaires k 
la protection des dites terres. 

M. Connely propose d’adopter le premier ar¬ 
ticle du titre VII, rapporte par la majority du 
comite sur les dispositions generales. 


M. Preaux demande la question prealable. 
Cette motion prevaut. 

Les questions etant sur les propositions de 
MM. Jennings, Simms et Sandidge, elles sont 
deposees sur le bureau. 

La question est alors la motion de M. Connely 
d’adopter Particle premier du rapport de la ma¬ 
jorite. 

M. Smart demande l’appel nominal qui donne 
le resultat suivant : 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson 
de C., Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Besangon, 
Bernard, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousquie, Bul¬ 
lard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Cotton, Con¬ 
nelly, Conrad, Dalferes, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, 
Edwards d’O., Edwards de W., Eggleston, Eus- 
tis, Gnrdere, Guion, Hays, Hebert, Hernandez, 
Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, Kingde St-L.,La- 
peyre, Leefe, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhen- 
ny, Mathews d’O., Mathews de P. C., Marrero, 
Martin, Monge, Nicliolls, Olivier de St-M., Oli¬ 
vier de Ste-M., Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, 
Pugh, Richardson de 0., Richardson de Ste-M., 
Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, St- 
Paul, StaeS, Swazey, Scarborough, Smith de W., 
Sibley , Simms , Steward , Tatman , Talbot, 
Thompson, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill, Wil¬ 
liams et Wittington votent dans l’affirmative— 
79. 

MM. Addison, Beale, Carter, Delony, De- 
clouet, Douglass, Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, King de J., Leeds, 
McMillen, Pierce, Phillips, Reeves, Sandidge, 
Smart, Shaw, Shelton, Smith, Taliafero, Tou¬ 
louse, Todd votent dans la negative—27. 

Par consequent Particle rapporte par le comi¬ 
te sur les dispositions generales est adopte sans 
amendements. 

Le second article du susdit rapport est alors 
lu et adopte sans amendements. 

Lecture etant faite de Particle troisieme en 
ces termes, savoir : 

Les commissaires exerceront une surveillance 
active et constante sur tous les travaux publics 
ou l’Etat est interesse. 11s communiqueront de 
temps a autre a l’Assemblee Generale leurs 
vues sur les travaux publics, et suggereront les 
mesures qu’ils croiront les plus propres a realiser 
avantageusement le but auquel sont destinees 
les terres inondees que les Etats-Unis ont con¬ 
cedes a cet Etat. Ils nommeront tous les offi¬ 
ciers necessaires aux travaux publics et exerce¬ 
ront tous les autres devoirs qui leur seront im¬ 
poses par la loi. 

M. Todd propose d’inserer apres le mot “inte¬ 
resse” les mots “et sur toutes les rivieres, 
bayous et chemins publics dans leurs districts 
respectifs et d’inserer apres les mots “a cet 
Etat” les mots suivants “et pour Pamelioration 
des dites rivieres, bayous et chemins publics.” 

M. Martin propose comme sous-amendement, 
d’inserer apres le mot “interesse” les mots sui¬ 
vants : “hormis ceux qui seront executes par 
des compagnies d’actionnaires.” 

M. Roman fait la motion de deposer Pamende* 
ment de M. Todd, sur le bureau. 


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L’appel nominal est demande et presente le 
resultat suivant : 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson, 
Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Bienve- 
nu, Brother, Boudousquie, Byrne, Carter, Cot¬ 
ton, Connely, Declouet, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, 
Edwards d’O. , Eggles on , Gardere, *Guion, 
Hays, Hernandez, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhen- 
ny, Mathews d’O., Marrero, Martin, Monge, Ni¬ 
cholls, Olivier deSt-M., Olivier de Ste-M., Pal¬ 
frey, Paxton, Preaux, Price, Pierce, Richardson 
de Ste M., Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Sibley, Stewart, Tatman, 
Talbot, Toulouse, Van Wickle, Yillere et Wad- 
dill votent dans Paffirmative—03. Et 

MM. Addison, Beale, Bullard, Buisson, Cas¬ 
tellanos, Delony, Douglass, Edwards de Wash., 
Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Hebert, Her¬ 
ron, Hough, Hodges, LeBlanc, Mathews de P C., 
Patterson, Phillips, Pugh, Richardson de Oua., 
Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith de W., Simms, Thompson, Todd, Wil¬ 
liams et VVittington votent dans la negative—33. 

Par consequent la motion pr^vaut et l’amen- 
dement est depose sur le bureau. 

La question etant mise aux voix sur la propo¬ 
sition de M. Martin, elle est decidee dans Paffir¬ 
mative, et l’amendement est adopte. 

M. Douglass pr^sente le proviso suivant a etre 
insere a la fin de Particle, savoir : 

Bien entendu que les commissaires dans cha- 
que district auront le pouvoir de nommer les of- 
ficiers dans ce district. 

M. Roman fait la motion de deposer le proviso 
sur le bureau. Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Richardson de Oua., fait la motion de bif- 
fer tout ce qui suit le mot “necessaire” jus- 
qu’aux mots “de cet Etat.” 

M. Roman propose de deposer l’amendement 
sur le bureau. 

L’appel nominal est demande et presente le 
rdsultat suivant, savoir : 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, Bro¬ 
ther, Boudousquie, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, 
Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Declouet, Dufour, Du- 
gu£, Duffel, Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Gar¬ 
dere, Guion, Hays, Hunt, Jennings, Jones, Key, 
Lape} 7 re, Leefe, Leeds, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhen- 
ny, Mathews d’O., Mathews de P. C , Marrero, 
Martin, Mather, Monge, Nicholls Olivier de St 
M., Olivier de Ste M., Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, 
Price, Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, 
Roman, St-Paul, Staes, Shaw, Smith, Simms, 
Stewart, Talbot, Taliafero, Toulouse. Van Wic¬ 
kle, Viller£ et Williams votent dans Paffirmative 
—66. Et 

MM. Anderson de C., Beale, Delony, Douglass, 
Edwards de W., Farmer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, 
Herron, Hodges, King de J., McMillen, Patter¬ 
son, Pierce, Richardson de Ste M., Roysden, 
Ronquillo, Smart, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith 
de Winn, Sibley, Thompson, Todd, Waddill et 
Wittington votent dans la negative—27. 


Par consequent la motion prevaut et Panren- 
dement est depose sur le bureau. 

M. Delony, presente le proviso suivant qui 
est sur motion depose sur le bureau : 

Bien entendu qn’aucun argent, excepte celui 
provenant- de la vente des terres marecageuses 
et inondees, ne sera applique au but iei designer 

Sur motion Particle original est adopte ainsi 
qu’il est amende. 

MM. Richardson deO., et Todd obtiennent le 
privilege de faire enregistrer leurs votes contre 
Padoption du dit article. 

L’article 4 etant lu est adopte sans amende- 
ments. 

Lecture etant faite de l’article 5 du rapport 
en ces termes : 

Art.—L’Assemblee Generale aura le pouvoir, 
moyennant le concours des trois cinquiemes des 
membres elus h chaque Chambre, d'abolir le bu¬ 
reau des travaux publics quand elle jugera que 
ce bureau n’est plus necessaire. 

M. Todd propose de biffer les mots “trois cin¬ 
quiemes” et d inserer le mot “majorite.” 

Sur la motion d’adopter cet amendement, M. 
Smart demande l’apppel nominal qui presents 
le resultat suivant : 

MM. Addison, Bradford, Beale, Byrne, De¬ 
clouet, Delony, Douglass, Edwards de W., Far¬ 
mer, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, 
Hodges, King de J., Leeds, McMillen, Paxton, 
Patterson, Price, Pierce, Phillips, Reeves, Ri¬ 
chardson deOua., Richardson de Ste M. Roys¬ 
den, Sandidge, Smart, Shelton, Smith de Winn. 
Taliafero, Thompson et Todd votent dans l’afiir- 
mative—34. 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Armant, 
Benjamin, Besangon, Bernard, Bienvenu, Bro¬ 
ther, Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Castellanos, 
Conrad, Cotton, Dalferes, Dufour, Dugue, Duf¬ 
fel, Edwards d’Orleans, Eggleston, Gardere, 
Guion, Hays, Hebert, Hernandez, Jennings, 
Jourdan, Jones, Key, King de St. Landry, La¬ 
peyre, Leefe, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhen- 
ny, Mathews d’Orleans, Mathews de Pte Cou¬ 
pee, Marrero, Martin, Mather, Monge, Nicholls, 
Olivier de St Martin, Olivier de Ste Marie, Pal¬ 
frey, Preaux, Tugh, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, 
Roman, Ronquillo, St Paul, Staes, Swazey, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Smith de 0. Feliciana, 
Sibly, Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Tou¬ 
louse, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill, Williams 
et Wittington votent dans la negative—71. 

Par consequent la motion d’adopter est re- 
jetee et l’amendement n’est pas adopte. 

Mr. Smart propose alors d’effacer les mots 
“trois cinquiemes des membres elus h” et d’in- 
serer les mots “vote des trois cinquiemes des 
membres de.” 

M. Hough presente le substitut suivant au 
sus dit article, savoir : 

L’Assemblee Generale aura le pouvoir d’abo- 
lir le dit Bureau lorsqu’elle jugera que le dit 
Bureau n’est plus necessaire.” 

Sur motion le substitut est depose sur le bu¬ 
reau, et sur motion l’article est adopte sans 
amendement. 



CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


99 


M. Farmer presente Particle additionel sui¬ 
vant, h etre insere sous le titre d’ameliorations 
iinterieures, savoir: 

“Les terres marecageuses sur chaque cours 
d’eau seront appliqudes exclusivement a l’ame* 
lioration du dit cours d’eau, a moins qu’apres 
un examen fait par des ingenieurs competens il 
soit declare impossible de dessecher les dites 
terres.” 

M. Roman fait la motion de d^poser le sus dit 
article sur le bureau. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Benjamin, au nom du Comite de Style, 
presente le rapport suivant, qui, sur motion, est 
adopte : 

Le Comite sur le Style presente la revision 
suivante des articles dans le Titre VI. “Dis¬ 
positions Generales.” 

Art. 113.—L’Etat ne pourra pas souscrire au 
capital d’une corporation ou d’une compagnie 
d’actionnaires creee ou etablie dans le but de 
faire des operations de banque ou pour toute au¬ 
tre fin que celie mentionnee dans Particle sui¬ 
vant, ni faire un pret a cette corporation ou k 
cette compagnie, ni engager fc sa responsabilite en 
leur faveur. 

Art. 114.—La Legislature aura le pouvoir de 
venir en aide aux compagnies ou aux associa¬ 
tions d'individus formees dans le but unique 
d’executer des travaux d’ameliorations interi- 
eures, situes en tout ou en partie dans l’Etat, 
mais seulemeut jusqu'& concurrence d’un cin- 
quieme du capital de ces Compagnies, soit en 
souscrivant au capital, soit en leur faisant un 
pret ou en emettant des bons. Mais quand un 
pareil secours sera accorde, il ne sera fait de 
paiemens a la compagnie que dans une propor¬ 
tion egale au versement du reste du capital par 
les actionnaires de la compagnie. Lorsque l’E- 
tat fera un pret, la Legislature devra exiger des 
garanties suffisantes, de telle maniere qu’elle 
croira convenable. 

Aucune corporation et aucune association 
d’individus recevant des secours de l’Etat, comme 
il est ci-dessus mentionne, ne possedera le pri¬ 
vilege de faire les operations de banque ou d’es- 
cornpte. 

Art. 115.—L’Etat ne contractera point d’en- 
gagement comme ci-dessus mentionne, s’il n’y 
est autorise par une loi, et si ce n’est pour une 
entreprise ou un but unique clairement deter¬ 
mine dans la loi. Cette loi devra etre votee par 
la majorite des membres elus aux deux Chambres 
de l’Assemblee Generate. Le chitfre total de la 
dette et des engagemens que l’Etat pourra con¬ 
tractor dans l’avenir, en vertu de cet article et 
de celui qui precede, n’excedera k aucune 
epoque la somme de huit millions de piastres. 

Art. 116.—Toutes les fois que la Legislature 
contractera, pour tout autre motif que celui de 
repousser une invasion ou de reprimer une in¬ 
surrection, qne dette dont le montant excedera 
cent mille piastres, elle sera tenue de pourvoir, 
dans la loi qui cree la dette, aux moyens d’en 
acquitter les internets et de rembourser le prin¬ 
cipal k 1’ecEance. Cette loi ne pourra pas 6tre 


abrog^e avant que le principal et les intdrets 
aient etc integralement acquittes, it moins que 
la loi qui l’abroge ne decrete quelque autre 
moyen pleinemeut suffisant pour eteindrele prin¬ 
cipal et l’interet de la dette. 

Le Comite recommande aussi que Particle 
supplementaire presente par M. St Paul soit 
ajoute a la suite de Particle 130—le mot “et” 
devant etre insere au commencement de Par¬ 
ticle, et le chitfre 130 change. 

Le Comite ne recommande aucun autre 
changement dans ce titre. 

(Signe) J. P. Benjamin, 

Rapporteur. 

M. Key propose alors que la Convention s’oc- 
cupe maintenant du rapport de la majorite du 
Comite sur l’instruction publique. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Etle rapport est lu en ces termes, savoir : 

| TITRE VII. 

Instruction Publique. 

Art. — L’Assemblee Generale etablira dans 
tout l’Etat des Ecoles Publiques Gratuites et 
pourvoiera k leur maintien par impot general 
sur les proprietes ou autrement ; et toutes les 
sommesainsi prelevees seront distributes a cha¬ 
que paroisse en proportion du nombre d’enfants 
entre de tels &ges que determinera la Legisla¬ 
ture. 

Art.—Le produit de toutes terres concedees k 
cet Etat par les Etats-Unis pour le maintien des 
Ecoles Publiques, et de toutes terres qui pour- 
raient etre desormais accordees ou leguees a l’E¬ 
tat, sans destination expresse et dont l’Etat 
pourra plus tard disposer, ainsi que le produit 
des successions ecliues a l’Etat conformement 
a la loi, resteront en possession de l’Etat a titre 
de pret et formeront une rente perpetuelle dont 
l’Etat acquittera annuellementl’interet a raison 
de six pour cent. Cet interet joint a celui des 
fonds remis par les Etats-Unis a cet Etat a titre 
de depot, en vertu d’une loi du Congres du 23 
Juin 1836, sera affecte, ainsi que la totalite de 
la rente des terres non vendues a l’entretien des 
Ecoles Publiques ; et cette allocation restera 
inviolable. 

Tous revenus provenant des ventes qui auront 
ete faites ou qui pourront se faire des terres ac¬ 
cordees a l’Etat k l’usage d’un seminaire, et 
i provenant aussi de donations qui pourront etre 
faites plus tard, resteront en possession de l’Etat 
k titre de fonds perpetuel, dont l’interet a six 
pour cent sera applique au soutien d’une Maison 
d’Education, et aucune loi ne pourra etre votee 
pour detourner la dite rente h aucun autre 
usage. 

M. Ildbert pr^sen-te le substitut suivant : 

Art.—La Legislature devra pourvoir k Elec¬ 
tion par le peuple, d’un Surintendant destruc¬ 
tion Publique, qui continuera en fonctions pen¬ 
dant quatre ans, et dont les devoirs et la retri¬ 
bution seront fixes par la Legislature. 

La Legislature devra encourager par tous 
moyens convenables l’avancement de l’intelli- 
] gence et de la science. Le produit de toutes les 






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terres qui pourront k l'avenir 6tre concedees k 
l’Etat, sans destination expresse, et les succes¬ 
sions eckues a l’Etat ainsi que la rente qui pourra 
etre accovdee par le Congres pour la rente des 
terres publiques dans cet Etat, resteront en pos¬ 
session de l’Etat, a titre de fonds perpetuel dont 
l’interet sera applique a 1’us age des Ecoles Pu¬ 
bliques de cet Etat. 

La Legislature pourvoiera a un systeme d’e- 
coles gratuites, par le moyen duquel une ecole 
sera maintenue dans chaque District au moins 
pendant trois mois de l’annee ; et tout District 
Scolaire qui negligera de maintenir une telle 
ecole, sera prive de sa proportion de l’interet du 
fonds pendant la duree de cette negligence. 

L’Universite sera continuee sujette a de telles 
lois que la Legislature pourra ordonner pour 
son amelioration. , 

Sur motion de M. St Paul, le dit substitut est 
depose sur le bureau. 

M. Preaux presente alors le substitut suivant 
au rappport de la majorite du Comite. 

TITRE VII. 

Instruction Publique. 

Art.—L’Universite de la Louisiane, etabiie 
dans la ville de la Nouvelle Orleans, sera, comme 
auparavant, composee de quatre facultes, sa- 
voir : une faculte de droit, une faculte de mede- 
cine, une faculte des sciences naturelles, et une 
faculte deslettres. 

Art.—La Legislature aura le pouvoir de vo¬ 
ter les lois qui seront necessaires aux reglemens 
de cette universite et a l’avancement de la lit- 
terature et des sciences, mais elle ne sera pas 
tenue de contribuer au soutien de la dite Uni¬ 
versite par des allocations. 

Art.—La Legislature etablira des ecoles pub¬ 
liques gratuites dans tout l’Etat; elle pour¬ 
voiera a leur soutien au moyen d’une taxe sur 
proprietes ou autrement. 

Art.—Le produit de toutes les terres prece- 
demment concedees a cet Etat par les Etats- 
Unis pour l’usage ou le soutien des ecoles, et de 
toutes les terres qui pourront etre k l’avenir 
concedees ou leguees a l’Etat et qui ne seront 
pas express^ment concedees ou leguees pour un 
autre objet et dont l’Etat pourra disposer a 1’a 
venir, et le produit des successions auxquelles 
l’Etat pourra avoir droit en vertu de la loi, se¬ 
ront retenus par l’Etat k titre de pret et forme- 
ront un fonds perpetuel sur lequel l’Etat paiera 
un interet de six pour cent, lequel interet en 
semble avec les loyers des terres invendues, se¬ 
ront appliques au soutien des dites ecoles, et 
cette allocation restera inviolable. 

Art.—Tout le produit des ventes qui ont ete 
faites ou qui pourront etre faites k l’avenir de 
toutes terres prec^demment concedees k cet 
Etat par les Etats-Unis pour l’usage d’un etab- 
lissement d’instruction, et detoute espece de do¬ 
nation qui pourra par la suite £tre faite pour 
cet objet, seront et formeront un fonds perp£- 
tuel dont l’inter^t au taux de six pour cent par 
an sera applique au soutien d’un etablissement 
d’instruction pour le progres de la litterature, 
des sciences et des arts, et il ne sera jamais 


passe de loi pour appliquer le dit fonds k aucutt 
autre usage qu’a la fondation et k l’amelioration 
du dit etablissement d’instruction. 

Art.—La Legislature devra pourvoir par loi 
kune distribution juste, parmi les paroisses en 
proportion du nombre des enfans entre de tels 
kges que fixera l’assemblee Generate, de toutes 
les sommes prelevees par impdt a l’usage des 
dites ecoles publiques. 

Art.—II y aura un surintendant de Pinstruc- 
tion publique qui exercera se3 fonctions pendant 
une periode de deux annees. II sera elu par 
les electeurs de l'Etat. Ses devoirs seront pres¬ 
ents par la loi et il recevra le traitement que 
fixera la Legislature. 

M. Avery propose alors de disposer sur le bu¬ 
reau le substitut de M. Preaux, et le rapport de 
la majorite du Comity sur l’lnstruccion pub¬ 
lique. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Avery fait la motion de passer au titre 7 
de la Constitution de 1845 (Instruction pub¬ 
lique) au lieu du rapport de la majorite du Cc- 
mite. 

Cette motion prevaut. 

Le premier article du dit titre est alors lu en 
ces termes, savoir: 

TITRE VII. 

De VInstruction Publique. 

Art. 133—Il sera nomme un surintendant de 
l’instruction publique qui occupera sa place 
pendant deux annees, et dont les devoirs seront 
definis par la loi. Il recevra tel traitement que 
la Legislature pourra determiner. 

M. Lobdell pr^sente le substitut suivant au 
sus-dit article. 

Art. 133.—L’lnstruction Publique dans cet 
Etat sera sous la surveillance des Juris de po¬ 
lice des differentes paroisses et des autorites 
municipales des differentes cites et villes de 
l’Etat.” 

M. Avery fait la motion de deposer le substi¬ 
tut sur le bureau. 

Laquelle motion prevaut. 

M. Todd obtient le privilege de faire enregis- 
trer son vote contre la motion de M. Avery. 

M. Pugh presente alors le substitut suivant k 
l’article 133 de la Constitution : 

Art. 133.—Il sera elu a chaque Election ge¬ 
nerate du peuple de cet Etat un surintendant 
de Plnstruction publique qui continuera en 
fonctions pendant la periode de deux ans. Ses 
devoirs seront presents par les lois et il recevra 
le traitement fixe par la Legislature.” 

Pendant la consideration du dit substitut, la 
Convention s’ajourne a ce soir 5 heures. 


SEANCE DU SOIR. 

Vendredi 30 Juillet, 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 





CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


101 


L’honorable D. F. Kenner occupe le fauteuil, 
'et 81 delegues sont presents. 

Sur motion de M. Risk, la Convention se dis¬ 
pense de la lecture du journal. 

/ 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON-TERMIMEES. 

La Convention reprend la consideration de 
1’article 133 de la Constitution sous le titre de 
“ L’Instruction Publique ” avec le substitut pre¬ 
sente par M. Pugh, lesquels etaient en conside¬ 
ration lors de l’ajournement de la Convention. 

M. Jennings propose de bitter dans le substitut 
le mot “ deux ”, et inserer le mot “ quatre 

Cette motion prevaut. 

M. Key fait la motion de deposer cette propo¬ 
sition sur le bureau. 

M. Key propose alors de deposer sur le bureau 
le substitut present^ par M. Pugh. 

Sur cette motion, M. Richardson d’Ouachita, 
demande l’appel nominal, qui presente le resultat 
suivant : 

MM. Addison, Bernard, Beale, Bullard,Byrne, 
"Carter, Cotton, Conrad, Delony, Declouet, Dou¬ 
glass, Duffel, Edwards, Eustis, Farmer, Guion, 
Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, 
Jones, Key, King, de Jackson ; Lobdill, McMil- 
len, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee ; Monge, Pat¬ 
terson, Pierce, Phillips, Richardson, de Ste Ma¬ 
rie ; Richardson, d’Ouachita; Sandidge, St Paul, 
Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Shelton, Smith, 
d’Ouest-Feliciana ; Smith, de Winn ; Taliafero; 
Thompson, Todd, Toulouse, Williams et Wilcoxon 
votent dans l’afiirmative—48. 

Et MM. Avery, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, 
Besangon, Bienvenu, Brother, Boudousqui^, 
Buisson, Castellanos, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards, 
d’Orleans; Gardere, Hayes, Hebert, Hernandez, 
Isaacks, Jennings, Jourdan, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Le Blanc, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Mathews, 
d’Orleans ; Moss, Palfrey, Paxton, Preaux, 
Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Ronquillo, Staes, ^Sibley, Simms, Stewart, Tat¬ 
man, Talbot, VanWickle, Villere, Waddill et j 
Wittington votent dans la negative—48. 

Le vote etant egal, le President vote dans la 
negative et declare que la proposition de deposer 
sur le bureau est rejetee. 

La motion etant alors sur Padoption du sub¬ 
stitut de M. Pugh, 

M. Avery demande l’appel nominal, qui pre¬ 
sente le resultat suivant; 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Armant, Bradford, 
Benjamin, Besangon, Bienvenu, Brother, Bou- 
dousquie, Buisson, Castellanos, Dufour, Dugue, 
Edwards, d’Orleans ; Eggleston, Eustis,Gardere, 
Hayes, Hubert, Hernandez, Isaacks, Jennings, 
Jourdan, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, Lyle, 
Me Ilhenny, Mathews, d’Orleans; Moss, Paxton, 
Preaux, Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, 
Roman, Ronquillo, Staes, Smart, Shaw, Sibley, 
Simms, Ste'wart, Tatman, Talbot, Villere, Wad- 
dill et W’ittington votent dans l’attirmative—51. 

MM. Addison, Bernard, Beale, Bullard, Car¬ 
ter, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Delony, Declouet, 
Douglass, Duffel, Edwards, de Washington; Far¬ 


mer, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, 
Hough, Hodges, Jones, Key, King, de Jackson, 
Lobdill, McMillen, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee; 
Monge, Palfrey, Patterson, Pierce, Phillips, 
Richardson, d Ouachita ; Richardson, de Ste 
Marie ; Sandidge, St Paul, Scarborough, Shel¬ 
ton, Smith, d'Ouest-Feliciana ; Smith, de Winn; 
Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, Toulouse, Van 
Wickle, Williams et W ilcoxon votent dans la ne¬ 
gative—47. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut, et le subs¬ 
titut de M. Pugh est adopte. 

M. Palfrey ayant vote avec la majorite sur 
l’adoption du substitut de M. Pugh a Particle 
133 de la Constitution, en demande la reprise en 
consideration, qui est accordee. 

Le substiuut et l’original etant alors devant 
la Convention, M. Palfrey fait la motion de re- 
jeter Particle et le substitut. 

Sur cette motion, l’appel nominal est demande, 
et presente le resultat suivant : 

MM. Anderson, de Carroll; Addison, Bernard, 
Beale, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, 
Delony, Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Edwards, 
de Washinton ; Farmer, Guion, Hatch, Harris, 
Hargis, Herron, Hough, Hodges, Jourdan, Jones, 
Key, King, de St Landry ; King, de Jackson; 
Lobdill, McMillen, Mathews, de Pointe-Coupee; 
Monge, Nicholls. Olivier, Palfrey, Patterson, 
Price, Pierce, Phillips, Richardson, d'Ouachita ; 
Richardson, de Ste Marie ; Roysden, Sandidge, 
St Paul, Smart, Shaw, Scarborough, Smith, 
d’Ouest-Feliciana ; Smith, de Winn ; Taliafero, 
Thompson, Todd, Toulouse, Van Wickle, Wil¬ 
liams et Wilcoxon votent dans l’affirmative—55. 

Et Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Armant, Brad¬ 
ford, Benjamin, Besangon, Bienvenu, Brother, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Buisson, Byrne, Castella¬ 
nos, Dalferes, Dufour, Dugue, Edwards d’Orl., 
Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Hays, Hebert, Her¬ 
nandez, Isaacks, Jennings, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, Le Blanc, Mcllhenny, Mathews d’Orl., 
Moss, Paxton, Preaux, Pugh, Reeves, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Staes, Shel¬ 
ton, Sibly, Simms, Tatman, Talbot, Villere, 
Waddill, Wittington, votent dans la negative 
— 50 . 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et Particle 
de la Constitution et le substitut sont rejetes. 

Messrs. Herron, Beale et Conrad presentent 
par ecrit leurs raisons pour avoir vote contre le 
substitut presente par M. Pugh et demandent 
que ces dites raisons soient inserees dans le 
Journal, savoir : 

“Nous avons vote contre le substitut de M. 
Pugh, etant opposes a la creation d’une charge 
de surintendant d’lnstruction publique Si la 
charge doit etre creee, nous preferons la voir 
elire par le peuple. 

M. Bullard presente Particle suivant & etre 
insere h la place de Part. 133 de la Constitution. 

Art. 133.—Le Secretaire d’Etat sera ex officio 
surintendant de l’lnstruction publique. Ses de¬ 
voirs seront presents par la loi, et il recevra la 
retribution additionnelle qui sera fixee par la 
loi.” 





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M. Jennings fait la motion de d^poser le sus- 
dit substitut sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion l’appel nominal est demande 
et presente le resultat suivant: 

Messrs. Akenhead, Avery, Anderson de Car- 
roll, Addison, Bradfotd, Benjamin, Besangon, 
Bienvenu, Brother, Buisson, Byrne, Castella¬ 
nos, Carter, Cotton Connely, Dalferes, Delony, 
Declouet, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, 
Edwards d’Orleans, Edwards de VVasiiington, 
Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Hatch, Ilebert, 
Hernandez, Isaacks, Jennings, Jones, Key, King 
deSt Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Mcllhenny, 
Mathews d’Orleans, Moss, Monge, Nicholls. Oli¬ 
vier de Ste Marie, Palfrey, Paxton, Patterson, 
Preaux, Price, Pugh, Richardson de Ste Marie, 
Rixner, Risk, Ronquillo, St. Paul, Staes, Smart, 
Smith de Winn, Tatman, Talbot, Thompson, 
Toulouse, Wittington. Wilcoxon votent dans 
P affirmative—66. 

Messrs. Bernard, Beale, Boudousquie, Bo} T er, 
Bullard, Conrad, Farmer, Guion, Harris, Har¬ 
gis, Herron, Hodges, Jourdan, King de Jackson, 
Le Blanc, Lobdell, McMillen, Mathews deP. C,, 
Pearce, Phillips, Reeves, Richardson de Oua., 
Roselius, Roysden, Sandidge, Shaw, Shelton, 
Scarborough, Smith de 0. F. Siblev, Simms, 
Taliafero, Van Wickle, Villere, Waddill, Wil¬ 
liams votent dans la negative—36. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et le sub¬ 
stitut presente par M. Bullard est depose sur le 
bureau. 

L’art, 134 de la Constitution est alors lu en 
ces termes, savoir : 

Art. 134—La Legislature etablira des ecoles 
publiques gratuites dans tout l’Etat; elle pour- 
voiera k leur soutien au moyen d’une taxe sur 
proprietes ou autrement. 

M. Hatch presente le substitut suivant: 

Art.—L’Assemblee Generale etablira des 
Ecoles publiques gratuites dans tout l’Etat et 
pourvoiera a leur soutien au moyen d’une taxe 
sur proprietes ou autrement; et toutes les 
sommes ainsi prelevees seront distributes a 
chaque paroisse en proportion du nombre d’en- 
fans entre tels kges que designera la Legislature. 

Pendant la discussion du substitut, la Con¬ 
vention s’ajourne k demain matin 9 lieures. 


Samedi, 31 juillet 1852. 

La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 

L’Hon. D. F. Kenner occupele fauteuil et 86 
delegues sont presents. 

Sur motion de M. Farmer, conge est accorde 
k M. Beard. 

M. Joffrion, delegue de la paroisse Avoyelles, 
se presente et prend son siege. 

M. Richardson de Ouachita, prtsente la reso¬ 
lution suivante qui, sur motion, est adoptee. 

Resolu que pendant la seance d’aujourd’hui, 


aucun membre ne parlera sur une question pen¬ 
dant plus de cinq minutes a la fois. 

M. Dufour presente la resolution suivante qui, 
sur motion, e»t adoptee : 

Resolu que le secretaire de la Convention est 
autorise a employer un commis additionnel pour 
aider a l’enrolement de la Constitution. 

M. Gardere, au nom du comite sur les depen- 
ses casuelles, presente la resolution suivante qui 
sur motion est adoptee. 

Resolu que le President de la Convention est 
autorise k effectuer un einprunt, a l’usage de la 
Convention ; lequel emprunt ne devra pas exce- 
der la somme de sept mille piastres et a un taux 
n’excedant pas six pour cent par an. 

M. Benjamin presente la resolution suivante 
qui est, sur motion, adoptee. 

Resolu que mille exemplaires des Debats en 
anglais et cinq cents en frangaissoient imprimes 
en outre de ceux deja ordonnes. 

Sur motion de M. Jennings, la Convention 
passe a la resolution presentee par lui, hier, au 
sujetdu temps qui devra etre alloueaux rappor¬ 
teur, commis, etc. pour qu’ils pussent achever 
leurs travaux, etc. 

Cette portion de la resolution qui concerne le 
rapporteur, etant lue, 

Sur motion de M. Cotton, les mots “30 jours” 
sont biffes et les mots “60 jours” sont inseres k 
leur place. 

Sur motion, la resolution ainsi amendee, est 
adoptee, apres avoir rempli le blanc par le 
mot “vingt.” 

M. Benjamin, au nom du comite sur le style, 
soumet le rapport suivant : 

Le comite n’a qu’un changementa recomman¬ 
der dans le Titre VII “Ameliorations Internes”, 
savoir : dans le ler article, apres le mot “divi¬ 
se” inserer les mots “ par la Legislature” et 
dans la troisieme ligne, apres le mot “district” 
les mots “par le votedu dit district.” 

(Signe) J. P. Benjamin. 

Sur motion, le rapport est adopte. 

M. Williams ay ant vote hier avec la majorite 
sur la motion de rejeter l’article 133 de la Con¬ 
stitution, en demande la reconsideration, — qui 
est accordee. 

L’art. 133 etant devant la Convention, 

M. Williams presente le substitut suivant: 

TITRE VIII. 

Instruction Publique. 

Art. 135. — II sera elu un surintendant de 
l’instruction publique qui exercera ses fonctions 
pendant une periode de deux annees. Ses devoirs 
seront prescrits par la loi et il recevra le trai- 
teinent que fixera la Legislature. Neanmoins, 
l’Assemblee Generale pourra, par un vote des 
trois cinquiemes des membres elus aux deux 
Chambres, abolir la place de surintendant de 
rinstruction Publique, quand elle jugera que 
cette place n’est plus necessaire. 

Sur motion de M. Hatch, les mots “trois cin- 
quieme sont effaces, et les mots “de la majorite” 
sont insures. 





CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


103 


M. Williams propose l’adoption du substitut 
ainsi amende. 

Etsur 1’appel nominal il parait que 

MM. Avery, Anderson de Carroll, Armant, 
Bradford, Benjamin, Bernard, Bienvenu, Bro¬ 
ther, Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Buisson, 
Byrne, Castellanos, Campbell, Dalferes, Dufour, 
Dugue, Edwards, d’Orleans, Eggleston, Eustis, 
Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Hebert, 
Hernandez, Hough, Hunt, Isaacks, Jennings, 
Jourdan, Jones, Joffrion, Key, Lapeyre, Leefe, 
Leeds, LeBlanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Ma¬ 
thews, d’Orleans, Mathews de Pte-C., Parham, 
Paxton, Paeaux, Phillips, Pugh, R,eeves, Rixner, 
Risk, Roselius, Roman, Ronquillo, Staes, Smart, 
Shaw, Scarborough, Smith, de Winn, Sibley, 
Simms, Stewart, Tatman, Talbot, Thompson, 
Toulouse,VanWickle, Villere, Waddill, Williams, 
Wittington et Wilcoxon votent dans l’affirma- 
tive —74. 

Et MM. Addison, Beale, Carter, Cotton, Con- 
nely, Conrad, Douglass, Duffel, Edwards de 
Wash., Farmer, Herron, Hodges, King de Saint- 
Landry, King, de Jackson, McMillen, Martin, 
Monge, Palfrey, Patterson, Pearce, Richardson 
de Ouach., Roysden, Sandidge, Shelton, Talia- 
fero, et Todd votent dans la negative,—26. 

Par consequent, le substitut de M. Williams 
est adopte ainsi qu’il a ete amende. 

M. Staes presente la resolution suivante qui, 
sur motion, est deposee sur le bureau. 

Resolu que le delegue de la paroisse Lafayette 
M. A. Toulouse, elu a la Convention, aura droit 
a son “per diem” depuis le 5 juillet jusqu’au 
jour de l’ajournement de cette Convention. 

M. Sandidge presente la resolution suivante 
qui, sur motion, est adoptee : 

Resolu que le secretaire de l’Etat est requis 
de presenter, au nom de la Convention, a cha- 
cun des predicateurs qui ont assiste k l’ouver- 
ture de nos seances, un exemplaire bien relie du 
Journal et des Debats, commefaible temoignage 
de respect des different^ membres. 

M. Richardson de Ouachita presente la reso¬ 
lution suivante : 

Resolu que les 15,000 exemplaires de la Cons¬ 
titution dont on a ordonne l’impression, seront 
livres au secretaire de la Convention avant 20 
jours—et le dit secretaire devra en surveiller la 
distribution aux membres de la Convention, par 
poste ou autrement. 

ORDRE DU JOUR. 

AFFAIRES NON-TERMINEES. 

La Convention reprend la consideration de 
Particle 34 dontelle s’occupait lors de son ajour- 
nement, hier, ainsi que du substitut presente 
par M. Hatch. 

M. Lobdell propose, comme amendement au 
substitut, d’inserer apres les mots “sur proprie¬ 
ty” les mots suivants : “par le produit de la 
vente des terres d’ecoles dans les differentes pa- 
roisses.” 

Sur motion, l’amendement est depose sur le 
bureau. 

La question dtant alors sur l’adoption du sub¬ 
stitut, 


Sur la motion de le ddposer sur le bureau, 

M. Hatch demande l’appel nominal, qui donne 
le resultat suivant : 

MM. Akenhead, Avery, Andrews, Anderson, 
de Carroll, Addison, Benjamin, Bernard, Beale, 
Boudousquie, Boyer, Bullard, Castellanos, Car¬ 
ter, Campbell, Cotton, Conrad, Dalferes, Delony, 
Douglass, Dugue, Edwards, d’Orleans, Edwards 
de Washington, Eggleston, Eustis, Farmer, 
Guion, Hatch, Harris, Hargis, Herron, Hebert, 
Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, Hunt, Isaacks, Jen¬ 
nings, Jourdan, Jones, Joffrion, Key, King, de 
St-Land., King, de Jackson, Leefe, LeBlanc, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, McMillen, Marrero, 
Martin, Monge, Nichols, Palfrey, Paxton, Pat¬ 
terson, Preaux, Pearce, Pugh, Richardson de 
Oua., Risk, Roselius, Roman, Roysden, Ron¬ 
quillo, Sandidge, Smart, Swazey, Scarborough, 
Shelton, Smith, de Winn,Simms, Smart, Tatman, 
Talbot, Taliafero, Thompson, Todd, VanWickle, 
Waddill, Williams, et Wilcoxon, votent dans la 
negative,—82. 

Et MM. Armant, Bradford, Bienvenu, Bro¬ 
ther, Buisson, Connely, Dufour, Duffel, Gardere, 
Leeds, Mathews, d’Orleans, Mathews de Pte-C., 
Parham, Phillips, Reeves,Rixner, Shaw, Sibley 
VanWickle, votent dans Paffirmative,—19. 

Par consequent la motion de deposer sur le 
bureau est rejetee, et sur une seconde motion le 
substitut est adopte. 

M. Phillips obtient de faire enregistrer son 
vote contre P adoption du susdit substitut, 

M. Duffel presente ses raisons pour avoir vote 
contre Padoption du substitut : 

“Je vote oui, parce que je desire que la dis¬ 
tribution de ces sommes soit laiss^e a la sagesse 
de l’Assemblee Generale. 

(Signe) Duffel. 

M. Connely presente ce qui suit : 

“Je vote contre le substitut paree que je pr£- 
fere Particle 134 dela Constitution de 1845.” 

(Signe) G. F. Connely, 

L’article 135 de la Constitution est alors lu en 
ces termes, savoir : 

Art. 135.—Le produit de toutes les terres pre- 
cedemment concedees a cet Etat par les Etats- 
Unis pour l’usage ou le soutien des ecoles, et de 
toutes les terres qui pourront etre a l’avenir 
concedees ou leguees a l’Etat et qui ne seront 
pas expressement concedees ou leguees pour un 
autre objet etdontl’Etat pourra disposer a Pa- 
venir, et le produit des successions auxquelles 
l’Etat pourra avoir droit en vertu de la loi, se¬ 
ront retenus par l’Etat a titre de pret et forme- 
rone un fonds perpetuel sur lequel l’Etat paiera 
un interet de six pour cent, lequel interet en¬ 
semble avec les loyers des terres invendues, se¬ 
ront applique au soutien des dites ecoles, et 
cette allocation restera inviolable. 

M. Key presente Particle suivant du rapport 
de la majorite du comite sur l’lnstruction Pu- 
blique, comme substitut au susdit article, sa¬ 
voir : 

Art. 135.—Le produit de toutes les terres con¬ 
cedes jusqu’St ce moment par le Congres des 






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Etats-Unis h cet Etat pour l’entretien des ecoles; 
celui de toutes les terres qui pourront, dans l’a- 
venir, etre concedees ou leguees a l’Etat, sans 
destination expresse, et dont l’Etat pourra plus 
tard disposer, ainsi que leproduit des successions 
echues a l’Etat, conformement b. la loi, resteront 
en la possession de l’Etat a titre de pret etfor- 
meront une rente perpetuelle dont l’Etat acquit- 
tera annuellement l’interet a raison de six pour 
cent. Cet interet, joint a celui des fonds remis 
par les Etats-Unis a cet Etat, a titre de depfit, 
en vertu d’une loi du Congres du 23 juin 1836, 
sera affecte, ainsi que la totalite de la rente des 
terres non-vendues, a l’entretien des ecoles pu- 
bliques; et cette allocation restera inviolable. 

Sur motion, ce substitut est adopte aulieu de 
Particle de la Constitution de 1845. 

La Convention passe alors & Particle 136 de 
la Constitution, qui est ainsi con§u : 

Art. 136.—Tout le produit des ventes qui ont 
ete faites ou qui pourront etre faites a l’avenir 
de toutes terres precedemment concedees h cet 
Etat par les Etats-Unis pour l’usage d’un eta- 
blissement d’instruction, et de toute espece de 
donation qui pourra par la suite etre faite pour 
cet objet, seront et formeront un fonds perpe- 
tuel dont l’interet, au taux de six pour cent 
par an, sera applique au soutien d’un etablisse- 
ment d'instruction pour le progres de la littera- 
ture, des sciences et des arts, et il ne sera ja¬ 
mais passe de loi pour appliquer le dit fonds a 
aucun autre usage qu’a la fondation et a l’ame- 
lioratiomdu dit etablissement d’instruction. 

Sur motion, Particle est adopte sans amende- 
mcnt. 

Lecture est faite de Particle 137 de la Consti¬ 
tution, en ces termes : 

Art. 137.—Une Universite sera etablie dans 
la ville de la Nouvelle-Orleans. Elle sera com¬ 
posite de quatre facultes, savoir : une faculte de 
droit, une faculte de medecine, une faculte des 
sciences naturelles et une faculte des lettres. 

M. Eustis presente les articles suivants, com- 
me substituts au susdit article ainsi qu’aux ar¬ 
ticles 138 et 139, savoir : 

Art. 137—L’Universit^ de la Louisiane h la 
Nouvelle-Orleans sera maintenue ainsi qu’elle 
est maintenant etablie. 

Art. 138.—La Legislature aura le pouvoir de 
voter les lois qui seront necessaires pour regula- 
riser l’Universite etpour aider l’avancement de 
la litterature et des sciences; mais ne sera pas 
tenue de contribuer au maintien de la dite Uni¬ 
versite par des allocations. 

Sur motion, les susdits articles sont adoptes 
comme substituts aux articles 137, 138 et 139 
de la Constitution. 

M. King de St-Landry, au nom du comite sur 
les Dispositions Transitoires, presente le rapport 
suivant : 

TITRE —, 

DISPOSITIONS TRANSITOIRES. 

Art. — La Constitution de mil-huit-cent-qua- 
rante-cinq est remplacee par la presente Consti¬ 
tution. Afin qu’elle soit mise en vigueur, il est 
decret6 ce qui suit: 


Art. —Tous les droits, toutes les actions, tou¬ 
tes les poursuites, toutes les reclamations et tops 
les contrats, tant desindividus que des corpora¬ 
tions, ainsi que toutes les lois en vigueur au mo¬ 
ment de l'adoption de cette Constitution et qui 
n’y sont pas contraires, resteront en force com¬ 
me si cette Constitution n’eut pas ete adoptee. 

Art. — Afin qu’il ne resulte aucun prejudice 
pour le service public de la mise en vigueur de 
cette Constitution, aucun service ne sera inter- 
rompu, et les lois de l’Etat relatives aux devoirs 
des divers ofticiers executifs, judiciaires et mili- 
taires resteront en pleine vigueur, bien que con- 
traire a cette Constitution. Les divers officiers 
de l’Etat rempliront leurs devoirs respectifs con¬ 
formement aux lois existantes jusqu’a. l’organi- 
sation du gouvernement cree par cette Constitu¬ 
tion, et jusqu’k l’installation des officiers qui se¬ 
ront nommes sous le nouveau gouvernement. 

Art. — Les nomminations dependant, en vertu 
de cette Constitution, du pouvoir executif, se¬ 
ront faites par le Gouverneur qui sera elu sous 
Pempire de la dite Constitution. 

Art. — La Legislature devra pourvoir au 
transfert de toutes les causes presentement pen- 
dantes devant la Cour Supreme et les autres 
Cours de l’Etat, sous Pempire de la Constitution 
de 1845, dans les Cours creees par cette Consti¬ 
tution ou qui le seront en vertu de quelques- 
unes de ses dispositions. 

Art. — La periode de service de tous les offi¬ 
ciers nommes par le peuple a la premiere elec¬ 
tion qui aura lieu sous Pempire de cette Consti¬ 
tution, expirera comme si l’election avait ete 
tenue le premier lundi de novembre 1851 et que 
ces officiers eussent commence a exercer leurs 
fonctions a l’epoque qui vient d’etre indiquee. 
Les Senateurs de la premiere classe, designes 
dans Particle 17, conserveront leur mandat jus¬ 
qu’a la cloture des elections generates, au mois 
de novembre 1853 ; ceux de la seconde classe 
exerceront leurs fonctions jusqu’a la cloture des 
elections generales en novembre 1855. 

Art. — La premiere election des juge sde la 
Cour Supreme aura lieu le premier lundi d’avril 
prochain [1853], et ilsentreront en fonctions le 
premier lundi de mai 1853. 

Art. — La premiere periode de service des 
avocats de district et des greffiers des Cours in- 
ferieures qui doivent etre etablies en vertu de 
cette Constitution, sera reglee d’apresla periode 
de service du premier Gouverneur, de sorte 
qu’une nouvelle election pour la designation de 
ces officiers aura lieu le premier lundi de no¬ 
vembre 1855. • 

TITRE XI. 

ORDONNANCE. 

Art.—Itnmediatement apres l’ajournement de 
la Convention, le Gouverneur publiera une pro¬ 
clamation dans laquelle il ordonnera aux divers 
officiers de l’Etat, autorises par la loi h orga¬ 
niser l’election des membres de l’Assemblee Ge¬ 
nerate, d’ouvrir un scrutin dans chaque paroisse 
de^l’Etat, aux endroits indiques par la loi, le pre¬ 
mier mardi de novembre prochain, pour consul- 
ter le peuple de l’Etat sur l’adoption ou le rejet 




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de cette Constitution. II sera du devoir de ces 
officiers de recevoir le vote de tous ceux qui, en 
vertu de l’ancienne Constitution, avaient le droit 
de voter, et de tous ceux qui le possbdent en 
vertu de la presente Constitution. Chaque elec- 
teur formulera son opinion en deposantdans une 
boite distincte affectee exclusivement a cet usage 
nn bulletin ou seront ecrits ces mots : “Constitu- 
acceptee,” ou ceux-ci : “Constitution rejetee,” 
ou bien tout autre terme exprimant clairement 
rintention de l’electeur. A la cloture de cette 
election qui aura lieu sous tous les rapports 
comme une election generate d’Etat, les com- 
missaires qui y auront preside examineront avec 
soin et compteront tous les bulletins deposes, 
puis ils en transmettront le resultat au Secre¬ 
taire d’Etat conf'ormement aux dispositions de la 
loi actuelle sur les elections. 

Art. 151—Lorsque le rapport des commissaires 
sera re^u, ou le cinquieme lundi de novembre 
si le rapport n’est pas regu plus t6t, il sera du 
devoir du Gouverneur, du Secretaire d’Etat, de 
l’Avocat-General et du Tresorier d’Etat, de de- 
pouiller, en presence de tous ceux qui voudront 
assister a cette operation, les votes donnes pour 
1’adoption ou le rejet de la Constitution. S’il 
r^sulte du rapport des Commissaires quune ma¬ 
jorite des suffrages regus est en faveur de la 
ratification de la Constitution, le Gouverneur 
devra Pannoncer dans une proclamation, et cette 
Constitution sera des lors la Constitution de l’E- 
tat de la Louisiane. Mais que cette Constitution 
soit acceptee ou rejetee, il sera du devoir du 
Gouverneur de faire publier dansle journal offi- 
ciel de la Convention le resultat de l’appel au 
peuple, avec le nombre des voix donnes dans 
ehaque paroisse pour ou contre la Constitution. 

Art. 152—Si le peuple accepte cette Constitu¬ 
tion, il sera egalement du devoir du Gouverneur 
de publier une proclamation dans laquelle il de- 
clarera que la presente Legislature elue en 
vertu de l’ancienne Constitution est dissoute, et 
ordonnera aux divers officiers de l’Etat, autori¬ 
ses par la loi a organiser l'election des membres 
de l’Assemblee Generale, d’appeler le peuple au 
scrutin, aux endroits indiquespar la loi, le qua- 
trierne lundi de decembre prochain (1852), pour 
elire un Gouverneur, un Lieutenant-Gouverneur, 
les Membres de l’Assemblee Generale, le Secre¬ 
taire d’Etat, l’Avocat-General, le Tresorier d’E¬ 
tat et le Surintendant de l’lnstruction Publique. 

Cette election aura lieu, et le rapport en sera 
fait conformement aux lois actuelles sur les elec¬ 
tions d’Etat. 

Art. 153—L’Assemblee generale elue en vertu 
de cette Constitution, se reunira a la Maison- 
d’Etat, h Baton-ltouge, le troisieme lundi de 
janvier 1853. Le Gouvernenr et le Lieutenant- 
Gouverneur elus a la meme epoque, entreront 
en fonctions dans la premiere semaine de session 
des Chambres, et devront etre installes avant 
que l’Assemblee Generale puisse proceder a ses 
travaux. 

Art. 154—Toutes les publications ordonnees 
dans cette Constitution, auront lieu dans le jour¬ 
nal officiel de la Convention. 


Art. 155—Cette Constitution sera publi^e en 
frangais et en anglais dans le journal officiel de 
la Convention, a partir du jour de l’ajournement 
jusqu’au premier mardi de novembre 1852. 

Sur motion de M. King, de St Landry, le sus- 
dit rapport est adopte sans amendements. 

M. King, de St Landry, ayant vote avec la 
majorite sur l’adoption du substitut presente 
par M. Williams, a Particle 133 de la Constitu¬ 
tion, en demande la reconsideration, qui est ac- 
cordee. 

Le substitut etant devant la Convention, M. 
King, de St Landry, propose d’en biffer les mots 
suivants : “a la premiere election generale 
apres P adoption de cette Constitution et tous les 
deux ans ulterieurement.” 

Cette motion prevaut; 

Et sur motion, le substitut ainsi amende est 
adopte de nouveau. 

M. Todd demande l’assentiment unanime pour 
que la Convention reprenne la consideration du 
vote donne sur l’adoption du titre 9 de la Cons¬ 
titution : “Amendements a la Constitution.” 

Cette motion prevaut; 

Et M. Todd propose d’en effacer les mots : “ et 
approuves par le Gouverneur” ; 

Laquelle motion est acceptee ; 

Et sur motion, Particle ainsi amende est adop¬ 
te. 

M. Harris ayant vote avec la majorite sur 
l’adoption du substitut presente Par M. Hatch, 
a Particle 134 de la Constitution, en demande la 
reprise en consideration; 

Laquelle est aceordee. 

Le substitut etant alors devant la Convention, 

M. Harris propose de l’amender en inseranfc 
les mots : “ libres et blancs ” apres le mot 
“ enfants ”. 

Cette motion prevaut; 

Et sur une seconde motion, Particle ainsi 
amende est adopte de nouveau. 

M. Sandidge presente ce qui suit, a etre insere 
sous le titre de “ Ordonnance” : 

“ Reconnaissant le principe, que le voeu du 
peuple doit toujours etre consulte d’une maniere 
precise sur un sujet d’un interet aussi universel 
que celui de l’lnstruction Publique, cette Con¬ 
vention, enexigeant que la Legislature etablisse 
un tel systeme, croit qu’il est juste et convenable 
qu’un peuple qui doit 6tre taxe si fortement 
pour le soutient du dit systeme, ait le droit de 
voter directement sur son adoption. Et a cette 
fin, le second article sous le titre de “ l’lnstruc- 
tion Publique ”, leur sera soumis a part du reste 
de la Constitution. 

Sur motion Particle ci-dessus est d6pos£ sur 
le bureau. 

Messrs. Sandidge et Todd obtiennent le privi¬ 
lege de faire enregistrer leurs votes contre la 
motion de deposer sur le bureau Particle pre- 
sente par M. Sandidge. 

Sur motion de M. Benjamin, la Convention 
prend un reces jusqu’a 1 heure. 

Le temps etant expire, la Convention est rap- 
pelee a l’ordre. 

M. Guion prdsente la resolution suivante, qui 
sur motion, est adoptee, savoir: 


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Rdsolu, que lorsque l’imprimeur aura livre au 
secretaire de"la Convention et au bibliothecaire, 
l’ouvrage ordonne, execute d’unc maniere con- 
venable, le president de la Convention est auto¬ 
rise, (sur le certificat des dits fonctionnaires) a 
tirer son mandat sur lc Tresorier en faveur du 
dit imprimeur pour la somme qui lui sera alors 
due, selon le contrat. 

M. Byrne presente la resolution suivante :] 

“Resolu, que le Sergent d’Armes continuera 
en fonctions pendant le temps qui est alloue au 
Secretaire.” 

M. Mcllhenny propose d’amender en inserant 
le mot “Portier.” 

M. Connely propose d’inserer le mot “Messa- 
ger.” 

M. Cotton fait la motion de deposer la reso¬ 
lution et les amendemens sur le bureau. 

Sur cette motion, M. Connely demande l’appel 
nominal, qui presente le resulcat suivant: 

Messrs. Avery, Andi’ews, Anderson de Carroll, 
Armant, Addison, Bradford, Beale, Boudous- 
quie, Bullard, Carter, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, 
Delony, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, Edwards d’Orl., 
Edwards de Washington, Eustis, Guion, Hatch, 
Harris, Hargis, Hebert, Hodges, Isaacks, Jour- 
dan, Jones, Key, King de Jackson, Lapeyre, 
Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, Lobdell, Lyle, Mathews 
de Pte Coupee, Marrero, Monge, Nicholls, Par¬ 
ham, Palfrey, Paxton, Phillips, Pugh, Rixner, 
Ptoselius, Roysden, Ronquillo, Sandidge, Smart, 
Smith de Winn, Sibley, Simms, Thompson, Todd, 
Toulouse, Van Wickle, Yillere, Williams, Wit- 
tington votent dans 1’affirmative—62. 

Messrs. Benjamin, Bienvenu, Boyer, Byrne, 
Castellanos, Campbell, Hunt, Jennings, Joff- 
rion, King de St. Landry, Mcllhenny, Mathews 
d’Orleans, Mather, Preaux, Price, Bisk, St. 
Paul, Staes, Swazey, Shaw, Smith de 0. Felic., 
Smart, Tatman, Taliafero, Waddill votent dans 
la negative—25. 

Par consequent la motion prevaut et la reso¬ 
lution et les amendemens sont deposes sur le 
bureau. 

M. King de St Landry presente la resolution 
suivante, qui sur motion est adoptee : 

“ Resolu, qu’il sera du devoir de Pimprimeur 
de la Convention de transmettre un exemplaire 
du Journal, con tenant les debats de la Conven¬ 
tion, a chaque membre, tant que durera la dite 
publication.” 

M. Benjamin presente la resolution suivante, 
qui est adoptee. 

“Resolu que la duree des fonctions du tra- 
ducteur des debats soit etendue jusqu’a l’epoque 
allouee au rapporteur, et qu’il soit paye, selon 
la resolution qui pourvoit au paiement des 
autres commis*” 

Sur motion la Convention s’ajourne a ce soir 
5 lieures. 


SEANCE DU SOIR. 

Samedi, 31 Juillet, 1852. 
La Convention se reunit conformement a l’a- 
journement. 


L’Hon. D. F. Kenner, president de la Conven¬ 
tion occupe le fauteuil et 105 delegues sont pre¬ 
sents. 

M. Preaux est appele b occuper le fauteuil. 

M. Carter presente la resolution suivante, 
qui, sur motion, est adoptee a l’unanimite, sa- 
voir : 

“Resolu, que les remercimens de cette Con¬ 
vention soient offerts b l’Hon. D. F. Kenner, 
president de la Convention, pour la maniere im¬ 
partial, fidele et habile dont il s’est acquitt€ 
de la tftche penible de presider sur les delibera¬ 
tions de cette Assemblee.” 

M. Gardere, au nom du Comite des Depense# 
casuelles, presente la resolution suivante, qui 
6tant lue, est adoptee, savoir 

“ Resolu, que le President de la Convention 
est autorise a ordonner le paiement des comptes 
suivants : 


F. D. Lewis, messagerde la Convention $150 00 
J. C. Lanoue, papeterie &c., pour la 

Convention 191 31 

Telegraphe de Morse, pour depeches 5 76 

W. D. Mann, pour avoir fourni de la 
glace jusqu’au 31 courant 28 56 

J. L Wolff, pour reparations aux pu- 

pitres, &c. 22 OO 

Larguier & Lanoue, divers articles 15 00 

Michel Granary, huile, &c. 19 36 

L. Exnicios, deux jours de service 12 00 

C. L. Marshall, Sergent d’Armes, 
son bill $46 60 

paye par lui pour gla- 
ciere, &c. 15 75 

Loyer de 4 domestiques 140,00 201 36 

A. Regar, pour trois enseignes 6 00 

J. B. Haughton, facteur, debours 

fails par lui 2 16 

“Crescent” de la Nouvelle Orleans, 

841 exemplaires pendant la ses¬ 
sion, et 130 exemplaires apres 
Tajournement 


Daily Delta, 
Democr. Advocate 
Daily Comet 
Commerc. Bulletin 
L’Abeille de la N 0 
Daily True Delta 
Louisiana Courier 
Daily Picayune 
L’Orleanais 
Gazette de B. R. 
Laf. Republican 
South. Democrat 
C. L. Marshall 


94 exemplaires 
74 


41 “ 

37 

83 

40 « 

94 “ 

84 “ 

17 
14 

9 
32 

pour le paiement 


des journaux suivants, savoir : 


Campaign Union 

$2 00 

Thibodeaux Minerva 

1 00 

Concordia Intelligencer 

1 00 

T6cke Courier 

2 00 

La. Spectator 

4 00 

Vigilant 

1 00 

Red River Republican 

1 00 

Pte Coupee Echo 

1 00 

La. Statesman 

1 00 

Western Democrat 

3 00 


1101 00 
94 00 
74 90 
41 00 
37 00 

83 00 
40 00 
94 00 

84 00 
17 00 
14 00 

9 00 
32 OO 








CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


107 


Ouachita Register 1 00 

Campaign Republic 1 00 19 00 

J. H. Maddox, son bill approuve 

par J. B. Walton, secretaire 393 00 


$2,785 79 

Gazettede B. R.,pour l'impression 
des listes des meinbres et de l'ap- 
pel nominal, approuve par J. E. 

Layet, Secretaire 75 00 


$2,SCO 79 

M. Jennings presente la resolution suivante, 
qui est adoptee: 

“Resolu qua la somme de cent cinquant.e pi¬ 
astres soit allouee a E. R. Eastin pour avoir 
acheve le tableau du recensement de 1850, con 
formdment a la demande de la convention ” 

M. Benjamin, au nom du Comite cl’EurOle- 
ment, rapporte la Constitution dument enrolee, 
et prete a recevoir son adoption definitive, sa- 

voir : 

PREAMBULE. 

Nous, le peuple de I’Etat de la Louisiane, etablis- 
sous et decretons cette Constitution. 

T1TRE PREMIER. 

DISTRIBUTION DES POUVOIRS. 

Art. ler.—Les pouvoirs du gouvernement de l’Etat 
de la Louisiane sont divises en trois departements dis- 
tincts. 

Chacun de oes departements est confie a un corps 
particular de magistrats. 

Le pouvoir legislatif est attribue a un corps parti¬ 
culier ; le pouvoir executif a un autre corps, et le pou¬ 
voir jud>ciaire aun troisieme corps. 

Art. 2.—Aucun de ces departements, ni aucune 
personne rempiissant dans 1’un d’eux une place quel- 
conque, n’exercera les pouvoirs qui appartiennent en 
propre a l'un des deux autres, si ce n’est dans les cas 
indiqurs ci-apres expressement. 

TITRE II. N 

POUVOIR LEGISLATIF. 

Art. 3.—Le pouvoir legislatif de l'Etatest confie a 
deux ( hambres distinctes qui s’appelleront, l’une : 

( hambre des Representants, l’autre : S ; nat, et qui, 
reunies, porteront ce titre : Assemble Gene-rale de 
l'Etat dela Louisiane. 

Art. 4.—Les membres de la Chambre des Repre¬ 
sentants exerceront leurs fonctions pendant une pe- 
riode de deux annees, a partir de la cloture des elec¬ 
tions genGales. 

Art. 5.—L’election des Representants aura lieu 
tous les deux ans, le premier lundi de novembre, et 
elle ne durera qu’un jour. L’Assemblee-Generale se 
reunira annuellement, le troisieme lundi de janvier, a 
moins que cette epoque ne soit changfie par la loi La 
session des Chambres aura lieu au siege du gouverne¬ 
ment. 

Art. 6.—Tout electeur reconnu comme tel par cette 
Constitution, est eligible a 1’Assemblee-Generale. 
Nul ne sera Representant ou Senateur si, a l’epoque 
de son election, il n’est Electeur, soit du district re- 
presentatif, soit du district s< natorial qui l’a nomme. 

Art. 7.—L’election des membres de 1’Assemblee- 
Generale sera tenue dans les diverses circonscriptions 
electorates etablies par la loi. La Legislature peut de- , 
leguer le pouvoir d’etablir des circonscriptions electo-; 


rales aux autorit^s de paroisse ou aux autorites mu- 

nicipales. 

Art. 8.—La representation, a la Chambre des Re- 
presentants, pera egale et uniforme. Elle sera reglee 
sur la base de la population totale de chaque paroisse 
de l’Etat Chaque paroisse aura au moins un Repre¬ 
sentant. Aucune nouvelle paroisse ne sera creee avec 
un territoire moindre de six cent vingt-cinq milles 
carres, ni avec une population inffrieure au chiffre qui 
lui donnerait droit a un representant. II ne sera point 
non plus cree de nouvelle paroisse quand, par la, une 
autre paroisse doit etre privre de i’etendue de terri¬ 
toire et du chiffre de population exige comme ci- 
dessus. 

Le premier denomb remen t que feront ex^cuter les 
autorites de l’Etat, en vertu de cette Constitution, au¬ 
ra lieu en 1853; le second en 1858, et le troisieme en 
1865. Apr6s cette derniere annee, 1’Assemblee-Ge- 
n rale indiquera de quelle maniere doit $tre opere le 
recensement, pourvu qu’il ait lieu une fois au moins 
tous les dix ans, afin de colistater la population totale 
de chaque paroisse et de chaque district electoral. 

A la premiere session reguliere des Chambres qui 
suivra chaque denombrement, la Legislature reparti- 
ra la repr sentation entre les difff rentes paroisses et 
les divers districts electoraux, en prenant pour base 
la population totale. Un diviseur sera determine, et 
chaque paroisse et district electoral aurale nombre de 
representants auquel lui donnera droit sa population 
totale, et en outre un representant pour toute fraction 
quiexcedera la moitie du diviseur. Le nombre des re¬ 
presentants ne depissera pas cent et ne sera pas 
moindre de soixante-dix. La representation au Senat 
et a la Chambre des Representants restera comme 
elle est maintenant etablie par la loi. iusau’^ ae q ue 
la repartition soit execut e et que les elections qui la 
suivront aient lieu, conformement au premier dfnom- 
brement ci-dessus ordonne. 

Les limites de la paroisse d’Orleans sont agrandies 
de maniere a cornprendre toute la ville actuelle de la 
Nlle-Orleans, y compris cette partie de la paroisse 
Jefferson, connue autrefois sous le nom de ville de 
Lafayette. 

Toute cette partie de la paroisse d’Orleans, situee 
sur la rive gauche du Mississipi sera divisee par la 
Legislature en dix districts representatifs au plus ; et 
jusqu’a ce qu’une nouvelle repartition ait lieu, confor¬ 
mement au premier recensement qui doit s’operer en 
vertu de la presente < onstir.ution, cette partie de la 
ville de la Nlle-Orleans, qui est comprise dans les an- 
ciennes limites de la ville de Lafayette, formera le 
dixieme district representatif, concourra a nommer 
les Senateurs de la paroisse d‘Orleans et elira deux 
representants sur les trois que nommait, conforme¬ 
ment a la loi, la paroisse de Jefferson. Les autres dis¬ 
tricts representat’fs resteront ce qu’ils sont mainte¬ 
nant. 

Art. 9.—La Chambre des Representants nommera 
son Orateur et ses autres officiers. 

Art. 10.—Aura le droit de voter, tout homme fibre 
et blanc, qui a atteint l’age de vmgt-un ans, qui a re¬ 
side dans l’Etat dnrant les douze mois qui ont prece¬ 
de immediatement l’election, et les six derniers dans 
la paroisse ou il se presente pour voter, et qui sera 
citoyen des *Etats-Unis. L electeur qui sera transpor- 
te d’une paroisse dans une autre ne perdra pas le droit 
qu'il avait de voter dans la premiere, avant (jle l’avoir 
acquis dans la seconde. 

Les electeurs ne pourront jamais, sauf les cas de 
trahison, de crime ou de violation de l’ordre public, 
etre arretes lorsqu’ils assistent a une election, qu’ils 
se rendent au lieu ou elle est Jenue, ou qu’ils en re- 
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Art. 11.—La Legislature ordonnera par une loi 
speciale, que les noms et le domicile de tous les elec- 
teurs de la ville de la Nlle-Orleans soient enregistres, 
afin qu’ils puisseut exercer le droit de suffrage ; l’en- 
registrement ne devra rien couter a I’elccteur. 

Art. 12.—Les soldats faisant p:rtie de l’armee dcs 
Etats-Unis, les marins et les soldats de marine atta¬ 
ches a la marine de guerre des Etats-Unis, les men- 
diants, les interdits et les personnes convaincues d’un 
crime quelconque, entrainant la peine des travaux 
forces, ne peuvent voter a aucune election tenue dans 
cet Etat. 

Art. 13.—Nul ne peut voter, a une election quel¬ 
conque, en dehors de la paroisse de sa residence, et, 
dans les villes et villages divises en circonscriptions 
electorales, en dehors de la circonscription electorale 
de sa residence. 

Art. 14.—Les membres du Senat seront nomraes 
pour une periode de quatre annees. Le Senat une 
fois reuni, aura le pouvoir de designer ses officiers. 

Art. 15.—Chaque fois que la Legislature repartira 
la representation a la Chambre des Representants, 
elle divisera l’Etat en districts senatoriaux. Aucune 
paroisse, la paroisse d’Orleans exceptee, ne pourra 
£tre divisee pour la formation d’un district senatorial, 
ts^uand une nouvelle paroisse sera creee, elle sera an- 
nexee an district senatorial d’ou provient la plus gran¬ 
de partie de son territoire. ou a un district contigu, au 
choix de la Legisla'ure ; mais elle ne pourra jamais 
etre annexee a plus d’un district Le nombre des se- 
nateurs sera de trente-deux, et ils seront repartis entre 
les differents districts senatoriaux selon la population 
totale que renferme chaque district. Neanmoins, au¬ 
cune paroisse n’aura plus de cinq senateurs. 

Art. 16.—Dans toute repartition senatoriale, la po¬ 
pulation de la Nlle-Orleans sera deduite de la popu¬ 
lation de tout l’Etat, et lechiffre qui restera sera di¬ 
vise par le nombre vingt-st-pt. Le resultat obtenu par 
ce moyen deviendra le diviseur senatorial, lequel don- 
nera a un d strict senatorial droit a un senateur. Les 
districts seront formes soit de sim; les paroisses, soit 
de paroisses contigues, ayant une population qui de¬ 
vra se rapprocher le plus nossible du diviseur repre- 
sentant un Senateur. Si dans la repartition, une pa- 
roisse ou un district manque d’un cinqu erne de popu¬ 
lation pour atteindre au diviseur, ou excede ce divi¬ 
seur dans la proportion d’un cinquieme, il sera permis 
alors, mais seulement dans ce cas, de former un dis¬ 
trict qui n’aura pas plus de deux Senateurs. Une fois 
un Senateur elu, la duree de ses fonctions ne pourra 
jamais etre reduite par suite d’une repartition nouvelle. 
Lorsque ie denombrement de la population aura ete 
accompli, eonformement a l’artiele 8 de cette Consti¬ 
tution, la Legislature ne pourra voter aucune loi 
avant d’avoir reparti la representation dans les deux 
Chambres de 1’Assemblee-Generale. 

Art. 17.—A la premiere session de 1’Assemblee- 
Generale qui suivra la mise en vigueur d« cette Con¬ 
stitution, les Senateurs seront divises au sort et par 
egales parties en deux classes : le mandat des Sena¬ 
teurs de la premiere classe expirera a la fin de la se- 
conde annee, et celui des Senateurs de la seconde 
classe a la fin de la quatrieme annee, de sorte que la 
moitie du Senat sera renouvelee tous les deux ans et 
qu’une succession reguliere sera maintenvle. Quand 
un district elira deux Senateurs ou plus, ils tireront 
entre eux au sort et leur mandat respectif expirera 
selon la classe qui leur est echue, a la fin de la secon¬ 
de et de la quatrieme annee. 

Art. 18.—La premiere election de Senateurs sera 
generaledans tout l’Etat et aura lieu en meme temps 
que l’election generale des Representants. Apres cette 


premiere election generale, il y en aura une autre tous 
les deux ans pour remplac.er les Senateurs dont le 
mandat sera expire. 

Art. 19 —Chaque Chambre de l’Asscmblee Gene" 
rale devia etre en quorum pour proceder a ses tra¬ 
vaux ; une majorite des membres de chaque Cham¬ 
bre constituera le quorum. S’il n’yaqu une minorite 
presente, elle pourra s’ajoumer de j<>ur en jour et sera 
autorisee pat la loi a contraindre les absents & se ren- 
dre aux seances. 

Art. 20.—Chaque Chambre de l’Assemblee Gene- 
ralejugera si les conditions requises pour l’election 
de ses membres ont ete remplies. La loi determinera 
la maniere de proceder, toutes les fois que la validite 
d’une election sera contestee. 

Art. 21.—Chaque Chambre de l’Assemblee Gene¬ 
rale aura lafaculte d’adopter un reglement, de punir 
les membres qui violeront l’ordre, et metne, a la majo¬ 
rite des deux tiers, d’en ordonner I’expulsion. Cepen- 
dant, la meme faute ne devra jamais etre frappee 
d’un double chatiment. 

Art. 22.—II sera dresse un proces-verbal des deli¬ 
berations de Chaque Chambre de l’Assemblee Gene¬ 
rate, lequel sera pubhe toutes les semaines. L’appel 
nominal sera, a la requete de deux membres et quelle^ 
que soit la question, inscrit au proces-verbal. 

Art. 23.—Chaque Chambre aura la faculte d’ordon¬ 
ner 1’emprisonnement de toute personne, ne faisant 
point partie de la dite Chambre, qui violera l’ordre oil 
tiendra une conduite inconvenante en sa presence, ou 
b;en qui chercheraa entraver les deliberations. La du¬ 
ree de cet emprisonnement ne depassera pas dix jours 
pour une seule et meme faute. 

Art. 24.—Aucune Chumbre ne pourra, pendant la 
session de l’Assemblee Generale, s’ajourner sans le 
consentement de l’autre pour plus de trois jours, ni 
changer, sans ce meme concours, le lieu de ses 
seances. 

Art. 25.— Les membres de l’Assemblce Generale 
recevront du tresor public une remuneration pour 
leurs services, laquelle sera de quatre piastres par jour 
pen ant la duree de la session, y inclus le temps qu’ils 
mettent pour se rendre au lieu du si ge de la L gis- 
lature comme pour s’en retourner. La remuneration 
pourra etre augment e ou r< duite par la loi, mais 
aucun changement n’aur . lieu a cet egard tant quele 
mandat des membres de la Chambre des Represen- 
tans qui auront deer ete l’augmentation ou la diminu¬ 
tion de traitement ne sera point expire. 

La duree des sessions legislatives sera born?e a une 
periode de soixante jours a partir de l’ouverture des 
Chambres ; toute mesure vot e apres cette p riode se¬ 
ra nullc et de nul effet. Cette disposition ne s'applique 
pas a la premiere L' gislc^ture qui se reunira apres l’a- 
doption de cette Constitution. 

Art. 26.—Les membres de l’Assemblee Generale 
ne pourront jamais, sauf le cas de tralnson, de crime 
ou de violation de l’ordre public, etre arrretes pendant 
qu’ils remplissent leurs devoirs a la Chambre a la¬ 
quelle ils appartiennent, ou qu’ils sont en route soit 
pour se rendre au lieu des sessions, soit pour en re- 
venir. On ne pourra pas, en dehors de la Lrgis- 
lature, leur demander c.ompte des discours qu’ils au¬ 
ront prononces dans l’une ou 1 autre Chambre. 

Art. 27.—Les senateurs et representans ne peuvent, 
durant la periode que doit remplir leur mandat ni me¬ 
me dans l’annee qui suivra 1’expiration de ce mandat, 
etre nommfs ou elus a aucupe fonction civile salariee 
dependant de l’Etat, laquelle aurait ete creee ou dont 
la remuneration aurait He augmentee pendant la du¬ 
ree de leurs fonctions. Ils sont neanmoins eligibles aux 
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Art. 28.—Aucune personne chargee, a une £poque 
quelconque, de la perception des taxes, soit pour l’E- 
tat, soit pour une paroisse ou une municipalite, ou a 
qui les deniers publics auront. ete d’nne fa§on ou 
d’autre confies, lie sera eligible a l’Assemblee 
Generale, a une place salariee ou a un poste ho- 
norifique d pendant de 1’ Et.it, si elle n’a prealablement 
obtenu une quittance pour le montant des taxes qu’elle 
aura per§ues ou pour les fonds publics qui lui auraient 
ete confiqs. 

Art. 29.—Aucun bill ne deviendra loi avant d'avoir 
ete lu a trois jours differedts dans chaque Chambre de 
1 Assemblee Generale et d’avoir ete librement discu¬ 
te. Cependant, en cas d’urgence, la Chambre ou le 
bill est pris en consideration, peut, a la majorite des 
quatre cinquiemes des membres, ecarter le regiement 
si elle le juge a propos. 

Art. 30.— La Chambre des Representants aura seu- 
le le droit de proposer les bills dont I’objet est la per¬ 
ception du revenu ; mais le Senat aura la faculte de 
proposer des amendements comme pour les bills ordi- 
naires, pourvu que sous pretexte de modification, il 
n’introduise aucune nouvelle disposition etrangere a 
la perception du revenu. 

Art. 31 —L ? Assemble Generale indiquera par une 
loi la source d’oii emaneront les ordres d’election pour 
pourvoir aux vacances qui surviendront dans l’une et 
i’autre Chambre, ainsi que la maniere dont ces ordres 
seront donnes. 

Art. 32.—Le Senat statuera par out et par non sur 
la confirmation ou le rejet d- s officiers que le Gouver- 
neur doit nommer avec le concours du Senat. Les 
noms des Senateurs qui voteront pour ou contre une 
nomination quelconque, seront inscrits dans un jour¬ 
nal tenu a cet effet et qui sera publfe a la fin de chaque 
session ou meme avant cette epoque. 

Art. 33.—Les bulletins d’election des membres de 
1’Assemblee Generale seront transmis au Secretaire 
d’Etat. 

Art. 34.— L’anme ou l’election reguliere d’un Se- 
nateur au Congres des Etats-Unis doit avoir lieu, les 
membres de 1’Assemblee Generale se reuniront dans 
l’enceinte de la Chambre des Representants, le lundi 
qui suivra l’ouverturede la session legislative, et pro- 
cederont a cette election. 

TITRE III. * 

POUVOIR EXECUTIF. 

Art. 35.—Le pouvoir executif supreme est confie a 
un magistral qui portera le titre de Gouverneur de 
l’Etat de la Louisiane, et qui restera quatre ans en 
fonctions. Le Gouverneur sera elu, ainsi que le Lieu- 
tenant-Gouverneur nornme pour la meme periode, de 
la maniere 6uivante : 

Les ' lecteurs reconnus comme tels, ayant droit de 
voter a l’election des Representants, voteront aussi 
pour un Gouverneur et un Lieutenant-Gouverneur, a 
1’epoque et a l'endroit ou ils votent pour les Repre¬ 
sentants. Les bulletins de chaque election seront 
scell s et transmis par 1’officLr charge de ce devoir au 
Secretaire d’Etat, qui les remettra a l’Orateur de la 
Chambre des Representants, le deuxieme jour de la 
session de 1’Assemblee Generale qui suivra la dite 
Election. Les membres de l’Assemblee Generale se 
reuniront dans l’enceinte de la Chambre des Repre¬ 
sentants pour examiner et compter les votes. La per¬ 
sonne qui aura re§u le plus grand nombre de voix 
pour la place de Gouverneur sera d r claree dnement 
elue. Si, neanmoins, deux personnes, ou plus, obtien- 
nent pour la place de Gouverneur un nombre de voix 
egal, et que le chiffre des suffrages qu’elles ont ainsi 
rejua soit leplus considerable, l’une d’elle sera imme- 


diatement nominee Gouverneur par le vote reuni des 
membres de l’AssembLe Generale. La personne qui 
aura re§u le plus grand nombre de voix pour le poste 
de Lieutenant-Gouverneur sera Lieutenant-Gouver- 
neur ; mais si deux personnes, ou plus, obtiennent 
pour cette meme place un nombre de voix egal et que 
le chillre des suffrages qu’elles ont ainsi reQus soit le 
plus considerable, 1 une d’elles stra immediatement 
nomm> e Lieutenant-Gouverneur par le vote reuni 
des membres de l’Assemblee Generale. 

Art. 36.—Nul ne sera eligible a la place de Gouver¬ 
neur ou de Lieutenant-Gouverneur s’il n’a atteint l’a- 
ge de vingt huit ans, s’il n’a ete citoyen de 1’Etat pen¬ 
dant quatre ans, et s’il n’y a reside pendant les qua¬ 
tre annees qui ont immediatement precede son elec¬ 
tion. 

Art. 37—Le Gouverneur entrera en fonctions le 
quatrieme lundi du mois de janvier qui suivra imme¬ 
diatement son election, et continuera a exercer ses de¬ 
voirs jusqu’au lundi qui suivra immediatement le jour 
que son snccesseur aura ete declare duement elu et 
aura prete le serment requis par la Constitution. 

A t. 38.— Le Gouverneur ne pourra pas etre reelu 
pour les quatre annees qui suivront 1’expiration de la 
periode pendant laquelle il aura exerce ses fonctions 
en cette qualit". •> 

Art. 39.—Aucun membre du Congres, ni aucune 
personne remplissant des fonctions dependant des 
Etats-Unis, ne sera eligible a la place de Gouverneur 
ou de Lieutenant Gouverneur. 

Art. 40.—Dans le cas ou le Gouverneur serait mis 
en accusation, ou serait mort ou destitue, ou refuse- 
rait ou serait incapable d’etablir qu’il remplit les con¬ 
ditions requises pour la place, ou aurait donn p sa de¬ 
mission, ou se serait absente de l Etat, les attributions 
et les devoirs de sa place passeront au Lieutenant- 
Gouverneur pour la p riode inachevee, oujusqu’a ce 
que leGouverneur, absent ou mis en accusation soitde 
retour ou acquitte. La Legislature devra pouvoir aux 
divers cas de destitution, de mise en accusation, de 
mort, de demission, de non accomplissement des con¬ 
ditions requises, qui laisseront vacantes les places de 
Gouverneur et de Lieutenant-Gouverneur, et indiquer 
l’officier qui remplira les fonctions de Gouverneur. 
Cet officier en exercera les devoirs jusqu’a ce que les 
empechements prevus dans cet article aient cesse, ou 
jusqu’a l’expiration de la periode des quatre annees. 

Art. 41.—Le Lieutenant-Gouverneur ou tout autre 
officier remplissant les fonctions de Gouverneur, rece- 
vra, pendant son administration, le meme traitement 
qu’aurait touche le Gouverneur s’il fut reste en place. 

Art. 42.—Le Lieutenant-Gouverneur sera, en vertu 
de sa place, president du Senat; mais il ne pourra vo¬ 
ter que pour departager les suffrages. Lorsqu’il sera 
appele a remplacer le Gouverneur ou qu’il ne pourra 
pas presider le Senat, les Secateurs choisiront parmi 
eux un president par interim. 

Art. 43.—Le Lieutenant-Gouverneur, quand il pre- 
sidera le Senat, recevra une retribution egale a celle 
qui aura ete allouee pour la meme periode a l’Orateur 
de la Chambre des Representants, et pas davantage. 

Art. 44.—Le Gouverneur a le pouvoir d’accorder 
des sursis pour tout debt commis dans l’Etat. A 1’ex¬ 
ception du cas impeachment, il pourra, avec le con- 
sentement du Senat, accorder aux parties condamnees 
leur pardon et la remise de leurs amendes. Dans les 
cas de trahison, il pourra accorder un sursis jusqu’a 
la fin de la session suivante de l’Assemblee Generale, 
laquelle a seule le pouvoir de pardonner. 

Art. 45.—Le Gouverneur recevra, a certaines epo- 
ques determinees, une retribution qui ne sera ni aug- 








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mentee ni diminuee durant la periode pour laquelle il 
aura ete elu. 

Art. 46.—Le Gouverneur sera le commandant en 
chef de l’armee et de la marine de cet Etat, ainsi que 
de la milice, excepte le cas ou les forces de la Loui- 
siane seraient appelees au service des Etats-Unis. 

Art. 47 —II nommera, avec le concours du Senat, 
tous les officiers dont les fonctions sont etablies par 
cette Constitution, et dont le mode de nomination 
n’est pas autrement indique. Cependant la Legislature 
aura le droit de prescrire le mode de nomination a 
toutes les autres places creees par la loi. 

Art. 48.—Le Gouverneur a le pouvoir de nommer 
aux places qui deviendront vacantes dans l’intervalle 
des sessions du Senat, et dans ce cas il accordera des 
commissions qui expireront a la fin de la session sui- 
vante, a moins qu’il n’y soit autrement pourvu dans 
cette Constitution. Aucune personne presentee par le 
Gouverneur et rejetee par le Senat, ne pourra etre 
nommee aux memes fonctions apres Pajournement du 
Senat. 

Art, 49.—Le Gouverneur peut demander des ren- 
seignements par ecrit aux officiers du departement 
executif sur tout ce qui a rapport aux devoirs de 
leurs oharges respectives. 

Art. 50.—Il transmettra de temps a autre, a l’As- 
semblee Generale, toutes les informations necessaires 
sur la situation de PEtat. et appellera son attention 
sur les mesures qu’iljugera convenables. 

Art. 51.—Il peut, dans les conjectures extraordi- 
naires, convoquer l’Assemblee Generale au siege du 
gouvernement, ou dans une autre localite, si l’endroit 
ou siege le gouvernement est devenu un sejour dan- 
gereux par le voisinage de 1’ennemi ou le regne d’une 
epidemie. Dans le cas ou les deux Chambres seront 
en desaccord sur Pajournement, le Gouverneur peut 
les proroger a telle epoque qu’il jugera convenable, 
pourvu que la periode ne depasse pas quatre mois. 

Art 52.—Le Gouverneur veiliera a ce que les lois 
soicnt fidelement executees. 

Art. 53.—Tout bill qui aura ete vote par les deux 
Chambres sera soumis au Gouverneur. S’il Papprou- 
ve, il y apposera sa signature ; dans le cas contraire, il 
le renverra avec ses objections a la Chambre ou le 
projet de loi a pris naissance, et ces objections seront 
inscrites tout au long dans le proces verbal de la 
seance Puis la Chambre reprendra le bill en conside¬ 
ration. Si, apres cette nouvelle deliberation, les deux 
tiers de tous les membres elus a la dite Chambre 
s’entendent pour voter le bill, le projet de loi sera 
transmis, avec les objections du Gouverneur, al’autre 
Chambre, qui a son tour le reprendra en considera¬ 
tion ; et si le bill est approuve par les deux tiers de 
tous les membres elus a cette soconde (Chambre, le 
projet deviendra loi. Dans ces cas, les membres des 
deux Chambres voteront par oui et par non, et les 
noms de ceux qui voteront respectivement pour et 
contre le bill seront inscrits au journal de chaque 
Chambre. Tout bill qui ne sera pas renvoye par le 
Gouverneur dans les dix jours [les dimanches excep- 
tes] qui suivront celui ou il aura ete presente, devien¬ 
dra loi comme side Gouverneur y avait appose sa si¬ 
gnature, a moins que l’Assemblee Generale, en s’a- 
journant, ait empeche le renvoi du bill ; dans ce der¬ 
nier cas, le projet deviendra loi s’il n’est p« envoye 
dans les trois premiers jours de la session s livante. 

Art. 54—Tout ordre, toute resolution ou tout vote 
qui exige le coneours des deux Chambres, excepte les 
propositions d’ajournement, sera soumis au Gouver¬ 
neur et devra etre approuve par lui avant d'etre mis 
a execution. Si le Gouverneur refuse sa sanction, le 
vote des deux tiers des membres elus a chaque 


Chambre de PAssemblee Generale sera necessaire 
pour maintenir la mesure. 

Art. 55—11 y auraun Secretaire d’Etat, qui restera 
en place pendant toute la periode pour laquelle le Gou¬ 
verneur aura et elu. Les archives de l’Etat seront 
deposes et conserves dans les bureaux du Secretaire. 
Cet officier tiendra un registre de tous les actes offi- 
ciels du Gouverneur et les certifiera a 1 occasion. Il 
devra. quand il en sera requis, soumettre ce registre, 
ainsi que tous les papiers et certificats de son bureau, 
a l’une ou l’autre Chambre de PAssemblee Generale, 
et remplir tous les autres devoirs qui lui seront com- 
mandes par la loi. 

Art. 56—Il y aura un Tresorier d’Etat qui restera 
en fonctions pendant deux ans. 

Art. 57—Le Secretaire d’Etat et le Tresorier d’E¬ 
tat seront elus par les votants de PEtat. Dans le cas 
ou Pune de ces places deviendrait vacante par suite 
de la mort, de la d mission, ou de Pabsence du Tr£- 
sorier ou du Secretaire d’Etat, le Gouverneur or- 
donnera une election pour remplir la vacance. 

Art. 58—Toutes les commissions seront accordees 
au nom de PEtat de la Louisiane et par son autorite: 
elles porteront le sceau de l’Etat et la signature du 
Gouverneur. 

Art. 59—Les hommes fibres et blancs de l’Etat 
seront armes et disciplines pour la defense du terri- 
toire. Ceux a qui leurs croyances religieuses ne per- 
mettent point de porter les armes n’y seront pas con- 
traints, mais ils seront tenus de compenser a prix 
d’argent la perte de leurs services personnels. 

Art. 60—La Legislature organisera la milice de 
PEtat sur le pied qu’elle jugera convenable. 

TITRE IV. 

POUVOIR JUDICIAIRE. 

Art. 61—Le pouvoir judiciaire est confie a une 
Cour Supreme, a telles Cours inferieures que la Le¬ 
gislature jugera convenable de cr er et aux Justices 
de Paix. 

Art. 62—La Cour Supreme, sauf les cas ci-apres 
specifi s, n’aura qu une juridiction d’appel, laquehe 
embrassera toutes les affaires ou la valeur de l'objet 
en litige excedera la somme de trois cents piastres, et 
toutes celles ou .la constitutionnalite ou la legalite 
d’une taxe, d’un peage, d’un impot quelconque, ou 
bien d’une amende, d une confiscation, ou d’une pe- 
nalite infligee par une corporation municipale sera 
mise en question. La juridiction de la Cour Supreme 
comprendra, en matiere criminelle, la solution des 
questions de dioit seulement, lorsque le crime impute 
entraine la peine de mort ou les travaux forces, ou 
encore lorsque l’amende infligee excede trois cents 
piastres. La Legislature aura le droit de restreindre 
la juridiction de la Cour Supreme, en matiere civile, 
a la solution des questions de droit. 

Art. 63—La Cour Supreme se composera d’un 
juge-president et de quatre juges-associes dont la 
majorit 1 ' constituera un quorum. Lejuge-pr sident 
recevra un salaire de six mille piastres, et chacun des 
juges-associes un salaire de cinq mille cinq cents 
piastres par an jusqu’a ce qu’il soit autrement pourvu 
par la loi. La Cour Supreme nommera ses greffiers. 

Les juges de la Cour Supreme seront elus pour 
une periode de dix annees. 

Art. 64—Le president de laCour Supreme sera elu 
par tous les votants de PEtat. La Legislature di- 
visera PEtat en quatre districts, et les electeurs de 
chaque district nommeront un des juges-associes. 
L’Etat, jusqu’a ce que la Legislature en ait ordonn6 
autrement, sera divise de la maniere suivante: 




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PREMIER DISTRICT. j 

Paroisses Plaquemines et St Bernard ; la portion 
de la paroisse d’Orl ans situ'-'e sur la rive droite du 
Mississippi ; la portion de la ville de la Nouvelle-Or- 
l; J ans comprise au-dessous de la ligne qui s’etend du 
fle uve en suivant le milieu de la rue Julie jusqu’au 
canal de la Nouvelle-Orleans, et de la en suivant le 
dit canal jusqu’au Lac. 

DEUXIEME DISTRICT. 

La portion de la ville de la Nouvelle-Orleans situee 
au-dessus de la ligne qui s’etend du fleuve en suivant 
le milieu de la rue Juliejusqu’au canal de la Nouvelle- 
Orl p ans, et de la en suivant le dit canal jusqu’au 
Lac ; paroisses Jefferson, St Jean-Baptiste, St 
Charles, St Jacques, Ascension, Assomption, La 
fourche-Interieure, Terrebonne, Ouest-Baton-Rouge, 
Iberville. 

TROISIEME DISTRICT. 

Paroisses St Tammany, Washington, Livingston, 
Ste Hf lene Est-Baton-Rouge, Est-Feliciana, Ouest- 
Ffliciana, Pointe-Coupee, Avoye les, Tensas, Con¬ 
cordia, Lafayette, Vermillion, Ste Marie, St Martin 
St Landry. 

QUATRIEME DISTRICt. 

Paroisses Calcasieu, Rapides, Sabine, Natchi¬ 
toches, De-Soto, Caddo, Bossier, Claiborne, Bienville, 
Caldwell, Union, Ouachita, Morehouse, Jackson, 
Franklin, Catahoula, Madison, Carroll, Winn. 

Art 65.—Le mandat de 1’un des juges-associes ex- 
pirera a, ja fin de la deuxieme ann e ; le mandat d’un 
autre expirera a la fin de la quatri me ann e ; celui 
d’un troisieme a la fin de la sixieme ann e ; et celui 
du quatrieme a la fin de la huitieme annee ; de sorte 
que tous les deux ans il sera nomme un juge de la 
Cour Supreme. 

Art. 66—Le Secretaire d’Etat, apres avoir regu les 
bulletins officiels de la premiere election, s’occupera 
imm diatement, en presence de deux juges de paix 
et avec leur coop ration, de d terminer, en tirant an 
sort les noms des quatre candidats quont obtenu le 
plus grand nombre de voix dans leurs districts res- 
pectifs, lequel des juges-associes devra se retirer a 
l’expiration de la 2me annee, lequel a 1’expiration de 
la quatrieme annee, lequel a l’expiration de la sixieme 
annee, et lequel e.ifin a l’expiration de la huitieme 
annee. Le Gouverneur emettrales commissions selon 
que le sort aura prononce. 

Art. 67—Toute vacance qui surviendra dans la 
Cour Supreme par suite de demission au autrement, 
sera remplie par une election pour la periode inache- 
vee. Cependant si cette periode ne depasse pas une 
annee, le droit de nomination appartiendra au Gou¬ 
verneur. 

Art. 68—La Cour Supreme siegera ala Nouvelle- 
OrPans depuis le ler lundi du mois de novembre jus- 
qu’a la fin du mois de juin inclusivement ; li Legis¬ 
late a le pouvoir d’indiquer les localites ou elle devrat 
sieger pendant le reste de l’annee. La Cour Supreme 
tiendra ses sessions comme par le passe jnsqu’a ce 
qu’il y soit autrement pourvu. 

Art. 69—La Cour Supreme, ainsi que chacun des 
juges qui la composent, a le pouvoir, dans les affaires 
qui sont du ressort de sa juridiction d’appel, d’emettre 
des ordres d 'habeas corpus, a la sollicitation de toute 
personne arretee en vertu d’un ordre judiciaire. 

Art. 70—La majorite des juges composant la Cour 
Supreme est n p cessaire pour que le tribunal rende un 
arret. Lorsque, par suite de la recusation d’un ou de 
plusieurs membres de la Cour, l’adhesion de la majo¬ 
rite devient impossible, les juges non recuses auront 


le droit de s’adresser aux juges des Cours inferieures, 
lesquels seront tenus de remplacer les juges recuses et 
de participer a la decision de la cause 

Art. 71—Les juges sont, en vertu de leur place, 
conservateurs de la paix dans tout l’Etat. Les ordres 
ou mandats judiciaires seront precedes de ce titre : 
“1 Elat de la Louisiane:” les poursuites criminelles 
seront dirigees “ au nom et par l’autorite de l’Etat 
de la Louisiane ”, et seront terminees par cette for- 
mule : “en violation de la paix et de la dignite de l’E- 
tat.” 

Art. 72—Les juges de toutes les Cours de cet Etat 
devront, aussi souvent que faire se pourra, dans tout 
jugement d finitif, citer la loi en vertu de laquelle le 
jugement est rendu ; et dans tous les cas ils devront 
exposer les motifs sur lesquels est base leur jugement. 

Art. 73—Les juges de toutes les Cours peuvent 
etre mis en accusation par voie d 'impeachment. 
Lorsque cependant leur faute ne sera pas assez grave 
pour motiver des poursuites aussi rigoureuses, le 
Gouverneur pourra les destituer purement et simple- 
ment a la requete d* s trois-quarts des membres pre¬ 
sents dans chaque Chambre de l’Assembl e Generale. 
Dans ces cas, la cause qui a provoque la destitution 
sera enonede dans le memoire de 1’Assemblee Gene- 
rale et inseree au proces-verbal de chacune des 
Chambres. 

Art 74—II y aura un Avocat-G p neral pour l’Etat, 
et autant d’Avocats de Districts qu’il en faudra selon 
les circonstances. Ces officiers exerceront leurs fonc- 
tions pendant quatre annees ; la loi reglera leurs 
devoirs. 

Art. 75—Les juges de la Cour Supreme et ceux 
des Cours inferieures recevront, a des epoques fixes, 
un traitement dont le chiffre ne pourra point etre di- 
minue tant que leur mandat ne sera pas expire. II 
leur est defendu de recevoir des honoraires ou toute 
retribution autre que leur traitement pour les devoirs 
qu’ils sont appeles a remplir. 

Art. 76—La Legislature peut autoriser les Greffiers 
de Cours a emettre tels ordres eta accomplir tels actes 
qui seront de nature a faciliter l’administration de la 
justice. Neanmoins les pouvoirs qui sont ainsi accor- 
des aux Greffiers, devront toujours etre specifies et 
clairement definis. 

Art. 77—Les juges des diverses Cours inferieures 
peuvent destituer leurs Greffiers pour inconduite offi- 
cielle. Mais les Greffiers ainsi destitues peuvent 
toujours interjeter appel a la Cour Supreme. 

Art. 78—La juridiction des Juges de Paix en ma- 
tiere civile sera bornee aux reclamations dont la valeur 
ne depassera pas cent piastres, non compris l’interet. 
Appel pourra etre interjete dans les cas determines 
par la loi. Les juges de Paix seront elus par les vo 
tants de chaque paroisse, de chaque district ou de 
chaque arrondissement, pour une periode de deux 
annees, de la maniere qui sera prescrite par la loi, et 
ils exerceront t> lie juridiction criminelle qui leur sera 
egalement attribuee par la loi. 

Art. 79—Les Greffiers des Cours Inferieures de 
l’Etat seront elus par les votants de chaque paroisse, 
pour une periode de quatre annees. S’il se declare 
une vavance apres l’election, le Juge de la Cour ou 
cette vacance sera survenue nommera un autre Gref- 
fier, et la personne ainsi nommee restera en place jus- 
qu’a 1 election generate suivante. 

Art. 80—Un Sherif et un Coroner seront elus dans 
chaque paroisse par les votants de la dite paroisse. 
Ces officiers exerceront leurs fonctions pendant une 
periode de deux annees, a moins qu’ils ne soient des¬ 
titues. La Legislature aura le droit d’augmenter le 
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une paroisse perd d’une maniere on d’une autre apres 
1’election, son Sherif ou son Coroner, le Gouverneur 
nommera a la place vacante, et la personne ainsi nom¬ 
inee exercera les fonctions qui lui sont att ibuees jus- 
qu’a ce que l’election lui ait donne un successeur. 

Art. 81—Les Juges des differentes Cours infe¬ 
rieures seront elus par les votants de leur paroisse 
ou de leurs districts. 

Art. 82—La Legislature devra fixer l’election de 
ious les Juges a une epoque distincte de celle fixee 
pour toute autre election. 

Art. 83—L’Avocat-Generalseraelu paries votants 
de l’Etat, les Avocats de District par les votants de 
chaque district, en merne temps que le Gouverneur 
de l’Etat. 

Art. 84—La Legislature indiquera de quelle ma¬ 
niere doivent etre remplaces, quand survient une va- 
cance quelconque, les Juges inferieurs, 1’Avocat-Ge¬ 
neral, les Avocats de District et les autres officiers dont 
le mode de remplacement n’est pas indique par la 
Constitution. 

T1TRE V. 

POURSUITE PAR VOIE D'IMPEACHMENT. 

Art. 85—Le pouvoir d’ordonner les poursuites par 
voie d’impeachment est confie a la Chambre des Re- 
presentants. 

Art. 86—Lorsque le Gouverneur, le Lieutenant- 
Gouverneur, I’Avocat-General, le Secretaire d’Etat, 
le Tresorier d’Etat et les Juges desCours inferieures 
(les Juges de Paix exceptes), seront poursuivis par 
la voie d’impeachment, ils seront traduits devant le 
Senat que presidera en pareifle circonstance le Juge- 
President ou le Doyen de la (lour Supreme Les 
Juges de laCour Supreme, poursuivis par voie d’im 
peachment seront egalement traduits d vant le Senat. 
Lorsque cette derniere assemblee sera constituee en 
Haute Cour de Justice, les Senateurs devrout preter 
serment, et il ne pourra y avoir de condamnation que 
moyennant le concours des deux-tiers des Senateurs 
presents. 

Art. 87—Les poursuites par voie d’impeachment 
n’entraineront d’autre condamnation que la destitu¬ 
tion et I’inhabilete a jamais remplir des fonctious sala- 
riees ou honorifiques dependant de l’Etat. Nean- 
moins les parties ainsi condamnees pourront etre pour- 
suivies et punies conformement a la loi. 

Art. 88.—Les officiers poursuivis par voie d’im¬ 
peachment ne pourront pas continuer a exercer leurs 
fonctions tant que dureront les poursuites. II sera 
fait par qui de droit une nominatio • provisoire p ur 
remplacer, jusqu’au denouement de l’ail'aire, l’officier 
ainsi suspendu. 

Art. 89—La Legislature devra pourvoir a la mise 
en accusation, au jugement et a la destitution de tous 
les autres officiers de l’Etat, soit selon les formes 
ordinaires, soit autrement. 

TITRE VI. 

DISPOSITIONS GENERALES. 

Art. 90—Les membres de l’Asseinblee Generale 
et tous les Officiers, avant d’exercer les fonctions qui 
leur sont attributes, devront preter le serment sui- 
vant: 

“ Je (A. B.) jure solennellement que je soutiendrai 
la Constitution des Etats-Unis et la Constitution de 
cet Etat. Je jure que je reinphrai avec exactitude 
et impartiality, et du mieux qu’il me sera possible, les 
devoirs qui me sont imposes en qualite de-, con¬ 

formement a la Constitution et aux lois des Etats- 
Unis et de cet Etat. Je jure en outre solennellement 
que depuis l’adoption de la presente < onstitution, moi, 
citoyen des Etats-Unis, je ne me suis point battu en 


| duel dans cet Etat ni hors de cet Etat, avec un citoyen 
de cet Etat, et que je n’ai envoye ni acoepte aucun 
| cartel pour me battre en duel avec un citoyen de cet 
Etat, ni agi comme temoin en portant un cartel, ni 
aide, conseille ou assiste qui que ce soit a l’occasion 
d’un duel. Que Diea me soit en aide. ” 

Art. 91.—Quiconque prendra les armes centre 
l’Etat, ou cooperera avec ses ennemis, ou les favori- 
sera d’une maniere ou d’une autre, sera coupable du 
crime de trahison. Nul ne pourra etre convaincu de 
trahison a moins que deux temoins n’attestent le 
meme fait, ou que la partie accusee ne fasse un aveu 
en pleine audience. 

Art. 92.—Sera a jamais inbabile a exercer des 
fonctions salariees ou a remplir un poste de confiance 
dans cet Etat, quiconque aura ete convaincu d’avoir 
mis en oeuvre des moyens de corruption pour assurer 
son election <>u sa nomination. 

Art. 93.—Des lois seront faites pour exclure des 
emplois et priver du droit de suffrage tous ceux qui 
seront a I’avenir convamcus de subordination, de par- 
jure, de faux, ou de tout autre crime ou debt grave. 
Le privilege du fibre suffrage sera garanti par les lois 
qui rcglent les elections et qui decreterout un chuti- 
rrient proportionne a la gravite du delit contre qui¬ 
conque exercera sur les elections une coupable in¬ 
fluence au moyen du pouvoir dont il dispose, de la 
corruption, du desordre, ou de toute autre fapon con- 
damnable. 

Art. 94.—Nuile somme ne sera tiree du tresor si 
ce n’est en vertu d’allocations expresses faites par la 
loi, et aucune allocation ne sera faite pour plus de 
deux ans. 11 sera publie tous les ans un etat des re- 
cettes etdepenses des deniers publics, de la maniere 
que prescnra la loi. 

Art. 95—L’Assemblee Generale devra voter les 
lois qu’elle croira necessatres pour regler les affaires 
litigieuses souinises a 1’arbitrage. 

Art. 96.—Tous les Officiers exerpant des fonctions 
qui dependent de l’Etat devront resider dans 1‘Etat, 
et tous les Officiers de district ou de paroisse, dans 
leur district ou dans leur paroisse. Ils tiendront leurs 
bureaux aux endroits indiques par la loi. 

Art. 97—Tous les Officiers civils, sauf le Gouver¬ 
neur, les Juges de la Cour Supreme et les juges des 
Cours inferieures, peuvent etre destitues a la requete 
d’une majorite des membres des deux Chambres, a 
1’exception toutGois de ces officiers dont le mode par¬ 
ticular de d< stitution est indique par la Constitution. 

Art. 98—Dans toutes les elections par le peuple 
le vote aura lien an scrutin, et dans toutes les elec¬ 
tions fa tes par le Senat et la Chambre des Repre¬ 
sent ms, cillectivement ou separement, le vote aura 
lieu de vive voix. 

Art 99.— Les membres du Congres, les personnes 
qui exercent des fonctions salariees ou remplissent un 
poste de confiance, dependant des Etats-Unis ou d’un 
Etat quelconque, ou d une puissance etrang&re, ne 
pourront pas etre elus membres de 1’ Assemblee Ge¬ 
nerale, ou exerGer des fonctions salariees ou honori¬ 
fiques dependant de l’Etat. 

Art. 100.—Les lois, les archives, les procedures 
judiciaires, les deliberations legislatives seront deri- 
gees et promulguees dans la lanirue dans laquelle est: 
ecrite la Constitution des Etats Unis 

Art. 101. — Le Secretaire du Senat et le Greffier 
de la Chambre des Representans, devront savoir 
l’anglais et le fran§ais, et les membres de I’Assemblee 
Generale pourront prendre la parole dans l’une ou 
l’autre chambre, en franfais ou en anglais. 

Art. 102—Le pouvoir de suspendre les lois de cet 
Etat sera exercee uniquement par la Legislature ou. 
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Art. 103.—Tonte poursuite criminelle sera basee 
sur un acte d accusation. L’accnse devra etre juge 
publiquement et sans delai par un jury impartial de la 
locahte. II ne sera point force de s’inciiminer lui- 
ineme; il aura le droit de se defendre, en personne ou 
par un conseil, de se faire rnettre en presence des 
ternoins et d'exercer les moyens de contrainte qud 
possedent les tribunaux pour assurer la coinparution 
de ces ternoins. 

Art. 104.—Toute personne en etat d’arrestation 
sera admise a fonrnir un cautionnement, moyennant 
des garanties suffisantes :—Sont exceptees celles qui 
sont accusees d’un crime capital alors que la preuve 
du crime est positive ou que les presonTptions sont 
graves, et celles qui sont eonvaincues d’un crime ou 
debt quelconque entrainant l’application de la peine 
de mort ou des travaux forces. Le privilege de 
beas corpus ne sera jamais suspendu, sauf le cas d’in- 
vasion ou de revoke lorsque la surete publique le de- 
mandera. 

Art. 105.—II ne sera point passe delois retroactives 
ni de lois portant atteinte a l’inviolabilite des contrats. 
Les droits acquis seront egalement inviolables ; il ne 
sera permis d’y toucher que pour des motifs d’utilite 
publique, et en accordani prealablement aux parties 
une mdemnite suffisante. 

Art. 106.—La presse est libre. Les citoyens 
peuvent exprimer hbrement leurs opinions, par pa¬ 
roles, ou par ecrit, sur toutes les questions. Ils ne 
sont responsables que de l’abus qu’ils feront de cette 
liberte. 

Art. 107—Le siege du Gouvernemeut reste fixe a 
Baton Rouge et ne sera point transports ailleurs sans 
le consentement des trois-quarts des membres de 
chaque Chambre de l’Assemblee Generals. 

Art. 108—1’ Etat ne pourra pas souscrire au capital 
d’une corporation ou d’une compagnie d’actionnaires 
creee ou etaffiie dans le but de faire des operations de 
banque ou pour toute autre fin que celle mentionnee 
dans l’article suivant, ni faire un pret a cette corpora¬ 
tion ou a cette compagnie, ni engager sa responsa- 
bilite en leur faveur. 

Art. 109—La Legislature aura le pouvoir de venir 
en aide aux compagnies ou aux associations d’indi- 
vidus formees dans le but uniqne d’executer des tra 
vaux d ameliorations interieures, situes en tout on en 
partie dans 1’ Etat, mais seulement jusqu’a concur¬ 
rence d’un cinquieme du capital de ces compagnies, 
soit en souscrivant au capital, soit en leur faisant un 
pr£t ou en emettant des bons. Mais quand un pareil 
secours sera accorde, il ne sera fait de paiements a la 
cpmpagnie que dans une proportion egale au verse- 
ment du reste du capital par les actionnaires de la 
compagnie. Lorsque 1’Etat fera un pret, la Le¬ 
gislature devra exiger des garanties suffisantes, de 
telle maniere qu’elle croira cdnvenable. 

Aucune corporation et aucune association d’indi- 
vidus recevant des secours de l’Etat, comme il est ci- 
dessus mentionne, ne possedera le privilege de faire 
des operations de banque ou d’escompte. 

Art. 110—L’Etat ne contractera point d’engage- 
ment comme ci-dessus mentionne, s’il n’yest autorise 
par une loi, et si ce n’est pour une entreprise ou un 
but unique clairement determine dans la loi. Cette 
loi devra etre votee par la majorite des membres elus 
aux deux Chambres de l’Assemblee Generale. Le 
chiffre total de la dette et des engagements que I’Etat 
po.prra contiacter dans l’avenir. en vertu de cet ar¬ 
ticle et de celui qui precede, n’excedera a aucune 
dpoque la somme de huit millions de piastres. 

Art, 111 —Toutes les fois que la Legislature con¬ 
tractera, pour tout autre motif que celui de repousser 


une invasion ou de rdprimer une insurrection, une 
dette dont le montant excedera cent mille piastres, 
el le seia tenue de pourvoir, dans la loi qui cree la 
dette, au moyen d’en acquit'er les interets et de 
rembourser Ic principal a I’echeauce. Cette loi ne 
pourra pas etre abrogee avant que le principal et les 
interets aient ete intcgralement acquittes, a moins 
que la loi qui I’abroge ne decrete quelque autre mo¬ 
yen pleinement suffisant pour eteindre le principal et 
l’interet de la dette. 

Art. 112—La Legislature devra pourvoir au trans¬ 
fer des affaires civiles et criminelles d’une juridiction 
a une autre. 

Art. 113—Aucune loterie ne sera autorisee par 
I”Etat: la vente et l’acliat de billets de loterie dans les 
limites de cet Etat sont interdits. 

Art. 114—Aucun divorce ne sera accordd par la 
Legislature. 

Art. 115—Les lois decretees par la Legislature ne 
pourront embrasser qu’un seul objet, lequel sera ex¬ 
prime dans le titre. 

Art. 116—Aucune loi ne sera remise en vigueurou 
amendee par la simple indication du titre. La loi 
ainsi remise en vigueur ou la section, ainsi amend' e 
devra etre de nouveau decretee et publiee tout au 
long. 

Art. 117—La Legislature n adoptera jamais un 
systeme de droit ou de code de loisen indiquant d’une 
.maniere generale le dit systeme ou le dit code. Elle 
doit, dans tous les cas, specifier les diverses disposi¬ 
tions qu’elle veut decreter. 

Art. 118—Les corporations possedant le privilege 
de faire les operations de banque ou d’escompte 
peuvent etre creees soit par des lois speciales soit en 
vertu de lois generales. La Legislature devra, dans 
1’un et I’autre cas, ordonner l’enregistrement de tous 
les billets qui seront emis ou jetes dans la circulation 
comme equivalent du numeraire. Elle exigera aussi 
des garanties suffisantes pour le rachat de ces billets 
en especes. 

Art. 119—La Legislature n’aura pas le pouvoir 
de sanctionner d’une mahiere quelconque directement 
ou indirectement, la suspension des paiements en es¬ 
peces soit par un individu, soit par une association 
ou une corporation qui emet des billets de banque 
d’une nature quelconque. 

Art. 120 —Dans le cas ou une banque ou une as¬ 
sociation faisant les operations de banque serait en 
faillite, les detenteurs de billets auront le privilege 
d’etre payes avant les autres creanciers. 

Art. 121—La Legislature aura le droit de voter 
tel les lois qu’elle jugera necessaire pour venir en aide 
a la Banque des Citoyens, ou la retablir : les loisdeja 
votees dans ce but sont pleinement ratifiees. La 
banque restera cependant soumise aux restrictions 
contenues dans les articles 119 et 120 de cette Cons- 
titn lion. 

Art. 122—Nul ne remplira ou n’exercera a la fois 
plus d’une place civile salariee, sauf cellede juge de 
paix. 

Art. 123—L’impot sera egal et uniforme dans tout 
l’Etat. Tous les biens sur lesquels l’impot est prelev6 
seront taxes en proportion de leur valeur, laquelle 
sera determinee de la maniere indiquee par la loi. 
Aucune classe de propriety ne sera g-evde d’un im- 
pot plus onereux qu’une autre classe de proprietes 
d’dgale valeur sur lesquelles sera prelevee une taxe. 
La Legislature a le droit de percevoir une taxe sur 
le revenu, et de frapper d’un impot toute personne 
exer^ant un metier, une industrie ou une profession 
quelconque. 

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ont le droit de nommer les divers officiers publics ne- 
cessaires a l’administration et a la police de la ville 
conformement au mode d’election prescrit par la Le¬ 
gislature. Neanmoins le maire et les recorders sont 
ineligible* a l’assemblee generale. Le rriaire, les re¬ 
corders, les aldermen et les assistants-aldermen re- 
cevront du Gouverneur une commission commejuges 
de paix, et la Legislature pourra leur attribuer telle 
j uridiction criminelle qu’elle jngera necessaire pour la 
repression des debts secondaires et qu’exigeront la 
police et le maintien de l’ordre dans la ville. 

Art. 125.— La Legislature determinera par la loi 
dans quels cas les officiers continueront a exercer lenrs 
fonctions jusqu’a ce que leurs successeurs les rem- 
placent regulifrement. 

Art 126.—Tout citoyen de cel Etat qui, apres l’a- 
doption de cette Constitution se battra en duel avec un 
citoyen de cet Etat, ou enverra ou acceptera un car¬ 
tel pour se battre en duel avec un citoyen de cet Etat, 
soit dans l’Etat, soit hors de l’Etat, ou qui agira com¬ 
ine temoin, ou qui sciemment aidera d’une mani&re 
quelconque les personnes engagees dans un duel, ne 
pourra occuper aucune place salariee ni aucun poste 
de confiance, et sera prive du droit de suffrage. Tout 
officier de l’Etat, tout membre de l’assemblee gene- 
rale, ou toute autre person ne rempiissant des fonctions 
salariees ou un poste de confiance, en vertu de cette 
Constitution etdes lois qui en dependent deviendra 
ipso facto inhabile a raster en place du moment qu’il 
aura commis le debt prevu dans cet article. La Le¬ 
gislature indiquera de quelle maniere cette dechean- 
ce sera constatee. 

Art. 127/—La Legislature, moyennant le consen- 
tement des Etats-Unis, a le droit d’etendre 1’autorite 
de cette Constitution et la juridiction de cet Etat a 
tout territoire acquis par un traite avec^ un autre 
Etat ou avec les Etats-Unis. 

Art. 128.—Aucune partie des terres concedees par 
le Congres a 1’Etat de la Louisiane pour lui permet- 
tre de construire des levees et autres travaux neces- 
saires au dessechement des terrains inondes de l’E¬ 
tat, ne sera distraite pour etre appliquee a un autre 
but. 

Art. 129.—La Constitution et les lois de cet Etat 
seront promulguees en anglais et en fran^ais. 

TITRE VII. 

AMELIORATIONS INTKRIEURES. 

Art. 130—II y aura un Bureau des Travaux Pu¬ 
blics, lequel se composera de quatre commissaires. 
L’Etat sera divise par la Legislature en quatre dis¬ 
tricts comprenant, autant que possible, un nombre 
egal d’electeurs: les votants de chacun de ces dis¬ 
tricts eliront chacun un commissaire pour une pe- 
riode de quatre annees. Deux commissaires, designes 
par le sort, sur les quatre qui seront d’abord elus, 
devront se retirer a l’expiration de la seconde annee, 

Art. 131.—L’Assemblee Generale, a sa premiere 
session apres l’adoption de cette Constitution, devra 
pourvoir a l’election et a la retribution des commis¬ 
saires ainsi qu’a 1’organisation du Bureau. Les com¬ 
missaires qui seront d’abord elus se reuniront au jour 
fixe par la loi et tireront au sort pour determiner 
l’ordre dans lequel expirera leur mandat. 

Arc. 132.—Les commissaires exerceront une sur¬ 
veillance active et constante sur tous les travaux pu¬ 
blics ou l’Etat est inierressd, hormis ceux qui sont 
executes par des compagnies d’actionnaires. Us 
communiqueront de temps a autre a l’Assemblee Ge¬ 
nerale leurs vues sur les travaux publics, et suggere- 
ront les mesures qu’ils croiront les plus propres a 
reabser avantageusement le but auquel sont desti¬ 
nies les terres inondies que les Etats-Unis ont con¬ 


cedees a cet Etat. Us nommeront tous les officiers 
necessaires aux travaux publics et exerceront tous 
autres devoirs qui leur seront imposes par la loi. 

Art. 133— Les commissaires pourront etre desti- 
tues par le vote de la majorite de tous les membres 
elus a chaque Chambre de l’As*emblee Generale ; 
le motif de la destitution devra etre inscrit au jour¬ 
nal de chaque Chambre. 

Art. 134.—L’Assemblde Generale aura le pouvoir, 
moyennant le concours des trois cinquiemes des 
membres elus a chaque Chambre, d’abolir le Bureau 
des Travaux Publics, quand elle jugera que ce Bu¬ 
reau n’est plus necessaire. 

TITRE VIII. 

INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE. 

Art. 135.—II seraelu un surintendant de l’instruc- 
tion publique qui txercera ses fonctions pendant une 
periode de deux annees. Ses devoirs seront prescrits 
par la loi et il recevra le traitement que fixera la Le¬ 
gislature. Neanmoins l’Assemblee Generale pourra, 
par un vote de la majority des membres ilus aux 
deux Chambres, abolir la place de Surintendant de 
l’instruction publique, quand elle jugera que cette 
place n’est plus necessaire. 

Art. 136.—L’Assemblee Generale itabbra des 
ecoles gratuites et publiques dans tout l’Etat, et de¬ 
vra pourvoir a leur entretien au moyen d’une taxe 
generale sur les proprietes ou autrement. Le mon- 
tant ainsi pergu ou obtenu de teute autre fa§on, sera 
distribud entre les differentes paroisses proportion- 
nellement au nombre d’enfants fibres et blancs 
qu’elles renfermeront, et de l’age indiqud par 1’As- 
semblee Generale. 

Art. 137.—Le produit de toutes les terres conce¬ 
des.* jusqu’a ce moment par le Congres des Etats- 
Unis a cet Etat pour l’entretien des dcoles ; celui de 
toutes les terres qui pourront dans l’avenir etre con¬ 
cedes ou leguees a 1’Eat, sans destination expresse, 
et dont l’Etat pourra plus tard disposer, ainsi que le 
produit des successions echues h 1’Etat, conformd- 
ment a la loi, resteront en la possession de 1’Etat a 
titre de pret et formeront un rente perpetuelle dont 
l’Etat acquittera annuellement l’intdret a raison de 
six poor cent. Cet intdretjoint a celui remis par les 
Etats-Unis a cet Etat, a titre de depot, en vertu 
d’une loi du Congres du 23 jnin 1836, sera affectd, 
ainsi que la totalite de la rente des terres non-ven- 
dues, a l’entretien des ecoles publiques, et cette al¬ 
location restera inviolable. 

Art. 138.—Le revenu provenant de la vente de 
toute terre accordde jusqu’a ce moment a cet Etat 
par le Gouvernement Federal, pour 1’entretien d’une 
maison d’education, que la vente ait deja eu lieu ou 
qu’elle s’accomplisse plus tard, ainsi que le revenu 
provenant d’une donation quelconque faite a l’Etat 
dans le but ci-dessus indique, formera une rente per- 
petuelle, dont l’interet, a raison de six pour cent par 
an, sera applique a l’entretien d’une institution des- 
tinee aux progres de la litterature, des arts et des 
sciences. La Legislature ne pourra voter aucune loi 
pour appliquer les fonds ci-dessus mentionnds a un 
autre but que la creation et l’amdlioration de l’insti- 
tution susdite. 

Art. 139—L’Universitd de la Louisiane, situde a 
la Nouvelle-Orldans, sera maintenue telle qu’elle est 
maintenant etablie. 

Art. 140.—:La Legislature pourra voter les lois 
qu’elle jugera necessaires pour reglementer ultdrieu- 
rement l’Universite et favoriser les progres de la lit¬ 
terature et de la science ; elle ne sera cependant pas 
obligde de concourir par une subvention a l’entretiea 
de 1’University. 






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115 


TITRE IX. 

REVISION DE LA CONSTITUTION'. 

Art. 141.—Tout amendement a cette Constitution 
peut etre propose au Sdnat ou a la Chambre ties Re- 
prdsentants. Si I’amendement est accepte par les 
deux tiers des membres elus dans chaque Chambre, 
il sera insure au proces-verbai avec le vote paroui et 
par non, et. le Secretaire d’Etat le fera pubiier en an¬ 
glais eten fran^ais trois mois avant l’election gend- 
rale des Representants a la Legislature, dans un 
journal au moins, dans toutes les paroisses de l’Etat 
ou il se publie un journal. L’amendement ainsi 
propose sera ensuite soumis au peuple a l’election 
generale suivante, et s’il estapprouve et ratifid par 
la majorite des dlecteurs, il fera des lors partie de la 
Constitution. Si plusieurs amendements sont propo¬ 
ses en meme temps, ils seront soumis au peuple de 
maniere a ce que les electeurs puissent voter pour ou 
contre chaque amendement separement. 

TITRE X. 

DISPOSITIONS TRANSITOIRES. 

Art. 142.—La Constitution de mil-huit-cent-qua* 
rante-cinq est remplacee par la presente Constitu 
tion. Afin qu’elle soit mise en vigueur, il est adcrdte 
ce qui suit: 

Art. 143.—Tous les droits, toutes les actions, tou¬ 
tes les poursuites, toutes les reclamations et tous les 
contrats, tant des individus que des corporations, 
ainsi que toutes les lois en vigueur au moment de l’a- 
doption de cette Constitution et qui n’y sont pas con- 
traires, resteront en force comme si cette Constitu¬ 
tion n’eut pas ete adoptee. 

Art. 144.—Afin qu’il ne resulte aucun prejudice 
pour le service public de la miseen vigueur de cette 
Constitution, aucun service ne sera interrompu, et 
les lois de l’Etat relatives aux devoirs des divers of¬ 
ficiers executifs, judiciaires et militaires resteront en 
pieine vigueur, bien que contraires a cette Constitu¬ 
tion. Les divers officiers de 1’Etat rempliront leurs 
devoirs respectifs conformement aux lois existantes 
jusqu’a ^organisation du gouvernement cree par 
cette Constitution, et jusqu’a l’installation des offi- 
ciers qui seront nommds sous le nouveau gouverne¬ 
ment. 

Art. 145—Les nominations dependant, en vertu de 
cette Constitution, du pouvoir executif, seront faites 
par le gouverneur qui sera elu sous l’empire de la 
elite Constitution. 

Art. 146—La Legislature devra pourvoir au trans- 
fert de toutes les causes prdsentement pendantes 
devant la Cour Supreme et les autres Cours de 1’Etat, 
sous l’empire de la Constitution de 1845. dans les 
cours erddes par cette Constitution ou qui le seront en 
vertu de quelque-unes de ses dispositions. 

Art. 147—La pdriode de service de tous les offi¬ 
ciers norames par le peuple a la premiere election 
qui aura lieu sous l’empire de cette Constitution, ex- 
pirera comme si 1'election avait etd tenue le ler lundi 
de Novembre 1851 et que ces officiers eussent com¬ 
mence a exercer leurs fonctions a l’epoque qui vient 
d’etre indiqude. Les Sdnateurs dela premiere classe, 
designes dans Particle 17, conserveront leur mandat 
jusqu’a la cloture des elections generates au mois de 
novembre 1853; ceux de la secondeclasse exerceront 
lems fonctions jusqu’a la cloture des elections gdnd- 
rales en novembre 1855. 

Art. 148—La premiere Election des juges de la 
Cour Supreme aura lieu le premier lundi d’avril pro- 
chain (1853 ), et ils entreront en fonotions le premier 
lundi de mai 1853. 

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Art. 149 — La premiere pdriode de service des 
Avocats de District et des Greffiers des Cours infe- 
rieures qui doivent etre etablies en vertu de cette 
Constitution, sera reglee d’apres la pdriode de service 
du premier Gouverneur, de sortequ’une nouvelle elec¬ 
tion pour la designation de ces officiers aura lieu le 
premier lundi de novembre 1855. 

TITRE XI. 

ORDONNANCE. 

Art. 150—Immediatement apres l’ajournement de 
la Convention, le Gouverneur publiera une proclama¬ 
tion dans laquelle il ordonnera anx divers officiers de 
f’Etat autorisds par la loi a organiser l’election des 
membres de 1’Assemblee Generale, d'ouvrirun scru- 
tin dans chaque paroisse de i'Etat, aux endroits indi- 
ques par la loi, le premier mardi de novembre prochain, 
pour consulter le peuple de I’Etat sur l’adoption ou 
le rejet de cette Constitution. 11 sera du devoir de 
ces officiers de recevoir le vote, de tous ceux qui, en 
vertu de l’ancienne Constitution, avaient le droit de 
voter, et de tous ceux qui le possedent en vertu de la 
presente Constitution. Chaque dlecteur formulera 
son opinion en deposant dans une boite distincte af- 
fectee exclusivement acet usage un bulletin ou seront 
inscrits ces mots . “ Constitution acceptee,” ou ceux- 
ci : “Constitution rejetee,” ou bien tout autre terme 
exprimant clairement l’intention de l’electeur. A la 
cloture de cette election qui aura lieu sous tous les 
rapports comme une election generale d’Etat, les 
commissaires qui yauront preside examineront avec 
soin et compteront tous les bulletins deposes, puis ils 
en transmettrout le resultat au Secretaire d’Etat 
conformement aux dispositions de la loi actuelle sur 
les elections. 

Art. 151. Lorsque le rapport des Commissaires 
sera re§u, ou le cinquieme lundi de novembre si le 
rapport n’est pas re§u plus tot, il sera du devoir du 
Gouverneur, du Secretaire d’Etat, de l’Avocat- 
Geueral et du Tresorier d’Etat, de depouiller, en 
presence de tous ceux qui voudront assister a cette 
operation, les votes donries pour l’adoption ou le rejet 
de la Constitution. S’il resulte du rapport des Com¬ 
missaires qu’une majorite des suffrages regus est en 
faveur de la ratification de laConstitution, le Gouver¬ 
neur devra l’annoncer dans une proclamation, et cet¬ 
te Constitution sera d&s lors la Constitution de I’Etat 
de la Lcuisiane. Mais que cette Constitution soit 
acceptee ou rejetde, il sera du devoir du Gouverneur 
de faire pubiier dans le journal officiel de la Conven¬ 
tion le rdsultat de 1’appel au peuple, avec le nombre 
des voix don lids dans chaque paroisse pour ou contre 
la Constitution. . 

Art. 152. Si le peuple accepte cette Constitution, 
il sera dgalement du devoir du Gouverneur de pubiier 
une proclamation dans laquelle il ddclarera que la 
prdsente legislature dlue en vertu de l’ancienne 
Constitution est dissoute et ordonnera aux divers offi¬ 
ciers de I’Etat, autorises par la loi a organiser 
l’dlection des membres de l’Assemblde Generale, 
d’appeler le peuple au scrutin, aux endroits indiquds 
par la loi, le quatrieme lundi de ddeembre prochain 
(1852,) pour dlire un Gouverneur, un Lieutenant- 
Gouverneur, les membres de l’Assemblde Gendrale, 
le Secretaire d'Etat, l’Avocat-General, le Tresorier 
d’Etat et le Surintendant de l’instruction publique. 
Cette election aura lieu et le rapport en sera fait 
conformement aux ,lois actuelles sur les elections 
d’Etat. 

Art. 153. L’Assemblee Generale eluE en vertu de 
cette Constitution se reunirak la Maison d’Etat, a 
Baton-Rouge, le troisi&me lundi de janvier 1853. 




116 


JOURNAL DE LA 


Le gouverneur et le lieutenant-gouverneor elus a la 
meme epoque entreront en fonctions dans la premiere 
semaine de session des Cliarnbres, et devront etre 
installes avant que l’Assemblee Generale puisse 
proceder a ses travaux. 

Art. 154. Toutes les publications ordonnees dans 
cette Constitution auront lieu dans le journal official 
de la Convention. 

Art. 155. Cette Constitution sera publiee en 
frangais et en anglais dans le journal official de la 
Convention, a partir du jour de I’ajournement 
jusqu’au premier mardi de novembre 1852. 

Fait a Baton Rouge, le trente et unieme jour du 
mois de Juillet de I’annee de notre seigneur mil-huit- 
cent-cinquante-deux. 

Sur motion de M. Benjamin la Constitution, 
telle qu’elle est enrolee, est lue article par ar¬ 
ticle, et sur motion du meme delegue l’appel no¬ 
minal est fait sur son adoption, sayoir : 

Honorable D. F. Kenner, president de la Con¬ 
vention. 

Messrs. Akenliead, Avery, Andrews, Ander¬ 
son de Carroll, Armant, Bradford, Benjamin, 
Bernard, Beale, Beard, Bienvenu, Brother, Bo¬ 
yer, Bullard, Buisson, Byrne, Castellanos, Car¬ 
ter, Campbell, Cotton, Connely, Conrad, Dalfe- 
res, Delony, Douglass, Dufour, Dugue, Duffel, 
Edwards d’Orleans, Edwards de Washington, 
Eggleston, Eustis, Gardere, Guion, Hatch, Har¬ 
ris, Hargis, Herron, Hernandez, Hough, Hodges, 
Hunt, Jennings, Jourdan, Jones, Key, King de 
St. Landry, Lapeyre, Leefe, Leeds, Le Blanc, 
Lobdell, Lyle, Mcllhenny, Me Millen, Mathews 
d’Orleans, Mathews de Pte Coupee, Marrero, 
Martin, Monge, Nicholls, Parham, Palfrey, 
Paxton, Patterson, Preaux, Price, Phillips, 
Pugh, R,eeves, Rixner, Risk, Roselius, Roman, 
Ronquillo, St. Paul,Staes, Swazey,Shaw, Scar¬ 
borough, Shelton" Smith d'O. Fel., Sibley, 
Simms, Smart, Tatman, Talbot, Taliafero, 
Thompson, Todd, Toulouse, Van Wickle, Villere, 
Waddill, Wittington, Wilcoxon votent dans 
l’affirmative—98. 

Messrs. Farmer, Isaacks, King de Jackson, 
Pearce, Richardson de Qua., Saudidge, Smart, 
Smith de Winn votent dans la negative—8 

Par consequent, la Constitution est adoptee 
et le President Pa declare. 

M. Smart presente ses raisons pour avoir vote 
contre l’adoption de la Constitution, et obtient 
qu’elles soient inserees dans le Journal, savoir : 

“ Je vote non , pareeque, dans mon opinion, 
la base de la population totale ainsi qu’elle est 
dtablie dans cette Constitution, met l’Africain 
et le Blanc de niveau, en ce qui regarde la re¬ 
presentation dans 4 l’Assemblee Gdnerale—lequel 
est un principe que je ne puis sanctionner.” 

(Signe) John R. Smart. 

M. Parham soumet les lettres de creance de 
M Wm. Perkins, delegue, representant de la 
paroisse de Madison, en remplacement de M. A. 
Snyder, resigne. 

Les delegues suivants pr^sentent par ecrit 
l’explication de leurs votes sur 1’adoption de la 
Constitution, savoir : 

“ Je vote oui, non parce que j’admire la nou- 


velle Constitution dans tous ses details, mais 
paroeque je la prefere a. celle de 1845.” 

(Signe) R. A. IIargiS. 

Je desire faire savoir que je suis fortement op¬ 
pose a quelques unes des dispositions de cette 
Constitution; mais comme elle doit etre sou- 
mise au peuple, et comme Particle sur les amen- 
demens oifre plus de facilite a son cliangement, 
je vote oui sur son adoption. 

(Signe) Delon r. 

M. Preaux presente la resolution suivante qui 
est adoptee: 

“ Resolu que les remerciments de cette Con¬ 
vention soient oiferts aux predicateurs qui ont 
journellement ouvert nos seances en invoquant 
les benedictions de l’Etre Supreme sur les tra¬ 
vaux de cette Convention.” 

M. Herron presente la resolution suivante, 
qui sur motion est adoptee : 

“ Resolu, que tous les membres absents pour- 
ront signer la Constitution d’ici a l'expirationde 
trois mois, de cette date.” 

M. Richardson d’Ouachita, presente la reso¬ 
lution suivante, qui, sur motion, est adoptee & 
Punanimite, savoir : 

“ Resolu que les remerciments de cette Con¬ 
vention soient offerts a M. J. B Walton, pour la 
maniere satisfaisante dont il s’est acquitte de 
ses devoirs. 

Sur motion de M. Carter, la Convention a or- 
donne que les noms des delegues soient appeles 
par ordre alphabetique, afin que les dits membres 
apposent leurs signatures a la Constitution. 

Les delegues suivants se sont presentes, et ont 
signe la Nouvelle Constitution, savoir : 

L'honorable Duncan F. Kenner, Delegue 
Senatorial de St Jean Baptiste et d’Ascension, 
President de la Convention ; 

Akenliead, de St Landry ; Avery, d'Orleans; 
Andrews, d'Orleans; Anderson, de Carroll; Ar¬ 
mant, de St Jacques ; Addison, de Livingston ; 
Bradford, d'Orleans ; Bartlett, de Nachitoches ; 
Benjamin, d Orleans,(Delegue Senatorial); Ber¬ 
nard, de Lafourche-lnterieure ; Beale, d Est- 
Baton-Rouge ; Beard, de Catahoula ; Bienvenu, 
de Plaquemines, de St Bernard et d'Orleans, 
(rive droite); Brother, d'Orleans ; Boudousquie, 
de St Jean Baptiste; Boyer, d’Avoyelles; Bul¬ 
lard, de Nachitoches et de Winn, ( Delegue Se¬ 
natorial) ; Buisson,d'Orleans; Byrne,d'Orleans; 
Castellanos, d Orleans ; Carter d’Est-Feliciana; 
Campbell, de Natchitoches ; Collens. d’Orleans; 
Cotton, de Jefferson ; Connely, de Terre-Bonne; 
Conrad, d’Est-Baton-Rouge ; Dalferes, d’As- 
somption ; Delony, d’Est-Feliciana; Douglass, 
de Caddo ; Dufour, d'Orleans, ( Delegue Sena¬ 
torial); Dugue, de Jefferson et de St Charles, 
( Delegue Senatorial) ; Duffel, d’Ascension ; 
Edwards, d’Orleans ; Edwards, de Washington ; 
Eggleston, d'Orleans; Eustis, d'Orleans ; Far¬ 
mer, d’Union ; Gardere, de Jefferson et de St 
Charles; Guion, d’Assomptien, de Lafourche-In- 
t^rieure et de Terre-Bonne ; Hatch, de St He¬ 
lene; Hayes, d’Orleans; Harris, de Claiborne ; 
Hargis, de Claiborne; Herron, d’Est-Baton- 
Rouge et de Livingston ; Hubert, d’Iberville; 



CONVENTION D’ETAT. 


117 


Hernandez, d’Orleans ; Hough, de Caldwell; 
Hodges, de Bossier ; Hunt, d'Orleans ; Isaacks, 
de Rapides ; Jennings, d’Orleans ; Jourdan, de 
Jefferson ; Jones, de St Tammany ; Key, de La- 
fourche-Interieure ; King, de St Landry ; King, 
de Jackson; Lapeyre, d’Orleans ; Leefe, d’Or¬ 
leans ; Leeds, d’Orleans ; Le Blanc, d'Assomp- 
tion ; Lobdill, d’Ouest-Baton-R,ouge ; Lyle, d’I¬ 
berville et d’Ouest-Baton-Rouge ; Mcllhenny, 
d'Orleans ; McMillen, de De Soto ; Mathews, 
d’Orleans ; Mathews, de Pointe-Couptie ; Mar¬ 
rero, de St Bernard ; Martin, de St Landry ; 
Mather, de St Jacques ; Monge, de St Martin ; 
Nicholls, de St Martin ; Parham, de Madison et 
de Carroll ; Palfrey, de Ste Marie ; Paxton, de 
Lafayette ; Patterson, d’Est-Feliciana ; Preaux, 
d’Orleans; Price, d’Orleans; Phillips,d’O -Fel.; 
Pugh, d’Assomption ; Reeves, de Tensas ; Rich¬ 
ardson, d'Ouachita, de Morehouse, d’Union etde 
Jackson; Richardson, de Ste Marie 5 Rixner, 
de St Charles; Risk, d'Orleans; Roselius, d’Or¬ 
leans, (Delegue Senatorial); Roman, de St 
Jean Baptiste, de St Jacques et d’Ascension; 
Ronquillo, de Plaquemines ; Sandidge, de Clai¬ 
borne, do Bossier et de Bienville; St Paul, d'Or¬ 
leans ; Staes, d'Orleans ; Smart, de Sabine; 
Swazey, de St Landry; Shaw, de Concordia; 
Scarborough, d'Ouachita; Sheltou, de Franklin ; 
Smith, d’Ouest-Feliciana; Smith, de Winn ; Sib¬ 
ley, d’Avoyelles et de Rapides; Simms, de Pointe- 
Coupee ; Stewart, d’Iberville et d'Ouest-Baton- 
Rouge : Perkins, de Madison ; Tatman, de St 
Landry et de Calcasieu ; Talbot, d’Iberville ; 
Thompson, de Ste Helene, de Washington et de 
St Tammany ; Todd, de Morehouse ; Toulouse, 
de Lafayette; Van Wickle, de Pointe-Coupee; 
Villere, de Plaquemines ; Waddill, de Rapides 
et d’Avoyelles; Williams, de Lafourche-Inte- 
rieure ; Wittington, de Rapides ; Wilcoxon, de 
Vermillion—113. 

M. Hunt fait la motion d’ajourner sine die. 

Avant de mettre cette question aux voix, le 
President prend la parole en ces termes : 

Permettez-moi, Messieurs, de vous adresser 
quelques mots de remerciments et de felicita¬ 
tions. Je vous felicite sur la conclusion heureuse 
de vos travaux. Vous avez ete, decidement, une 
Assemblee travailleuse, et il enestresulte qu’en 
moins de vingt-cinq jours, dans une saison im- 
propre k aucun travail mental, vous avez models 


de nouveau la loi organique de l’Etat d’une ma- 
niere qui vous fera honneur et qui ajoutera h la 
prosperity de votre pays. II a ete dit que le plus 
grand temoignage de confiance qu’un homrne 
peut conferer sur son semblable est de l'investir 
du pouvoir legislatif; si cela est, combien grande 
a du etre la confiance places en vous, en vous 
conferant le pouvoir d’etablir une loi organique 
qui doit servir de guide au pouvoir legislafif! 
L’importance de cette mission a ete sentie par 
vous, et 1 ’ardeur avec laquelle vous vous en etes 
acquittes sera dument appreciee par vos consti- 
tuants. La Constitution que vous venez d’adop- 
ter ne sera peut-etre pas acceptable k toutes 
sections, mais sera regue, comme tout ensemble, 
avec reconnaissance, et recevra l’approbation 
d’une grande majorite des habitants de l’Etat. 

Je viens de vous dire qu’un sifege dans cette 
Convention etait un poste d'honneur et de res- 
ponsabilite. Combien est grande, done la res- 
ponsabilite dela position dont vous m’avez hono- 
re, comme President de votre Assemblee—hon¬ 
neur qui a depasse les limites de mon ambition, 
et dont l’importance a toujours et6 pr^sente k. 
ma memoire. En prenant mon siege, je vous 
avais* promis zele et fidelite, et une stricte im¬ 
partiality dans l’exercice de mes fonctions. 

J’ai fait mon possible pour obeir h ma pro- 
messe; avec quel succes, messieurs, e’est a vous 
de j n ger. Agreez mes remerciments pour les 
termes agreables dont vous vous etes servis pour 
exprimer ce jugement dans la resolution qui 
vient d'etre adoptee par la Convention, et qui 
est si flatteuse pour moi. Je nepuis m’empecher 
de vous rendre graces pour l’indulgence et le 
respect avec lesquels vous avez toujours ecoute 
et obei aux decisions du President. 

Vous allez vous separer, messieurs—plusieurs 
d’entre vous ne vous reverrez jamais. Puissent 
la sante et le bonheur voussuivre partout; puis- 
siez-vous vivre long-temps pour voir notre Etat 
prosperer, et commander le respect des autres 
Etats de l’Union. 

Messieurs, il est de mon devoir, conformement 
k la volonte que vous venez d’exprimer, d’an- 
noncer que cette Convention est ajournee sine 
die. 

La Convention s’ajourne alors & dix heures 
du soir. 







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